Are you somebody’s hero? Are you ready to step up to the task of living your art in such a way that you can serve as an inspiration for others this year?

Think about your musical heroes. What makes them great? Is it just the music, or is it who they are and how they live beyond the songs they sing and the sounds they make that inspires you?

From a holistic perspective, making music is more than just an activity, a passion, or a career–it can be a way of life. Once you begin searching for the connections between your music and the rest of your life, all kinds of patterns start showing up:

* The mundane aspects of life mingle with the magical aspects
* Every situation presents a unique opportunity to express yourself
* New personal and professional relationships form around the music
* You start to feel more complete

Listen to this SOS podcast and take a journey toward greater musicality, freer self-expression, and a more integrated approach to life and music making.

 

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When in deep water, learn to be a diver…

When you are committed to life-long growth, there is no such thing as failure, only lessons on the way.

When you are committed to success, there is no such thing as rejection, only clarification about where you are headed.

When you are committed to making great music, there are no accidents, just constant adjustment and refinements to make as you follow the Muse.

Just as every misstep is an opportunity to come in to greater alignment with your true path, so every unexpected professional or musical flub can be an invitation to seize the moment and integrate the “mistake” into the business plan, the composition or the improvisation.

When you can let go of the need for everything to go “right,” you open up to the possibilities of everything going well. This is equally true when writing a song, crafting a career path, or growing into a personal relationship.

Join this uplifting episode as JP shares some of his most prized misfortunes, the hidden gifts he received from them, and some of the underlying principles of musicianship he discovered along his winding path.

 

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