Welcome to New York is a great song.

Yes, I'm a 37 year old guy who loves Taylor Swift.

Don't worry, my wife knows.

Actually she encourages it.

In my eyes, T Swift is genuine, kind, and a master marketer. She's talented, intelligent, and knows how to attract people to her. And this love she shows to people leads to many cool things.

One of these people that's been attracted to her music is Ryan Adams.
If you don't know Ryan Adams, he's an indie rock stud. Good music, better lyrics, and a knack for emotion. (Not Bryan Adams...he's the Everything I do, I do it for you guy....but not the worst music to come out of Canada. That rhymes with Picklepack)

Taylor Swift put out an awesomely awesome album called 1989. Every song is good. Every one. (iTunes kids....listen to the whole album, not just some select songs. It's worth it).

Her buddy Ryan Adams liked the album so much that he called up T Swift and asked if he could record all her songs from the album...and then put out his own 1989. Same album, same songs, different take on the music.

He didn't want to copy her. He just wanted to give it his own style.

She said sure, that's awesome, I wish you would.

And now, we have 2 awesomely awesome 1989s.

2 takes on the same thing. 2 different perspectives. 2 albums that we will listen to. And no bad blood between Taylor and Ryan.

Why?

Because we crave perspective.
We don't read just one author. We don't watch just one TV show. We don't eat just one kind of food.

We want perspective.

And your perspective matters too.

Now, I know what you're thinking. Never in my wildest dreams do I think people want to hear what I think.

I know. I had the same feeling.

But here's the truth...

Your voice matters.

Your experience matters.

You matter.

Don't worry about other people. Don't worry what they think of you.

Look at things through your lens.

Because then magic happens. In golf and in life.

When you rip your ball by some trees, your perspective helps. And that's how you'll get the ball out of the woods.

When you're too scared to talk to a girl, your perspective helps. And that's how you get the girl.

When you're worried about failure, your perspective helps. And you'll be able to take things in stride, learn from mistakes, and just shake it off.

You matter.

From this day forward, think of it as a clean slate. A blank space. A new beginning.

I know places like that can be scary. That out of the comfort zone place. But it's worth it.

If all you had to do was stay with the same old safe routine, you'd probably never make a move. But I encourage you to live with a newfound confidence that you are as important as anyone else.

Don't downplay your voice and your perspective.

You matter.

Create your own happiness.

Create your own 1989.

Welcome to Happy.

Talk soon,
Bryan

P.S. Here's the tracklist for Taylor Swift's (and Ryan Adams') 1989: Welcome to New York, Blank Space, Style, Out Of The Woods, All You Had To Do Was Stay, Shake It Off, I Wish You Would, Bad Blood, Wildest Dreams, How You Get The Girl, This Love, I Know Places, Clean. Now go re-read the story and find them all.