Dream

The Dream

I’ve written many times in the past about your dreams and following your passions. This past weekend was a blast for me while my partner was networking and having a blast in Key West! Check his twitter account to see some good pictures. @Dave_Braden.

Me and the Family, went to Danielle Pecks concert. For those of you who may not know Danielle, she is truly world class and her story is even better.

She wrote her 1st song before she was 10 and made cassette labels for imaginary Danielle Peck records, complete with song titles and cover art.  She sang in church both as a soloist and in the choir. At age 16, she joined a local band and played throughout her hometown. At 18, her dad bought her a sound & light system that the family jokingly referred to as her ‘college tuition’ When she graduated from high school she hit the road leading her own band adding regional fairs and festivals to the schedule. After several years on the bar and festival circuit Danielle made the decision to chase the DREAM and make a jump to Nashville. Keep in mind that many at her age were following the traditional route of college and seeking employment. “I’d wake up at 8 in the morning, go and write songs until 2 in the afternoon, change clothes, work the restaurant until 2 or 3 in the morning, get up early the next morning and do it again,” she says. “I became a Starbucks addict but I was having the time of my life! I was in Nashville, meeting people, starting to write with some great writers, I was loving every minute of it.” What’s holding you back?

Check out these pictures for inspiration and motivation. At what age do we as kids loose our dream and follow the path of the average and ordinary? My daughters this weekend were so inspired and motivated. My question is how do we as individuals keep and stay motivated through the thick and thin to keep on keeping on? For your motivation today, take a look at my kids below. Try to reflect back to a time when you were little and there was no limit on your goals and dream. No words I could write our illustrate could compare to your own reflection of your original dreams you once held.

You can check out Danielle at her website: http://www.daniellepeck.com