Archive for September 2020
Entrepreneurial Truths Part 3
This is a continuation of the article from the last week of Entrepreneurial Truths. As an entrepreneur, there are constant stresses, pressures, the feelings that you have. It’s something that I believe that all of us as entrepreneurs go through on a daily, if not certainly a weekly basis. Let’s look at a couple more…
Read MoreThere’s still time to change the road you’re on
“There’s still time to change the road you’re on” – Stairway To Heaven – Led Zepplin. Probably one of the biggest songs of all-time, there’s a reason this epic song spans almost 8 minutes in length; it’s THAT GOOD. There are SEVERAL interpretations of this 70s classic, but this article isn’t here to debate those,…
Read MoreEntrepreneurial Truths Part 2
This is a continuation of the article from the last week of Entrepreneurial Truths. As an entrepreneur, there are constant stresses, pressures, the feelings that you have. It’s something that I believe that all of us as entrepreneurs go through on a daily, if not certainly weekly basis. Let’s look at another one of those…
Read MoreNo I won’t be afraid
“No I won’t be afraid. Oh I won’t be afraid.” – Stand By Me – Ben E. King. 25 years. 25 years stood between the time of when Stand By Me was originally released in 1961, becoming a hit for Ben E. King, but it wasn’t until two and a half decades of time had…
Read MoreA Lovely Day
”When the day that lies ahead of me seems impossible to face” – Lovely Day – Bill Withers. This song was heavily influenced by the songwriter Skip Scarborough, who previously worked with Patti Labelle, Earth, Wind & Fire and many other top R&B acts from the time period. Bill describes Skip as one of the…
Read MoreEven the wrong words seem to rhyme
“Even the wrong words seem to rhyme. I somehow find you and I collide.” – Collide – Howie Day. Howie Day is a singer/songwriter from my home state of Maine, which I just learned with research of this song and lyric. 🙂 (I love how things work out sometimes). Collide was written with Better Than…
Read MoreIt’s a beautiful day
“It’s a beautiful day…don’t let it get away.” – Beautiful Day – U2. Despite being one of the Irish rock band’s most recognizable songs around the world, this song almost didn’t exist as the band didn’t like it when they first heard it. Funny, as the lead singer of REM Michael Stipe has gone on…
Read MoreYou Are Beautiful
Christina Aguilera’s 2nd hit from her Stripped album, “Beautiful” was written by Linda Perry. Linda says that she “wrote the song based on being extremely insecure, and not feeling that you’re good enough, or not pretty enough, or not smart enough, and hearing too many people tell you those things, and it finally affecting you…
Read MoreWhat doesn’t kill you makes you stronger
“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” – Stronger – Kelly Clarkson. You know Kelly Clarkson’s name, but you more than likely have never heard of Ali Tamposi. Ali is a singer/songwriter from Long Beach California and in September of 2010 she was in David Gamson’s studio in Long Beach, California and in the worst…
Read MoreYou may say I’m a dreamer but I’m not the only one
“You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.” – Imagine – John Lennon. This song is one of the most iconic songs of all time. John Lennon was inspired to write this song after reading several poems from Yoko Ono’s 1964 book Grapefruit and Dick Gregory’s Christian prayer book, which gave…
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