How John Ondrasik Turned Five for Fighting Into a 20 Year Overnight Success

Everything Is Energy with Cathy Heller

Cathy Heller

Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality

4.9 • 8K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2021

⏱️ 76 minutes

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How do you build the resilience to turn your passion into a 20 year overnight success? Five for Fighting's John Ondrasik, singer songwriter, musician, composer, and speaker always loved music, but he faced decades of rejection and disappointment until his songs got the recognition they deserve. He shares how he created hit songs like Superman and 100 Years, how to stop comparing your progress and appreciate where you are in the moment, why it's okay to put yourself first, and how to cultivate the kind of world that you want. - Join Made to Do This before the price goes up! http://madetodothis.com/ - Watch the interview on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/CathyHeller/videos - Get more of John at https://fiveforfighting.com/ - Follow John on Facebook @FiveforFighting, Twitter @johnondrasik and Instagram @fiveforfightingofficial - Thanks Athletic Greens! Get a Free year supply of Vitamin D + 5 free travel packs with a subscription at AthleticGreens.com/DREAMJOB - Thanks ShipStation! Get a 60 day Free trial at Shipstation.com, code dreamjob - Thanks Canva Pro! Get a Free 45-day extended trial at Canva.me/dreamjob - Thanks 1-800 Flowers! To order last minute Mother’s Day bouquets, arrangements and gifts, go to 1800Flowers.com, click the radio icon, and enter code DREAMJOB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:02.0	You have that trust and appreciation of your audience for being vulnerable like that.
1:11.0	I believe that the opposite of depression, it's not happiness, it's purpose.
1:15.0	I believe that every single person has something you need to contribute to the world.
1:19.0	And that's why I wanted to quit a show called Don't Keep Your Day Job.
1:23.0	Don't keep your day job.
1:25.0	It's about figuring out what it is that you work here to do in this world.
1:29.0	But only you can do to make the world more whole and more beautiful.
1:32.0	And to stop selling yourself short and to stop sitting it out and to figure out how to take this thing you love.
1:37.0	Whether it's art or music or screenwriting or dance or baking.
1:41.0	And how do you leave this thing that you love into a life that you get to contribute that you get to do what you love full time?
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