Music, Motivation, and More - The Positivity Podcast with Jerald Simon

Jerald Simon
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Every Monday Jerald Simon releases a new positivity podcast as part of his weekly mission to motivate others with his music and his writing. His podcast, "Music, Motivation, and More - The Positivity Podcast with Jerald Simon," features Jerald discussing topics that focus on: "Positive Perceptions," "Motivation in a Minute," the "Music Within," and "Poetry that Motivates." Listen as Jerald shares his own experiences and motivational messages combined with the power of music. At the end of each weekly podcast Jerald shares one of his motivational poems he has written to inspire others to be their best and do their best. Jerald is the founder of Music Motivation (https://musicmotivation.com/) and the creator of the Cool Songs Series (https://musicmotivation.com/coolsongs/) and the Essential Piano Exercises Course (https://www.essentialpianoexercises.com/). Subscribe to Jerald's YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/jeraldsimon. A new podcast is released every Monday to jumpstart each week with a little music and motivation.

  1. JAN 14

    Look to The Light and Listen to The Music Within

    Send a text 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, 050 - "Look to The Light and Listen to The Music Within" - I talk about the following: 1. Intro/Opening: Introducing The Musical Realm 2. Positive Perceptions: Look to The Light and Listen to The Music Within 3. Motivation in a Minute - Inspirational Quotes from my book The Musical Realm by Jerald Simon 4. The Music Within: "I Believe God Has a Plan for Me" by Jerald Simon (the single is available on all streaming sites). 5. Poetry that Motivates - "Befriend the Failure You Fear" (page 11) from my book "Poetry that Motivates." featuring motivational and inspirational poems I have written. My other poetry book is "The 'As If' Principle" (motivational poetry)  As a music educator, I have written 30 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 dr Support the show Connect with Jerald Simon: CLICK HERE to Connect with Jerald Simon on his website. YouTube - youtube.com/jeraldsimon Facebook - facebook.com/jeraldsimon Instagram - instagram.com/jeraldsimon Listen to Jerald's music on all streaming sites. Brief bio for Jerald Simon My name is Jerald Simon. First and foremost, I am a husband to my beautiful wife, Zanny (her name is Suzanne - but anyone who knows her calls her Zanny), and a father to my three wonderful children, Summer, Preston, and Matthew. They are wonderful and everything I do is for them. God and family always comes first in my life! This is my Purpose and Mission in life: “My purpose and mission in life is to motivate myself and others through my music and writing, to help others find their purpose and mission in life, and to teach values that encourage everyone everywhere to do and be their best.” – Jerald Simon You can visit my Amazon storefront page to see which products I personally recommend (amazon.com/shop/jeraldsimon - this includes my own books and albums and other useful products musicians need to succeed).

    1h 4m

  2. 12/17/2024

    I Believe God Has a Plan for ME...and for YOU

    Send a text 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, 049 - "I Believe God Has a Plan for ME...and for YOU" - I talk about the following: 1. Intro/Opening: God has a plan for each of us... 2. Positive Perceptions: I Believe God Has a Plan for Me...and for YOU 3. Motivation in a Minute - "Believe in Yourself" from my book Motivation in a Minute and Perceptions, Parables, and Pointers by Jerald Simon 4. The Music Within: "I Believe God Has a Plan for Me" by Jerald Simon (the single is available on all streaming sites). 5. Poetry that Motivates - "Fortress of Faith" (page 15) 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 30 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 Support the show Connect with Jerald Simon: CLICK HERE to Connect with Jerald Simon on his website. YouTube - youtube.com/jeraldsimon Facebook - facebook.com/jeraldsimon Instagram - instagram.com/jeraldsimon Listen to Jerald's music on all streaming sites. Brief bio for Jerald Simon My name is Jerald Simon. First and foremost, I am a husband to my beautiful wife, Zanny (her name is Suzanne - but anyone who knows her calls her Zanny), and a father to my three wonderful children, Summer, Preston, and Matthew. They are wonderful and everything I do is for them. God and family always comes first in my life! This is my Purpose and Mission in life: “My purpose and mission in life is to motivate myself and others through my music and writing, to help others find their purpose and mission in life, and to teach values that encourage everyone everywhere to do and be their best.” – Jerald Simon You can visit my Amazon storefront page to see which products I personally recommend (amazon.com/shop/jeraldsimon - this includes my own books and albums and other useful products musicians need to succeed).

