“Sing like no one’s listening,
love like you’ve never been hurt,
dance like nobody’s watching,
and live like it's heaven on earth.”
There’s a brilliant irony in the above quote; no one claims authorship and no one seems to be able to identify its true origin. Although the world is very familiar with this song and dance, no one knows the singer or the dancer.
Why do you do what you do?
It's a useful question to ponder. If you knew that no one would hear your song, would you still sing? Knowing that the chairs in the auditorium will be empty, will you still take the stage and dance just as enthusiastically? Why do you do what you do?
In the tradition that began with PUSH and continued with Don’t Forget Your Cape, author Mark DeWayne Combs brings another collection of stories into the spotlight for thoughtful consideration. The journey began when PUSH brought readers face to face with the challenge of actually reaching goals, as opposed to just dreaming of them. It continued when Don’t Forget Your Cape provided a well-lit mirror inside the private dressing room of each reader for the benefit of introducing them to the impact that they have on the world in which they live.
HELLO… Is This On? explores why we do what we do and speaks to our ability to develop self-trust and quiet confidence, even in the face of daunting circumstances or, in some cases, no measurable response at all.
When author, Mark DeWayne Combs started his own business in the fall of 2007 there was no local networking group to join and the local Chamber of Commerce only offered monthly, meet & greet, social events. The opportunity to start a group from scratch was just too appealing to pass up. With the help of a few local business owners, the Amelia Business Network was born. In just over a year, the group grew from six original members to a thriving membership that included over eighty small business owners. As group membership expanded, Mark started a bi-weekly newsletter and began writing a weekly Monday Morning Motivational Blog. He has been composing motivational blog material for over a decade and published his first book, End The Beginning, in January of 2015. Mark began accepting opportunities to travel and speak to small groups in the fall of 2016 and published PUSH, his first motivational book, in the spring of 2017. Broken into a handful of easy-to-read essays, PUSH mixes humor, common sense, and thought-provoking insight in an effort to give each reader the opportunity to see for themselves why they have absolutely no shot at ever being ordinary. His second motivational book, Don't Forget Your Cape follows in similar tradition, mixing personal stories with pop-culture headlines and historical events to open a window into thought that brings each reader face-to-face with their own self-worth and potential. HELLO... Is This On? is the third book of the series and turns the perspective inward. The dedicated focus of the book explores why we do what we do and speaks to our ability to develop self-trust and quiet confidence, even in the face of daunting circumstances or, in some cases, no measurable response at all.
