Chapter Summary: My idea of success has always been based on doing what I love and doing it well. If I'm not enjoying what I'm doing than why am I doing it? Joy in the journey is a phrase he used in his text and a phrase I reflect on often. It is so important to have a passion for what you do. True success comes from finding and following your passion. You can have fame and fortune and still be miserable if you're not doing what you want to do. Heck, if simply having money is success you could always just prostitute yourself out for money, but that probably won't help you lead a fulfilling life or make you happy. We are most successful when we have nothing to prove and nothing to hide, but when we are honest with ourselves and in our art we have true passion and joy. We should have the courage to be ourselves!
Key Concept: Success is about joy in the journey, finding happiness in our passions, and being true and sincere with ourselves.
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Making Connections: Jeff Monette's testimonial in particular got to me. He said that you can't sing your best if you are not happy. He also said that your true voice is literally who you truly are. It really brought into perspective my own struggle to find my 'naked voice'. It really is the same journey as finding who you are as finding your voice. I struggle being honest with myself about even certain types of art and music that don't speak to me, but this book is giving me more courage to do so. I honestly don't feel like the world of opera is for me and I have never felt that way, but that is not why I am studying voice! Music is my passion. It makes me alive. It gives me purpose and a calling in life. I feel like I can genuinely do good in the world through this medium. Learning to use my voice is helping me to be simply my best self and use my own God-given instrument to achieve great things. This is why I'm studying voice, not so I can be a professional opera singer, but so I can be the best me I am capable of being.
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