2495: Song Writing with Joshua Gale

Hi. My name is George.And I do too many things.In this landmark 2,500th episode of LifeBlood, George Grombacher reflects on the quiet force that shapes modern life: more.More commitments.More projects.More noise.More responsibility—often without a clear decision.Building on the confession and recovery framework introduced in Episode #2500’s companion conversation, this episode explores why “more” never stabilizes on its own, why subtraction feels so uncomfortable, and why meaning does not emerge naturally—it must be protected.Using examples from bureaucracy, leadership, and everyday life, George explains why capable people so often become diluted—not from laziness or lack of discipline, but from saying yes too often to things that never deserved their best.If you feel busy but restless, productive but diluted, this conversation offers a way to reclaim focus, dignity, and meaning.George’s newest book is available! Get your copy of The Meaningful Few here: https://amzn.to/4qA26X9 Feeling busy but unfulfilled? The Meaningful Few helps you identify what truly matters, eliminate distractions, and live with intention and clarity. Learn more here: MyMeaningfulFew.comWant to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifebloodThanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here:​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcastCopyright LifeBlood 2026.

Marcus Aurelius instructed “Do not disturb yourself by imagining your whole life at once.” Most people don’t fail because they’re lazy. They fail because they’re overwhelmed by a future that hasn’t happened yet.George G talks about overcoming overwhelm, determining what deserves focus, and executing happily!George’s newest book is available! Get your copy of The Meaningful Few here: https://amzn.to/4qA26X9 Feeling busy but unfulfilled? The Meaningful Few helps you identify what truly matters, eliminate distractions, and live with intention and clarity. Learn more here: MyMeaningfulFew.comYou can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected]. Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates.Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifebloodGet your copy of The Purpose Book here:https://amzn.to/47Y2u98 You can get a free digital download of The Purpose Book here:https://moneyalignmentacademy.thinkific.com/enroll/2554435?price_id=3360279 Get our monthly updates here:https://george-grombacher.aweb.page/Thanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here:​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcastYou can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected]. Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates.Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffeehttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifebloodCopyright LifeBlood 2025.

It’s natural to be curious about events happening all over the world, but our attention is priceless and limited.George G talks about how journalism has changed, what happened to investigative journalism, and why it’s incumbent upon us to protect our own peace and monitor what we’re allowing in!George’s newest book is available! Get your copy of The Meaningful Few here: https://amzn.to/4qA26X9 Feeling busy but unfulfilled? The Meaningful Few helps you identify what truly matters, eliminate distractions, and live with intention and clarity. Learn more here: MyMeaningfulFew.comYou can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected]. Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates.Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifebloodGet your copy of The Purpose Book here:https://amzn.to/47Y2u98 You can get a free digital download of The Purpose Book here:https://moneyalignmentacademy.thinkific.com/enroll/2554435?price_id=3360279 Get our monthly updates here:https://george-grombacher.aweb.page/Thanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here:​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcastYou can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected]. Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates.Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffeehttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifebloodCopyright LifeBlood 2026.

God-willing, most of us will never find ourselves in a POW camp, but many of us live in psychological ones of our own making. We’ve got jobs we hate but won’t confront, relationships we avoid dealing with, debt we hope will take care of itself, and health issues we don’t have time to address. George G talks about how to embrace difficulty while still maintaining a positive attitude and outlook!George’s newest book is available! Get your copy of The Meaningful Few here: https://amzn.to/4qA26X9 Feeling busy but unfulfilled? The Meaningful Few helps you identify what truly matters, eliminate distractions, and live with intention and clarity. Learn more here: MyMeaningfulFew.comYou can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected]. Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates.Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifebloodGet your copy of The Purpose Book here:https://amzn.to/47Y2u98 You can get a free digital download of The Purpose Book here:https://moneyalignmentacademy.thinkific.com/enroll/2554435?price_id=3360279 Get our monthly updates here:https://george-grombacher.aweb.page/Thanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here:​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcastYou can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected]. Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates.Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffeehttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifebloodCopyright LifeBlood 2025.

