609: The Song That Changed My Outlook On Life & Transformed My Marriage

Achieve Your Goals with Hal Elrod

Hal Elrod

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🗓️ 29 October 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

I think most people would agree that music, and especially lyrics, is one of the most powerful forms of human expression. If you've ever heard a song that just resonated so strongly with what's going on in your life and made you rethink what truly matters, I think you'll relate to this episode.

Today, I'm talking about a song from Teddy Swims that completely shifted my perspective on love, gratitude, and what's most important in life. At the time, I was in the midst of a petty argument with my wife and dealing with conflict in my marriage. It was a great reminder that, in the end, love and connection in our relationships are what life is all about.

So, if you're dealing with some challenging situations in your life, my hope is that this episode inspires you to pause and take a moment, grab your journal, or apply it to your S.A.V.E.R.S., and write down some of the things or people you're grateful for. It worked for me, and I hope it will work for you too.

P.S. I also wanted to let you know that you can pre-order the newest book in the Miracle Morning series, The Miracle Morning After 50: A Proven Path to Joy, Vitality, and Purpose for Aging Adults. This book blends personal development strategies with science backed approaches to thriving in the second half of life. Enjoy!

KEY TAKEAWAYS

The Power of Music and How Lyrics Can Impact Us
How One Song Helped Transform Hal's Perspective
The Simple Truth About What Really Matters In Life
Take Time to Allow Yourself to Truly Feel Joy and Gratitude
How to Apply "All That Really Matters" to Any Relationship In Your Life

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Achieve Your Goals podcast, the show that empowers you to wake up to your full potential and achieve your biggest goals and dreams.
0:09.6	I am your host, Hal Elrod, and I invite you to join us each week as we share actionable strategies to take your life to the next level,
0:16.5	as well as interview world-class experts and entrepreneurs who have achieved extraordinary goals
0:21.9	themselves and we ask them to give you a peek behind the curtain and teach you exactly what you need
0:26.6	to do to do the same. Ready? Here we go. Hello friends. Welcome to the Achieve Your Goals podcast.
0:33.8	This is your host, Hal Elrod. And today's episode is going to be a stream of consciousness episode for the most part. These are my favorite episodes, by the way. It's when I just feel inspired to share typically a singular idea with you. And I might have a couple of notes. Right now I have no notes. I do have some song lyrics that I'm going to read you. But the premise is just that
0:54.8	it's like, this is what is on my heart coming through me right now. And so hopefully it's of
1:00.4	value to you as it's become valuable for me. And today, I think I'm going to call this episode
1:05.7	how a song changed my life or transform my marriage, I should say. And it is powerful, right,
1:11.8	how music and lyrics specifically can really impact. So I know that many of us can relate to
1:18.5	like if you're going through a difficult time and there may be a song or an artist who you felt
1:23.5	like just got you or spoke to what you're going through and music can be therapeutic in
1:28.8	that way. There's a song by an artist by the name of Teddy Swims and the song is all that really
1:37.2	matters, all that really matters. And I won't read you the entire song, but I'll read you
1:42.1	some of my favorite parts. And here are the lyrics, by the way,
1:45.6	and this really, if you're listening to this episode and I always keep in mind that people are in
1:51.2	different situations in life, right? So this helped me with my marriage. I also realize,
1:56.0	though, that someone listening might be going, man, I'm going through a divorce. And when I hear
1:59.7	these lyrics, it makes me, it's like digging a knife in the wound of like, oh, man, I can't apply these
2:05.5	lyrics right now because I'm now getting a divorce. So I want to set the stage, set the table,
2:10.2	with this perspective, with this premise, which is apply this to the relationships in your life, those that you still have the ability to
2:22.8	affect the relationship in a positive way. Doesn't mean it's going well right now. In fact,
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