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August 6, 2024 34 mins
I'd like to welcome you to my podcast, "Music, Motivation, and More - The Positivity Podcast."

My name is Jerald Simon, and I am the host of "Music, Motivation, and More - The Positivity Podcast.

I am the founder of Music Motivation® (https://www.musicmotivation.com/) and the creator of the Cool Songs Series (https://www.musicmotivation.com/coolsongs) and the Essential Piano Exercises Course (https://www.essentialpianoexercises.com/pdf/series). I also teach weekly online group piano lessons at this link: https://www.musicmotivation.com/pianolessons.

In this episode, 048 - "Choices, Consequences, and Change - Are You an "I Can" Individual, or an "I Can't" Individual?" - I talk about the following:

1. Intro/Opening: Are You and "I Can" Individual or an "I Can't" Individual?...
2. Positive Perceptions: "The Island of I Can and the Isle of I Can't..." on page 143 in Perceptions, Parables, and Pointers by Jerald Simon

3. Motivation in a Minute - "Change your thoughts..." by Norman Vincent Peale from Perceptions, Parables, and Pointers by Jerald Simon

4. The Music Within: "Downcast" from "Effortless" by Jerald Simon (from the album, EFFORTLESS).

5. Poetry that Motivates - "I Choose" (page 76) from my book "Poetry that Motivates." featuring motivational and inspirational poems I have written.  My other poetry book is "The 'As If' Principle" (motivational poetry).

As a music educator, I have written 30 music books featuring original music I have composed.  Learn more about my music books I have written on my website, https://www.musicmotivation.com/. -

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Brief bio for Jerald Simon

My name is Jerald Simon. First and foremost, I am a husband to my beautiful wife, Zanny (her name is Suzanne - but anyone who knows her calls her Zanny), and a father to my three wonderful children, Summer, Preston, and Matthew. They are wonderful and everything I do is for them. God and family always comes first in my life!

This is my Purpose and Mission in life:

“My purpose and mission in life is to motivate myself and others through my music and writing, to help others find their purpose and mission in life, and to teach values that encourage everyone everywhere to do and be their best.” – Jerald Simon

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