The Derek Loudermilk Show Jason Garner | From Global Music CEO to Spiritual Warrior
Dec 1, 2020
01:17:18
Today's Guest is Jason Garner, who I connected with immediately because of his authenticity, insight, and passion about the state of the world. Lots of people have been calling on Jason for guidance, and you will see why in this interview.
Jason is a husband and father, he spent the first 37 years of his life working his way up from flea market parking attendant to former executive CEO of Global Music at Live Nation —never taking a breath in the belief that to be loved he had to be the best.
He has worked with rock stars and sports legends and was twice named to Fortune magazine’s list of the top 20 highest-paid executives under 40.
A series of events centering on the sudden death of his mother from cancer caused him to re-evaluate what really mattered in life…and to finally breathe.
He has spent thousands of hours sitting cross-legged at the feet of timeless Masters of mind, body and spirit including learning from the monks at the Shaolin Temple in China.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
* The special powers of the musical artist to sense the collective* How the death of his mother changed his life trajectory* How and why he achieved his business success early in life* A special story about Enrique Iglesias
Quotes
"Most of us will not wake up without being shaken up" - Jason Garner
"It's time to write when something punches me in the heart and I know I have to share it" - Jason Garner
"I was at the Shaolin Temple and couldn't figure out how I got there"- Jason Garner
"I wish that somewhere along the line someone had told me that 'You're making a human'. Because that's much different than 'making my kid'. There's selfishness in 'making my kid' and there's a service in 'making a human." - Jason Garner
"It's okay to miss the little version of [your children], while also being supportive and proud of what they are growing in to." - Jason Garner
"If everyday we focus on moving the ball down the field into some degree, you wake up at the end of the year pretty proud of what you accomplished." - Jason Garner
"I have scored a lot of points; I don't think of hitting homeruns very much because the striking-out in the real world is a very painful and costly experience" - Jason Garner
"Life just keeps pulling the rag from underneath you." - Jason Garner
"The miracle is not walking on water. It's walking on the earth." - Jason Garner
"Artists are really attuned. And they are also very attuned to pain because what is being expressed through art is a way of asking 'Do you love me now?'" - Jason Garner
"Some people say 'We're on the same boat', that's not true. Some of us have bigger, nicer boats. Some people have no boats. We are in this ocean together."- Jason Garner
"Feels to me that the most important thing that has to be addressed is our own hearts. All of us." - Jason Garner
"Meditation is a practice of intimacy, not this violent doing that we try 'I need to clear my mind' or 'I need to experience emptiness'. " - Jason Garner
"Listening is important but we need to train ourselves to get quiet enough to know what you're listening to." - Jason Garner
Continue the Adventure
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