LifeBlood: We talked about lowering ticket prices, how Live nation and Ticket Master have created a mafia-like monopoly, how they’ve been able to control artists and venues, what can be done about it, and how to get started, with Tommy Dorfman, CEO of Juice Entertainment, award-winning club owner, and Event Producer.Listen to learn what you can do to bring down the cost of tickets to your favorite events!You can learn more about Tommy at ShutDownLiveNation.com, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.George’s newest book is available! Get your copy of The Meaningful Few here: https://amzn.to/4qA26X9 Thanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here:​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcastYou can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected]. Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates.Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifebloodCopyright LifeBlood 2025.

LifeBlood: We talked about song writing in the age of AI and advancing technology, how to stand out in world that sees 100k new songs released every day, what it’s like working with record labels, how to make money as a musician, and how to get started, with Joshua Gale, member of the band Gale Bird.Listen to learn why creativity is the bridge between your mind and heart!You can learn more about Joshua at GaleBird.com, Instagram, X, andFacebook. Thanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here:​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcastYou can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected]. Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates.Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifebloodCopyright LifeBlood 2025.

When you think “hero,” what comes to mind? Is it a jacked guy or gal in spandex? A member of our armed forces? The person who sees something does something about it? You’re not wrong. George G talks about heroism as a quiet responsibility, highlighted by the doing of the necessary and meaningful things that hold life together. Not once. Not dramatically, but faithfully over time. George’s newest book is available! Get your copy of The Meaningful Few here: https://amzn.to/4qA26X9 Feeling busy but unfulfilled? The Meaningful Few helps you identify what truly matters, eliminate distractions, and live with intention and clarity. Learn more here: MyMeaningfulFew.comYou can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected]. Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates.Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifebloodGet your copy of The Purpose Book here:https://amzn.to/47Y2u98 You can get a free digital download of The Purpose Book here:https://moneyalignmentacademy.thinkific.com/enroll/2554435?price_id=3360279 Get our monthly updates here:https://george-grombacher.aweb.page/Thanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here:​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcastYou can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected]. Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates.Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffeehttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifebloodCopyright LifeBlood 2025.

"I'd die for my kids." A very dramatic statement to make. But would you live for them? Would you start making the sacrifices necessary to be a great example for them while you're alive? George G talks about that important shift in thinking and the upside to living that way!George’s newest book is available! Get your copy of The Meaningful Few here: https://amzn.to/4qA26X9 You can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected]. Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates.Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifebloodGet your copy of The Purpose Book here:https://amzn.to/47Y2u98 You can get a free digital download of The Purpose Book here:https://moneyalignmentacademy.thinkific.com/enroll/2554435?price_id=3360279 Get our monthly updates here:https://george-grombacher.aweb.page/Thanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here:​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcastYou can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected]. Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates.Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffeehttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifebloodCopyright LifeBlood 2025.

What do you do for fun? Many grownups have a hard time answering that question. What about flow state? How often do you find yourself there, or is it a foreign concept to you? George G makes the case for finding ROI in what you enjoy doing, how it can lead to flow state, and why you should be doing more of it!George’s newest book is available! Get your copy of The Meaningful Few here: https://amzn.to/4qA26X9 You can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected]. Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates.Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifebloodGet your copy of The Purpose Book here:https://amzn.to/47Y2u98 You can get a free digital download of The Purpose Book here:https://moneyalignmentacademy.thinkific.com/enroll/2554435?price_id=3360279 Get our monthly updates here:https://george-grombacher.aweb.page/Thanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here:​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcastYou can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected]. Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates.Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffeehttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifebloodCopyright LifeBlood 2025.

What is it about watching someone else fail that we like so much?George G talks about the mistake of cheering against the man in the arena, what it truly says about us as individuals, and collectively, and a prescription for a better way of viewing and interacting with the world!George’s newest book is available! Get your copy of The Meaningful Few here: https://amzn.to/4qA26X9 Feeling busy but unfulfilled? The Meaningful Few helps you identify what truly matters, eliminate distractions, and live with intention and clarity. Learn more here: MyMeaningfulFew.comYou can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected]. Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates.Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifebloodGet your copy of The Purpose Book here:https://amzn.to/47Y2u98 You can get a free digital download of The Purpose Book here:https://moneyalignmentacademy.thinkific.com/enroll/2554435?price_id=3360279 Get our monthly updates here:https://george-grombacher.aweb.page/Thanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here:​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcastYou can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected]. Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates.Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffeehttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifebloodCopyright LifeBlood 2025.