Welcome to Dana The Trainer’s Musical Motivation Mondays
Anyone who has been in a Dana The Trainer session knows that I love music. I manage to incorporate music somehow into every session I facilitate.
My playlist is vast and extensive and even includes some songs that I love, but I can never play in the classroom because of lyrical content.
One day I had the brilliant idea to share some of the music that pumps me up, motivates me and makes me feel alive.
And just like that – Musical Motivation Mondays was born.
Every week on a Monday I’ll be sharing a quote from a song on my playlist on social media and then coming here to give a little bit more background to the song and link to video and lyrics for those who may not be so familiar. This page will serve as an archive of all the music I’ve featured.
If there are any songs that motivate you specifically please feel free to share. Tweet me, slide into my DMs – or drop me an e-mail at hello@diversitydana.com
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Week 9 – Whatever Makes You Happy
It seems like every time I browse social media these days I see one of *those* posts. You know the ones. They say things like "Write that novel! Launch that business! Work on your side hustle! Take that course!" Because we're in this time of coronavirus lockdown and allegedly people now have all this "free" [...]
Week 8 – Blame It On The Juice
True Talk: It's tough getting back into the swing of things after taking time off for maternity leave! Last year I started using my “Keep In Touch” days to start discovering what it would feel like to get back to work again very slowly and with very trusted clients. I was so nervous. Nervous [...]
Week 7 – Nothing Compares 2 U
I remember the first time I saw the music video for "Nothing Compares 2U". I must have been 12. I think it was the first time I had ever felt a song in my toes. I couldn't look away. Something about it is haunting. Intense. It takes your breath away. I remember being transfixed. [...]
Week 6 – U Can’t Touch This
Let me tell you about a time where I felt absolutely, totally, untouchably cool. A couple years ago at a friend's wedding "U Can't Touch This" came on (what an epic DJ!) and something came over me. I was on the far end of the dance floor, and the next thing you know I [...]
Week 5 – 24K Magic
This week’s Musical Motivation Monday is Bruno Mars’ 24k Magic. I can’t believe this Grammy award winning song was released in 2016 - it seems like just yesterday. When it was first released I played it all the time because I have always loved big band music. It’s part of the reason why I love [...]