280: On Songwriting - with Tom Douglas

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Rachel Hollis

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4.6 • 16.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Hey guys! This episode is extra special because I got to sit down with Thomas Douglas, the legendary American country music songwriter. He has written Top 10 Billboard Country hits for Tim McGraw, Collin Raye, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert - some of the BIGGEST country music stars - and he shares his process and how he's spent 30 years writing award winning songs. You are not going to want to miss this one! --- Do you get my weekly Sunday email? Come join in the fun! https://msrachelhollis.com/insider/ Grab a Start Today Journal: https://thehollisco.com/collections/start-today Are we friends on YouTube? Let’s catch up! https://www.youtube.com/c/RachelHollisMotivation/videos Follow my journey on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MsRachelHollis/ Let’s be workout buddies: https://letsriseapp.com/ Have you heard about the HOTLINE yet? Call (737) 400-4626 to leave a question for Rachel or share your story about the podcast. We can't wait to hear from you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I am very regimented.
0:03.0	Like, it was, you know, very disciplined, almost not OCD,
0:08.0	but a little bit in that I, I know fortunately I like what I do.
0:15.0	And so it's easy to do it.
0:18.0	But I mean, you know, I kind of get up at the same time.
0:20.0	I have to exercise every day.
0:22.0	I have to, you know, read the Bible and pray and try to get my mind centered.
0:29.0	And then I love to read newspapers.
0:31.0	I love newspapers.
0:32.0	I've gotten so many great ideas like literally the tactile experience of a newspaper.
0:36.0	Most people year age, you don't even know what a newspaper is.
0:38.0	No, I do.
0:39.0	I get the Wall Street Journal.
0:41.0	Okay.
0:42.0	I don't deliver it on Saturday.
0:43.0	So I can sit and read the whole thing.
0:44.0	Well, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, I mean, they're just,
0:46.0	I think that's the, some of the greatest writing in the world is a newspaper.
0:50.0	Journalist.
0:51.0	And I'm always reading fiction.
0:54.0	And some, and I'm always journaling like you are.
0:57.0	And somehow through the process, I have so many ideas that just kind of reveal
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