How’s it going everyone?!! So for this week’s blog post, I decided to do something a little different.
Instead of doing the typical album review, I decided to choose some of my favorite albums and begin to dissect them for lessons learned that we can apply on our journey to greatness!
First up is Michael Jackson’s Off The Wall album!
Music Inspiration – Power is the Force
As seen in the song “Don’t Stop till you get enough,” Michael Jackson expresses to listeners how “Power is the Force” that can carry us to new heights.
By understanding that our power is in the energy that we give out into the world, we can use this to our advantage in our journey to success.
Now this energy that gives us power can come in many forms. In Michael’s case, specifically in this song, his energy was in the form of love, which could be used in his realm of power.
For others, this energy can be focus, positivity, negativity, happiness, fitness, creativity, investing, etc…
The key is to remember that this energy is created in our minds and is evident based on what we focus on.
We are all spirit beings so we can feel the energy from each other and we can give each other a variety of vibes based on our own energy.
By using this energy, we can communicate a variety of subliminal messages to each other and to the universe.
In essence, when we begin to understand the power that we have and how we can use this energy to our benefit as well as others, then there’s almost no way we can fail in our endeavors.
Music Inspiration – Set the Mood for Your Success
After listening to “Rock With You,” the biggest lesson that I learned was that you have to set the mood for your success if you want to achieve it.
In this song, you hear Michael telling a female companion to close her eyes and let the rhythm get into her.
This reminded me that we must create surroundings that aide us in achieving our own success.
The best way to be great at something or to reach a new level in our goals is to build an environment around that and to mentally be in tune with those surroundings.
For example, let’s say that your goal is to get into shape. Well, first you need to begin working out, but maybe you have a problem doing so because after work you are completely exhausted.
In that instance, just start small and make your surroundings fit your goal.
The best way that I would suggest to do this is to sleep with your workout clothes on and wake up earlier than normal so you can get a good workout in.
Another way to aide this is to either practice calisthenics, which you can do at home or you can buy dumbbells and place them by your bed so that you can wake up and immediately begin training.,
That would be an easier way as you would not even need to go to a gym.
Of course, that is only one example as this method can be applied for nearly any situation.
Another example is if your goal is to learn a foreign language then you can immerse yourself in the language from the comfort of your home.
I can speak about this due to my current goal of gaining elementary fluency in Japanese. One way that I set my mood and create my surroundings is by hanging up anime and Japanese posters with kana and kanji writing on it.
Additionally, every morning I’d wake up and watch a Japanese news livestream on my television. I also spend time listening to Japanese music, watching anime with and without English subtitles, and I force myself to study at least 10 minutes a day using the Busuu app.
These are only two examples, but just as I said, this can be applied in any situation.
Music Inspiration – Be Inspired to Work hard
In the next song, “Working Day and Night” I learned that we need to be inspired to work hard. In Michael’s case, he drew inspiration from a Girl that he longed to be with.
Now no matter who you are, inspiration can be drawn from anywhere. But from this song in particular, the thought and possible reality of being with this particular girl drove Michael to work hard.
Sometimes in our life, we must be willing to work through the pain, the bruises, and the aches to get to wherever it is that we are going.
Through our love for what inspires us, we can get a major energy boost when moving forward, which allows us to keep our eyes on the prize.
Sometimes to get what we want, we may have to work 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, or even more to get what we want.
In the end, it definitely may be worth it depending on the results and how bad we want it.
However, I must advise that if it causes a detriment to your health then you should not do it. Definitely get some sleep or rest if you are able to and then pick up right where you left off.
By keeping our inspirations at the forefront of our minds, we are able to stay focused and move towards our destination.
Music Inspiration – Celebrate The Small Victories
The Song “Get on the Floor” just has a very magical vibe to it that makes you just want to move and dance as freely as you can.
This song taught me that we must take the time to celebrate our small victories because all those small wins add up along the road to our destination.
By taking the time to dance, celebrate, or do whatever it is that makes us happy to acknowledge our minor achievements, we can keep the fire going on our road to success.
With each small win and celebration we experience a tiny dopamine rush that keeps us wanting more.
The beautiful thing about Success addiction, at least for me, is that the greater the success, the greater the satisfaction.
For me, I never chase the first high because the next one is always better than the previous.
Now since I love to sing and dance, I will definitely be doing those things while I celebrate the small battles.
However, there are other things I will be doing as well. The key is to have a celebration that is fitting to the level of success, but only you can determine that because it is your achievement and your happiness.
Music Inspiration – Live Your Life Off The Wall
By living a life that makes us happy, we will severely reduce the stress that we deal with on a daily basis.
In Michael Jackson’s “Off The Wall” we learn that we do not have to adhere to the traditional lifestyle that society may try to subject us to.
In this song, Michael lets us know that there are no real rules to how we should live our lives so therefore we should live it in a way that is pleasing to us and what we want.
As we live our lives, we begin to learn that it is possible to live our lives without worries because truthfully all worries are is our mental and physical reactions to the things that we see or hear.
By understanding this, we can control our emotions better and live our lives in a way that gives us the most happiness.
Adjacently, living our lives in a way that is pleasing to us means that if you want to take a risk at something then you definitely should.
There is absolutely no one stopping you but yourself. If the risk works out then you’ll be extremely happy.
If it doesn’t work out, then you will just return to how you were before taking the risk. Either way, it is a win-win if you choose to look at it that way.
Music Inspiration – Find A Mate that Understands & Accepts Your Passion or Ambition
As I continued listening to the album and a lot of the love based songs, I learned that as much as we may yearn for our significant others, we should make sure that the individual understands and accepts our passion for whatever it is that we are trying to do.
There’s nothing more irritating than being on your grind for something and having a mate that doesn’t support you or is constantly working against you.
By having a mate that understands and accepts what you do, you will have a much better mental state than those who don’t.
Additionally, by having someone that you love understand what drives you, it will push you even harder to succeed because you know that in the end game there is much more opportunities for you to create life changing experiences with you mate.
And truthfully, all we really want to do is be in a position to do what we want, whenever we want, and to create timeless memories.
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