Mark Shepard, "Modern-Jedi," Songwriter

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Commentary:
I met my friend Kathy McAfee, "The Marketing Motivator" at one of Kim Kasperian's Success Genie workshops. Kathy has a pretty high powered background in corporate America but she instantly "got" that my music could be a powerful vehicle for communicating concepts and ideas that business people as well as regular folks could benefit from. She liked the  song, "Can You Imagine" I wrote for Kim so much that she asked me to write her one. How could I refuse? So this song builds on concepts that Kathy uses in her work. Of course there are universal messages here that we both share with our clients so I hope you enjoy this. Get motivated! Live your dream damn it! Life is too short to sit around watching TV...

Play "Motivation"

Motivation                                         9/7/2006
(The Kathy McAfee Song) 

Motivation
It’s concentrated inspiration put into action
Its 10,000 steps in the right direction
It’s a goal on the horizon that you always keep in sight
It’s taking a chance on a dance at the leading edge of life 

Motivation
It’s what you said to yourself this morning that got you out of bed
It’s focusing on the things you want to do before you’re dead
It’s a quiet kind of power that grinds down walls or goes around them
It’s the ability to see opportunities where everyone else sees problems 

Refrain:
Focus in on who you truly are
Aim high for one specific star
Stop trying to be everything to everyone
Focus in on who you truly are
Aim high for one specific star
Then take a deep breath… and get it done

Bridge:
Motivation, Innovation, Inspiration,
Concentration, Re-Creation, Motivation

Motivation
It’s noticing the grass is just as green over here on your side
It’s thinking the kinds of thoughts that open the world up wide
It’s standing strong in the moment you decided
To call upon the deep resources you always had inside

Refrain:

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