    23 min

  3. 08/06/2024

    Choices, Consequences, and Change - Are You an "I Can" Individual, or an "I Can't" Individual?

    Send a text 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, 048 - "Choices, Consequences, and Change - Are You an "I Can" Individual, or an "I Can't" Individual?" - I talk about the following: 1. Intro/Opening: Are You and "I Can" Individual or an "I Can't" Individual?... 2. Positive Perceptions: "The Island of I Can and the Isle of I Can't..." on page 143 in Perceptions, Parables, and Pointers by Jerald Simon 3. Motivation in a Minute - "Change your thoughts..." by Norman Vincent Peale from Perceptions, Parables, and Pointers by Jerald Simon 4. The Music Within: "Downcast" from "Effortless" by Jerald Simon (from the album, EFFORTLESS). 5. Poetry that Motivates - "I Choose" (page 76) from my book "Poetry that Motivates." featuring motivational and inspirational poems I have written.  My other poetry book is "The 'As If' Principle" (motivational poetry). As a music educator, I have written 30 music books featuring original music I have composed.  Learn more about my music books I have written on my website, Support the show Connect with Jerald Simon: CLICK HERE to Connect with Jerald Simon on his website. YouTube - youtube.com/jeraldsimon Facebook - facebook.com/jeraldsimon Instagram - instagram.com/jeraldsimon Listen to Jerald's music on all streaming sites. Brief bio for Jerald Simon My name is Jerald Simon. First and foremost, I am a husband to my beautiful wife, Zanny (her name is Suzanne - but anyone who knows her calls her Zanny), and a father to my three wonderful children, Summer, Preston, and Matthew. They are wonderful and everything I do is for them. God and family always comes first in my life! This is my Purpose and Mission in life: “My purpose and mission in life is to motivate myself and others through my music and writing, to help others find their purpose and mission in life, and to teach values that encourage everyone everywhere to do and be their best.” – Jerald Simon You can visit my Amazon storefront page to see which products I personally recommend (amazon.com/shop/jeraldsimon - this includes my own books and albums and other useful products musicians need to succeed).

    34 min

  4. 12/12/2023

    It's A Wonderful Life!...It's Your Wonderful Life!

    Send a text 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, 047 - "It's a Wonderful Life!...It's Your Wonderful Life!," - I talk about the following: 1. Intro/Opening: How to Have a Wonderful Life... 2. Positive Perceptions: "Born with an amazing gift..." on page 45 in Perceptions, Parables, and Pointers by Jerald Simon 3. Motivation in a Minute - "I am only one..." by Edward E. Hale from Perceptions, Parables, and Pointers by Jerald Simon 4. The Music Within: "Downcast" from "A Season to Be Strong" by Jerald Simon (featuring my twin, Josh Simon). 5. Poetry that Motivates - "I Hear the Bells" (page 99) from my book "Poetry that Motivates." featuring motivational and inspirational poems I have written.  My other poetry book is "The 'As If' Principle" (motivational poetry). 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 Support the show Connect with Jerald Simon: CLICK HERE to Connect with Jerald Simon on his website. YouTube - youtube.com/jeraldsimon Facebook - facebook.com/jeraldsimon Instagram - instagram.com/jeraldsimon Listen to Jerald's music on all streaming sites. Brief bio for Jerald Simon My name is Jerald Simon. First and foremost, I am a husband to my beautiful wife, Zanny (her name is Suzanne - but anyone who knows her calls her Zanny), and a father to my three wonderful children, Summer, Preston, and Matthew. They are wonderful and everything I do is for them. God and family always comes first in my life! This is my Purpose and Mission in life: “My purpose and mission in life is to motivate myself and others through my music and writing, to help others find their purpose and mission in life, and to teach values that encourage everyone everywhere to do and be their best.” – Jerald Simon You can visit my Amazon storefront page to see which products I personally recommend (amazon.com/shop/jeraldsimon - this includes my own books and albums and other useful products musicians need to succeed).

