What Tribute Bands Taught Me About Being Authentic

There are many so-called Tribute bands touring these days. They impersonate many different artists from The Beatles to the Eagles to Queen. They look and sound just like the originals. Indeed, they are excellent facsimiles of the originals. 

But make no mistake, they're not the real deal.

An important question that everyone must ask themselves is “how do I want to live my life?" 

Do I want to be a copy of someone else, or do I want to be original and authentic?

For me there was only one answer when I asked myself this important question. I had to be me, not someone else. 

No matter what I do, my goal is to put forward the authentic me, not a copy or impersonation of someone else. 

So I ask again - how do you want to live your life?

I Learned How To Network After 60 And So Can You!

I’m a baby boomer. I’m from a generation before the term networking existed. Back in the day all we had to reach people was a Rolodex. Sorry kids, you may not know what a Rolodex is. A Rolodex only contained contact information of people you already knew. A Rolodex didn’t help you find new people to connect with.

The Internet changed everything. Today, with the help of Facebook,  Instagram and Google there's no longer the need for an old contraption like a Rolodex. 

The question is if you're a baby boomer, how can you utilize social media to meet people, network and grow a business? Many of us have no clue.

When I started the Follow Your Dream Podcast in 2021 one of my biggest challenges was finding guests. I had the drive and the grit to make this podcast happen, but I was without a thriving online community to access. As the saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention (no, this is not a Frank Zappa  joke). That being said, I took a dive head first into the world of networking. My strategy was simple but effective: I asked for help.

I started asking each of my podcast guests to introduce me to another person who would be a great guest. Was it uncomfortable for me to ask for help? yes. Did I do it anyway? yes. I went out of my comfort zone and built my network . As many people from my generation do, I felt too old for this risk, but I was wrong.

For those reading this story, who think it's too late to take the risk and network, take it from me, it's never too late.

Take A World Tour With Me

My Follow Your Dream Podcast now has listeners in 200 countries! That’s basically every country, on each continent, in the entire world!

This has created a totally new and unique distribution channel for my music and the music of my musician guests. Each episode our music literally is being broadcast to, and heard by, many thousands of listeners all over the world. And my non-musical guests also get the World Tour treatment.

So a World Tour each episode without ever leaving home! How about that!

Grab your headphones, download the latest show, and join me for the next World Tour!