Episode 122 - Songwriting and Standing Out with Bryan Ruby

Songwriting is a gift that’s a special part of our lives. Still, standing out from the crowd in both the music industry and our personal lives may be challenging. No matter how you define standing out in your life, we should all feel empowered to be who we are. I couldn’t feel more excited to share a truly inspiring conversation with Bryan Ruby about songwriting and standing out. The quote for this episode is by Matshona Dhliwayo: “A star does not compete with other stars around it; it just shines.” During our incredible conversation, Bryan and I chat about loving songwriting, searching for inspiration and recognizing there will always be more songs to write, evolving as songwriters, parallels between being a songwriter and baseball player, learning how to live with failure, dealing with emotional attachment to songs, the reality that nothing is guaranteed in the music industry, being personally invested in songs, balancing the personal and universal while writing to allow others to relate, growing up as musicians and not quite fitting in, standing out from the crowd, being who you are, taking a songwriting approach to cover songs, enjoying the songwriting journey, and much more. We also talk about Bryan’s single, “The Standouts,” featuring Ty Herndon. It was a true honor having Bryan on the show, so I hope you love our conversation and feel inspired to embrace who you are and be a standout. Are you enjoying Write on Track? Do you have a topic suggestion for an episode? Would you like to be a guest? Email me at [e-mail]. Also, I’d love to connect with you. My official website is http://demimschwartz.com, and you can find me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/demimschwartz, Instagram at http://instagram.com/demimschwartz, and Facebook at http://facebook.com/demimschwartz. Thank you so much for listening. Until next time, stay “write on track!”