January 19 is the birthday of Janis Joplin. She was born in 1943 and if alive today would be 67 years old. I could just see her now! She would be among the ranks of Willie Nelson or Mick Jaggar, still struttin’ her stuff.
If you’re not familiar with Janis Joplin, she was a popular rock singer in the late 1960s. She started as the lead singer of Big Brother and the Holding Company and eventually went off on her own. Listening to Janis was like watching lighting flash. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Janis #46 of the 100 greatest artists of all time, and in 2008, they listed her as 28 of the 100 greatest singers of all time.
What was it about Janis that helped her gain this status? Was it her singing talent? Oh, although I’m a HUGE fan, I have to say no. It was her passion! I’m not kidding when I say it was like watching lightening flash when she sang. She put everything she had into her performances.
If you have ever seen or heard Janis sing, you know she’s unlike anyone else before or after her. She was an original. She was HERSELF. The message? Be yourself! Live big, risk big! The rewards generally are as big as the risk. If we don’t risk in our lives, we won’t see the results we dream of seeing.
What must YOU risk in order to live the life you imagine? If you are living that life right now, what’s next??
