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December 16, 2024 23 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, 049 - "I Believe God Has a Plan for ME...and for YOU" - I talk about the following:

1. Intro/Opening: God has a plan for each of us...
2. Positive Perceptions: I Believe God Has a Plan for Me...and for YOU

3. Motivation in a Minute - "Believe in Yourself" from my book Motivation in a Minute and Perceptions, Parables, and Pointers by Jerald Simon

4. The Music Within: "I Believe God Has a Plan for Me" by Jerald Simon (the single is available on all streaming sites).

5. Poetry that Motivates - "Fortress of Faith" (page 15) from my book "The 'As If' Principle" (motivational poetry) featuring motivational and inspirational poems I have written.  My other poetry book is "Poetry that Motivates."

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/. -

I began composing what have become known as Cool Songs to help motivate teens to want to play the piano - the FUN way. You can learn more about the fun, COOL SONGS I composed each month that have accompaniment minus tracks so students can play along with drums, guitars, keyboard synths, and other instruments and sound effects on my COO

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YouTube - youtube.com/jeraldsimon
Facebook - facebook.com/jeraldsimon
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Listen to Jerald's music on all streaming sites.

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

You can visit my Amazon storefront page to see which products I personally recommend (amazon.com/shop/jeraldsimon - t

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