Concerts for Hope (Eric Genuis ep. 290)

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🗓️ 17 September 2020

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Composer and pianist Eric Genuis began his music career with a simple philosophy: never say no to an opportunity to perform.

Today, he has played for millions of captivated audiences around the world and reaches even more hearts and ears through the music he writes for film and television. What do I admire most about Eric?

...That he chooses to share his amazing talent to bring joy, grace and dignity to people in prisons, hospitals, rehab centers, nursing homes and inner-city schools through his foundation Concerts For Hope

Eric's heart, courageous mission and beautiful music will breathe light into your day.

SHOW NOTES:

Before composing, Eric was a math + physics teacher.
Within the first 20 seconds of his first performance in a prison, Eric recalls the profound positive impact he had on the audience.
"My hope is not to entertain. My hope is to provide dignity."
"If we all collectively take our little gifts, we can make the world a better place."
To learn more about Eric Genuis + Concerts For Hope, visit EricGenuis.com.

ERIC GENUIS' LIVE INSPIRED 7

1. What is the best book you’ve ever read? The Imitation of Christ by Thomas Kempis.

2. What is a characteristic or trait that you possessed as a child that you wish you still exhibited today? Fearlessness.

3. Your house is on fire, all living things and people are out. You have the opportunity to run in and grab one item. What would it be? My computer + the original photograph of my parents.

4. You are sitting on a bench overlooking a gorgeous beach. You have the opportunity to have a long conversation with anyone living or dead. Who would it be? My wife or Father Damien who served those in a leper colony.

5. What is the best advice you’ve ever received? We all have shortcomings. Get back on the horse.

7. It’s been said that all great people can have their lives summed up in one sentence. How do you want yours to read? He never measured success and yet in showing up + serving, he showed us what success looked like.

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0:00.0	Before we get started, a message from our friends at Keely Companies.
0:04.5	Keely Companies wholeheartedly believes that if you get the right people, the results will follow.
0:10.8	They set themselves apart with a forward-thinking culture that empowers their people and fosters loyal partnerships.
0:18.3	They are also proud sponsors, partners, and super fans of this podcast.
0:24.7	Welcome to the Live Inspired podcast with John O'Leary. John is the number one national best-selling
0:31.6	author of the book On Fire. He's a world-class inspirational speaker and he's the host of the Live
0:36.9	Inspired podcast.
0:38.6	John interviews extraordinary individuals on their life story so that you can wake up from
0:44.1	accidental living and more fully live your life story.
0:48.4	Here's your host, John O'Leary.
0:50.9	Well, hello, my friends.
0:51.9	Welcome to the Live-inspired podcast with John O'Leary. Last December, my wife and I were
0:57.9	invited to a concert at a friend's house. It's the first time that we'd ever been invited to a concert
1:03.2	at a friend's house. We had no idea who was performing, no idea what the idea was behind this,
1:08.7	and no idea how profoundly moved we would be during the event.
1:13.6	After about 95 minutes of music and stories and sharing and inspiration and wiping tears
1:20.6	and laughing and loving and being profoundly moved, the concert ended.
1:25.6	And everyone else stood to walk into the room to meet the composer
1:29.0	and to meet the musicians. And I just sat there. I just sat in this room unable to move and
1:35.6	still not even sure what I just experienced. But what I knew for sure, it was the kind of
1:41.0	experience that not only would change my life, but the kind of experience
1:45.0	I wanted to share with our audience. I knew I wanted to share it in a podcast, but I also knew I wanted
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