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You can’t be a great leader if all you are serving is yourself.

Jon Gordon

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Jon Gordon
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: January 20
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We had been thrown out of a couple of places that we had lived in when I was a kid and all the family photos and records and toys were long since gone. But I think somebody had given us a couple of records.
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I think that's important to remember - That we're blessed to even be able to attempt to do this [music].
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You fuel your life with trust and love instead of fear and doubt.
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Instead of being disappointed about where you are, be optimistic about where you are going.
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When I was 13, 14, 15, I had played in a couple of jazz ensembles. I didn't know anything about harmony, about II-V-I, though I had learned my scales with Caesar [DiMauro].
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Phil [Wood] said to me in the car going back, he said, Look man, you better know why you're playing this music. Because I've known too many who lived and died for it. And if you're not trying to change the world, I'm not interested.
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The Monk competition did open some doors. And I was thankful for that.
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I'm reaching a certain level [at school] that I had been aspiring to with all these incredibly advanced classical peers around me that I had been trying to be able to hang with them a little bit.
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If you are complaining you can't be thinking about or creating what you do want.
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When you believe, the impossible becomes possible. What you believe will become what is true. Your optimism today will determine your level of success tomorrow. Don’t look at your challenges look up and look out into the future. Don’t focus on your circumstances. Focus on the right beliefs that will help you build your success.
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Phil [Wood] was known for having a little bit of a gruff manner, but he was all heart.
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We [with my mother] listened to music when I was a kid. We listened to a little bit of Bob's [Gordon] music, but just a little, I think it was too painful for her.
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