We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Jay Segel. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Jay below.
Jay, we’re thrilled to have you sharing your thoughts and lessons with our community. So, for folks who are at a stage in their life or career where they are trying to be more resilient, can you share where you get your resilience from?
I live a purpose-driven life and to me, that means contributing to the world’s innovation, beauty and knowledge base. To do this in my life’s disciplines, medicine and music, I have an attitude of getting up, serving, creating and producing, and I have for the majority of my 67 years on this complex earth.
Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?
When people in my medical practice discover my music background, songwriting career, or 5 album releases, they are always surprised. They often say it is nice to have music as a hobby and I remind them that I was a musician before I was a physician, which invariably is followed by a couple of chuckles. My manager, in Nashville often refers to me as a seasoned guitarist who writes infectious melodies with poignant lyrics about universal themes. I remember the days when lyrics would always seem to deliver the words you needed to hear when dealing with a particular situation, and I approach songwriting in the same manner. In fact, I am in the throughs of finishing a new book called “Lyrics Of A Life” with complete words to my favorite “Jay Segel” songs and a section of my favorite lines. My medical practice and path is very similar in tone and tenor. I have invented medical devices, taught, Computer Aided Gait Analysis (CAGA) and lead biomechanist for gait research at Johns Hopkins all while maintaining a private podiatric medical practice on Martha’s Vineyard where I have lived, treated patients and made music for over 40 years.
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
I have always believed that discipline, study, listening, and curiosity are the cornerstones to success.
“You don’t know what you’re missin’,
When you talk instead of listen,”
“I started watching,
And I started listening,
And picked up a couple of keys about,
Life and living,” and lastly…
You can get away with a lot of things,
If you mind your manners,
It’s more than just your words,
It’s tone that matters,
Think about the place,
And time they’re delivered,
It’s more than what you say,
It’s the way,
You’re remembered”
Who has been most helpful in helping you overcome challenges or build and develop the essential skills, qualities or knowledge you needed to be successful?
Along with the aforementioned goals and skills, tome, it’s not 1 specific person, thing or situation, but, as a Buddhist, I would sum it up like this;
“They say your greatest teachers are the hardest ones to love,
The people closest to you can draw the deepest blood” from Good Gone Bye, which will be on my next release in 2025
Contact Info:
- Website: https://Pondroadproject.com
Image Credits
Celine Segel
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