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Musicians

Lesson 26: A Shortcut to Feeling

with Jimmy Yeary

How do you write lyrics that don’t sound cheesy or too obvious? It’s a question every songwriter wrestles with—and Jimmy Yeary’s answer might surprise you. Instead of a writing tip, he heads straight for the guitar. In this lesson, Jimmy demonstrates a go-to pattern in Drop D tuning that he uses to unlock the emotional part of his brain. Whether played slow or fast, this simple technique has sparked countless songs—and it might just do the same for you.

Musicians

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Jimmy Yeary

JimmyYeary.com

Jimmy Yeary was writing songs long before becoming the lead singer of the Grammy Award winning supergroup SHENANDOAH. These were years that saw Jimmy performing #1 hits like Mama Knows, Somewhere In the Vicinity of the Heart, and Sunday in the South.

Today, in Nashville and Los Angeles, one of the most common calls in the music industry is from an artist’s representative to Sony Publishing requesting availability on songs from Jimmy Yeary’s catalogue of music. It’s not surprising. Jimmy has written more than two-thousand songs, many of which have been featured on albums selling millions of copies–Grammy winners, gold and platinum awards among them. Fourteen of Jimmy’s songs have been certified “Number 1” hits as singles by Billboard Magazine.

Recently, both the CMA and ACM awarded Jimmy Yeary with “Song of the Year” for I Drive Your Truck–the inspiring song he wrote about the father of a fallen soldier and how he continues to remember his son. Jimmy’s most recent Number 1 was “I Called Mama,” a song he wrote for Tim McGraw.

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Betcha Didn't Know

Your 80,000 Opportunities

with Dan Stone

Betcha Didn’t Know that 80,000 could be one of the most important numbers in your life? In this episode, Dan Stone breaks down what that figure really means — turns out, it’s the number of people you’re likely to meet over a lifetime. Each encounter is an opportunity to leave someone better than you found them. So, the question is… what will you do with your remaining share of the 80,000?

Discussion Questions

  1. QUESTION 1

    When you think about the 80,000 people you may meet in your lifetime, what kind of impact do you hope to have on each interaction?

  2. QUESTION 2

    How might your day-to-day behavior change if you viewed every encounter as one of your limited 80,000 opportunities?

  3. QUESTION 3

    Can you recall a small moment when someone’s kindness or attitude changed your day? What can you learn from that experience about your own influence on others?
Betcha Didn't Know

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Dan Stone

Dan Stone is one of the wisest, most articulate people you will ever meet. He is a husband, a father, an inspiring leader, an artisan of storytelling, and a seeker of adventure.

For more than 2 decades Dan has worked with individuals, families, businesses and nonprofits to create exciting futures with lasting change. His relentless and happy pursuit of excellence has inspired hundreds of thousands of people…not just to succeed, but to actually live the life for which they were created.

Dan is an expert at pursuing growth with an extreme focus on personal relationships. His teaching, consultations, presentations, and coaching methods consistently produce greatness in the lives of others as he shares wisdom with vision and personal conviction. He communicates with a smile…from the heart.

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