Meet David Diaz

We caught up with the brilliant and insightful David Diaz a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

David, we’re thrilled to have you on our platform and we think there is so much folks can learn from you and your story. Something that matters deeply to us is living a life and leading a career filled with purpose and so let’s start by chatting about how you found your purpose.

When I was younger, I used to think that my purpose was solely in my gift (music). I thought that I could only be fulfilled by finding success with and through my gift. As I’ve grown older, I’ve chosen to have a deeper relationship with God. The closer I become to Him, the more it is unveiled to me that there are levels and layers to purpose. Although my gift is a large part of my purpose, I’ve come to realize that in reality, it is only part of how my purpose is expressed. Ultimately, my purpose is to love God and aspire to love people the way that He has loved me on a daily basis.

Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?

I am a singer and songwriter. I come from a family of musicians, so I grew up around music and it was wonderful. The older that I get the more I realize how blessed I was and am because of all of the talent surrounding me. Musically I’ve been influenced by many styles including gospel, r&b, jazz and a lot of mainstream pop from several decades.

There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?

I think that some of the most important things that I have learned over the years are humility, gratefulness and patience. I can only speak for myself but the way in which I was able to cultivate these qualities (and continually work on) is through pursuing a relationship with God. As far as advice, again I can only speak based on my personal life experience, but what I would say is to seek God and in time things begin to come into perspective. Most things in life usually do not play out the way that we hope or desire for them to, but in having put God first in my life, I have a lot more peace.

Alright so to wrap up, who deserves credit for helping you overcome challenges or build some of the essential skills you’ve needed?

My mom. She is the sanest, most grounded, based person I have ever known in my life. I am so grateful to God for her and her wisdom.