    42 min

  5. 09/26/2023

    Redefine Your Expectations of Yourself by Jerald Simon

    Send a text 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 Support the show Connect with Jerald Simon: CLICK HERE to Connect with Jerald Simon on his website. YouTube - youtube.com/jeraldsimon Facebook - facebook.com/jeraldsimon Instagram - instagram.com/jeraldsimon Listen to Jerald's music on all streaming sites. Brief bio for Jerald Simon My name is Jerald Simon. First and foremost, I am a husband to my beautiful wife, Zanny (her name is Suzanne - but anyone who knows her calls her Zanny), and a father to my three wonderful children, Summer, Preston, and Matthew. They are wonderful and everything I do is for them. God and family always comes first in my life! This is my Purpose and Mission in life: “My purpose and mission in life is to motivate myself and others through my music and writing, to help others find their purpose and mission in life, and to teach values that encourage everyone everywhere to do and be their best.” – Jerald Simon You can visit my Amazon storefront page to see which products I personally recommend (amazon.com/shop/jeraldsimon - this includes my own books and albums and other useful products musicians need to succeed).

    29 min

  6. 10/04/2022

    Improve Your Insight by Jerald Simon

    Send a text 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® (http://www.musicmotivation.com) and the creator of the Cool Songs Club (https://www.coolsongsclub.com) and the Essential Piano Exercises Course (https://www.essentialpianoexercises.com/). I also teach weekly online group piano lessons at this link: http://essentialpianolessons.com/ and have started a weekly goal setting and mentorship group site at this link: https://www.empoweredbypositivity.com/optin In this episode, 045 - "Improve Your Insight," - I talk about the following: 1. Intro/Opening: Improve Your Insight - Don't be short-sighted... 2. Positive Perceptions: "Improve your insight..." on page 40 in Perceptions, Parables, and Pointers by Jerald Simon 3. Motivation in a Minute - "Men often become what..." by Mahatma Gandhi from Perceptions, Parables, and Pointers by Jerald Simon 4. The Music Within: "Downcast" from "The Dawn of a New Age" by Jerald Simon. 5. Poetry that Motivates - "I Foresee a Victory" (page 87) 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, http://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 mo Support the show Connect with Jerald Simon: CLICK HERE to Connect with Jerald Simon on his website. YouTube - youtube.com/jeraldsimon Facebook - facebook.com/jeraldsimon Instagram - instagram.com/jeraldsimon Listen to Jerald's music on all streaming sites. Brief bio for Jerald Simon My name is Jerald Simon. First and foremost, I am a husband to my beautiful wife, Zanny (her name is Suzanne - but anyone who knows her calls her Zanny), and a father to my three wonderful children, Summer, Preston, and Matthew. They are wonderful and everything I do is for them. God and family always comes first in my life! This is my Purpose and Mission in life: “My purpose and mission in life is to motivate myself and others through my music and writing, to help others find their purpose and mission in life, and to teach values that encourage everyone everywhere to do and be their best.” – Jerald Simon You can visit my Amazon storefront page to see which products I personally recommend (amazon.com/shop/jeraldsimon - this includes my own books and albums and other useful products musicians need to succeed).

    25 min

  7. 09/13/2022

    Becoming Who You Were Born to Be (part 2) by Jerald Simon

    Send a text 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® (http://www.musicmotivation.com) and the creator of the Cool Songs Club (https://www.coolsongsclub.com) and the Essential Piano Exercises Course (https://www.essentialpianoexercises.com/). I also teach weekly online group piano lessons at this link: http://essentialpianolessons.com/ and have started a weekly goal setting and mentorship group site at this link: https://www.empoweredbypositivity.com/optin In this episode, 044 - "Becoming Who You Were Born to Be Part 2," - I talk about the following: 1. Intro/Opening: My new book, "Becoming Who You Were Born to Be Part 2" 2. Positive Perceptions: "Becoming Who You Were Born to Be..." from Becoming Who You Were Born to Be by Jerald Simon 3. Motivation in a Minute - read any of the quotes from Perceptions, Parables, and Pointers by Jerald Simon 4. The Music Within: "Guiding Star" from "Peace and Serenity" by Jerald Simon. 5. Poetry that Motivates - "Courage Called to Me" (page 39) from my book "Poetry that Motivates." featuring motivational and inspirational poems I have written.  My other poetry book is "The 'As If' Principle" (motivational poetry). 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, http://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 lea Support the show Connect with Jerald Simon: CLICK HERE to Connect with Jerald Simon on his website. YouTube - youtube.com/jeraldsimon Facebook - facebook.com/jeraldsimon Instagram - instagram.com/jeraldsimon Listen to Jerald's music on all streaming sites. Brief bio for Jerald Simon My name is Jerald Simon. First and foremost, I am a husband to my beautiful wife, Zanny (her name is Suzanne - but anyone who knows her calls her Zanny), and a father to my three wonderful children, Summer, Preston, and Matthew. They are wonderful and everything I do is for them. God and family always comes first in my life! This is my Purpose and Mission in life: “My purpose and mission in life is to motivate myself and others through my music and writing, to help others find their purpose and mission in life, and to teach values that encourage everyone everywhere to do and be their best.” – Jerald Simon You can visit my Amazon storefront page to see which products I personally recommend (amazon.com/shop/jeraldsimon - this includes my own books and albums and other useful products musicians need to succeed).

