I have my own, unique music to play in the world, and so do you. That’s why I’m starting my Outrageously Alive Club. I’m here to help us all join together, and keep on keeping on even when it’s scary, even when no one listens, even when people question our intentions.
Joshua Bell, one of the world’s greatest musicians, played incognito in a Washington, DC subway station. He played one of the most difficult, beautiful pieces of music in the world, on one of the most well-crafted, expensive Stradivarius violins in the world. He played for an hour and made $32. The only people who heard him clearly were children. They would walk over and stand before him and listen, until their parents dragged them away. Everyone was too busy, in too much of a hurry to do all those important things we all have to do.
The point? I think there are several points. One point is just because nobody is paying any attention to you, doesn’t mean that you don’t have something of value to offer. Joshua Bell had just performed earlier that week at a sold-out concert where tickets cost $100 apiece. If his self-esteem was based on his response to the subway station, he might give up. That would be a bad thing.
Here is a link if you’d like to see him playing, and he is incredible…Click Here.
I have my own, unique music to play in the world, and so do you. That’s why I’m starting my Outrageously Alive Club. I’m here to help us all join together, and keep on keeping on even when it’s scary, even when no one listens, even when people question our intentions.