Music Student Buzz – Inspiration From Singer And Composer T.V. Hari Haran

“The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we hit it.” –Michelangelo Buonarroti

You have got to be out of your mind to quit a well-paying job to follow your heart. It’s not for the faint of heart. T.V. Hari Haran left the corporate world after a brief stint of 3 years to compose, sing and spread the joy of music to as many people in the world.

He has definitely accomplished this goal. Many thousands of listeners from around the world enjoy his beautiful compositions and his soul stirring singing. Hari Haran has travelled extensively in India and abroad to spread the joy of meditative music.

For more of T.V. Hari Haran’s music visit his page on raagabox!

Bob Dylan used to spend 100 hours or more every week in the bus touring the country, performing back to back with little or no rest in between. He is what he is because he did the things that many don’t want to do. As Les Brown puts it “People who are Hungry are willing to do the things today that others won’t do in order to have the things tomorrow that others won’t have”.

 

What we can learn from Hari Haran’s story is his dedication and love for music and his noble goal to spread the joy of good meditative music to the world. Dedication and love for something, we call this passion and a Big Hairy Audacious Goal,  Jim Collins who is the the author of Good to Great, calls B-HAGs, are 2 critical components of any ambitious person who wants to achieve their dreams.

Whatever your goal is, you are probably thinking too small.

Do you have B-HAGs for this year? how about for your life? are they big enough? are they hairy and audacious? Whatever your goals may be as a music student, it may be that you want to practice 1000 hours of music this year, it may be that you will meet 100 accomplished musicians and music directors and composers this year, it may be that you will do whatever it takes to win a Grammy  within the next 5 years.

Bob Dylan, T.V. Hari Haran and all the great artists we know of  started with that one song and so can you!  Just go for it!