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Nothing is impossible. When I decided to write one song everyday, I did not know how I was going to do it however I decided that I was going to do it. Now after writing 600 songs in 600 days I know I had it in me all along, I just needed to decide. You have to make a decision you see, you have to make the committment. When you set out to accomplish something you would never really know how you are going to do it. The What must come first and the How reveals itself later. And you...

Yesterday was Day 366. 1 year of me writing one song a day. I would never have thought I could write 366 songs in my lifetime let alone writing them in one year. Anything is possible if you can just commit to it. There were days when I did not feel like writing however I just wrote anyway. I did not try to judge if it was good or bad writing. I just let the words flow on the page. I like to Rhyme but sometimes I did not and that is okay. Most of these songs would never be...

What have you learned that has helped you? Teach it, share it because it might help someone else. You gain absolutely nothing from withholding information and you probably do yourself a disservice. If you know something that might help someone else further along on their journey, share it. In his wonderful book Show Your Work, Austin Kleon said ''Teaching people doesn't subtract value from what you do, it actually adds to it. When you teach someone how to do your work, you are in effect generating more interest in your work. People feel closer to your work because you're letting...

We live in a world where people don't say please and thank you so much anymore. It is such a small and seemingly insignificant thing however it makes such a huge difference in how people respond to you and requests you make. When you say these things, you stand out from the crowd and it makes you more likeable. Make it a habit to say please and thank you and watch how people would respond positively to you and your requests.

Sometimes when you want to write, you fear that because it has all been said before, you can't say it again. However you can indeed say it again because perhaps people were not listening those 1 million times or even if they were, you can say it in your unique and weird way that makes people have a better understanding and appreciation of it. Do not be afraid to express yourself. You have a voice, use it. Someone somewhere could listen to you simply because of the way you express yourself. He or she might even benefit from your self...