Redefine Your Expectations of Yourself by Jerald Simon

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, 046 - "Redefine Your Expectations of Yourself," - I talk about the following:

1. Intro/Opening: Redefine your expectations of yourself and others...
2. Positive Perceptions: "Redefine your expectations..." on page 45 in Perceptions, Parables, and Pointers by Jerald Simon

3. Motivation in a Minute - "The greatest revolution..." by Marilyn Ferguson from Perceptions, Parables, and Pointers by Jerald Simon

4. The Music Within: "Downcast" from "Soul Search" from Castles in the Sky by Jerald Simon.

5. Poetry that Motivates - "Everything" (page 21) 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 29 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 COOL SONGS on my Music Motivation® website at: https://www.musicmotivation.com/coolsongs

Here is a link where you can download a FREE PDF book on motivating teen piano students ("20 Ways to Motivate Teen Piano Students to Want to Play the Piano - the FUN way): https://www.musicmotivation.com/optin. After entering your email where you'd like the FREE PDF sent, the page will then refresh and you can learn more about the COOL SONGS Club.

YouTube - youtube.com/jeraldsimon
Facebook - facebook.com/jeraldsimon
Instagram - instagram.com/jeraldsimon

Learn more about my ESSENTIAL PIANO EXERCISES COURSE and join members from 27 different countries around the world at this link: https://www.essentialpianoexercises.com/pdf/series and our weekly piano lessons: https://www.musicmotivation.com/pianolessons