    21 min

  8. 09/07/2022

    Becoming Who You Were Born to Be (part 1) by Jerald Simon

    Send a text 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® (http://www.musicmotivation.com) and the creator of the Cool Songs Club (https://www.coolsongsclub.com) and the Essential Piano Exercises Course (https://www.essentialpianoexercises.com/). I also teach weekly online group piano lessons at this link: http://essentialpianolessons.com/ and have started a weekly goal setting and mentorship group site at this link: https://www.empoweredbypositivity.com/optin In this episode, 043 - "Becoming Who You Were Born to Be," - I talk about the following: 1. Intro/Opening: My new book, "Becoming Who You Were Born to Be" 2. Positive Perceptions: "I Believe in You..." pg. 5 from Perceptions, Parables, and Pointers by Jerald Simon 3. Motivation in a Minute - read any of the quotes from Perceptions, Parables, and Pointers by Jerald Simon 4. The Music Within: "Peace of Mind" from "Peace and Serenity" by Jerald Simon. 5. Poetry that Motivates - "Befriend the Failure You Fear" (page 11) from my book "Poetry that Motivates." featuring motivational and inspirational poems I have written.  My other poetry book is "The 'As If' Principle" (motivational poetry). 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, http://www.musicmotivation.com. - I began composing what have become known as Cool Songs to help motivate teens to want to play the piano Support the show Connect with Jerald Simon: CLICK HERE to Connect with Jerald Simon on his website. YouTube - youtube.com/jeraldsimon Facebook - facebook.com/jeraldsimon Instagram - instagram.com/jeraldsimon Listen to Jerald's music on all streaming sites. Brief bio for Jerald Simon My name is Jerald Simon. First and foremost, I am a husband to my beautiful wife, Zanny (her name is Suzanne - but anyone who knows her calls her Zanny), and a father to my three wonderful children, Summer, Preston, and Matthew. They are wonderful and everything I do is for them. God and family always comes first in my life! This is my Purpose and Mission in life: “My purpose and mission in life is to motivate myself and others through my music and writing, to help others find their purpose and mission in life, and to teach values that encourage everyone everywhere to do and be their best.” – Jerald Simon You can visit my Amazon storefront page to see which products I personally recommend (amazon.com/shop/jeraldsimon - this includes my own books and albums and other useful products musicians need to succeed).

    28 min
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Every Monday Jerald Simon releases a new positivity podcast as part of his weekly mission to motivate others with his music and his writing. His podcast, "Music, Motivation, and More - The Positivity Podcast with Jerald Simon," features Jerald discussing topics that focus on: "Positive Perceptions," "Motivation in a Minute," the "Music Within," and "Poetry that Motivates." Listen as Jerald shares his own experiences and motivational messages combined with the power of music. At the end of each weekly podcast Jerald shares one of his motivational poems he has written to inspire others to be their best and do their best. Jerald is the founder of Music Motivation (https://musicmotivation.com/) and the creator of the Cool Songs Series (https://musicmotivation.com/coolsongs/) and the Essential Piano Exercises Course (https://www.essentialpianoexercises.com/). Subscribe to Jerald's YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/jeraldsimon. A new podcast is released every Monday to jumpstart each week with a little music and motivation.

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