“Riser,” a song co-written by Travis Meadows and performed by Dierks Bentley, is one of those songs that stays with you long after you listen to it. And whether or not you’re a fan of country music, you can’t help but wonder about the life behind the song. If you listen closely, you get the sense that Travis’s depth of insight has been forged because of his struggle, and that taking the long way has given him something rare and...
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Mark Schulman has played drums with some of the greatest performers of our time: Tina Turner, Cher, Billy Idol, Beyonce and Pink, just to name a few. But long before he was voted one of the “Top 3 Pop-Rock Drummers” in the 2014 Modern Drummer Reader’s Poll, he was putting in the long hours practicing his craft so he would be ready for opportunity when it came knocking. And knocking it did. Mark has performed for an estimated one...
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Aaron Walker’s life mantra, “Can’t, couldn’t do it, and could did it all,” is a saying he got from his mother. The determination she instilled in him took him far, as he had reached a level of success by the age of twenty-seven that most people only dream about. But after experiencing a life-changing car crash in his forties, he realized how his life had strayed from his values. After taking an honest look at his priorities, he...
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As a survivor of the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting in December of 2012, Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis has witnessed firsthand how dark this world can be. And while you can never outrun your pain or just “move on” from a tragedy of that magnitude, Kaitlin has learned that your tragedy doesn’t need to define you. While she had a tremendous amount of fear to work through after saving her entire first grade classroom from the shooter...
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Gillian Zoe Segal forged a path where there was no trail and wrote “Getting There,” a book of compiled career advice from some of the most successful voices in business, music, and fashion today. “Getting There” is a book of mentors that unveils the path towards success, and includes interviews with Anderson Cooper, Warren Buffett, Jillian Michaels, and Kathy Ireland just to name a few. Facing closed doors in your life? Gillian faced...
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When the odds are stacked against us, it rarely feels like an opportunity. And yet, it’s in the face of life’s biggest challenges when we have the opportunity to develop adaptability and resilience. That’s exactly what Kimberley Chambers discovered after she suffered an injury that would forever change the course of her life. Despite the setback of her injury, she became the first woman to ever successfully swim the 32 mile distance...
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