You are not a true success unless you are helping others be successful. — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
Don't chase success. Decide to make a difference and success will find you. — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
[Winning the Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition]definitely opened some doors. — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
So often the difference between success and failure is belief. Belief leads to action and execution. — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
Everyone wants to do what the great ones do; but very few are willing to do what they did to become great — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
Successful people do ordinary things with extraordinary consistency, commitment and focus. — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
The secret to life and the greatest success strategy of all is to love all of it and fear none of it. — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
Being positive won’t guarantee you’ll succeed. But being negative will guarantee you won’t. — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
Great leaders don't succeed because they are great. They succeed because they bring out the greatness in others. — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
“when it comes to building a successful business, it’s not the numbers that the drive the people, but rather the people and… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
Everybody wants the quick fix, but it doesn't happen overnight. You have to be willing to put it out there. I call… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
It's not easy to deal with the negativity in the world but it's something that's got to be done. Your success and… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
When you believe, the impossible becomes possible. What you believe will become what is true. Your optimism today will determine your level… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
I have worked in the homes of many successful people and have seen firsthand that everyone fails in life, but failure can… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
Joe Henderson, who I maybe, to me, if I had to pick one improviser in my life that I saw live that blew my… — Jon Gordon Copy Share
Benny Carter came up to me and said to me, "You know, in the whole history of the alto, I think Phil is the… — Jon Gordon Copy Share
“know that I’m not a human being having a spiritual experience. I’m a spiritual being having a human experience.” — Jon Gordon Copy Share
It's very unlikely you're a genius, but, if you're ready to work at it hard and you want to listen to music all the… — Jon Gordon Copy Share
The first jazz cruise that I was on was '91. I played with Maria Schneider and John Fedchock's band. Got to meet some amazing… — Jon Gordon Copy Share
I just lucked into a lot of good people man. In my life and through friends, and in the music, that really embraced me… — Jon Gordon Copy Share
Every morning you have a choice. Are you going to be a positive thinker or a negative thinker? Positive thinking will energize you. — Jon Gordon Copy Share
I was occasionally getting calls for some things. But I would say, 22 to 29 was a lot of scuffling. Hoping to get called… — Jon Gordon Copy Share
There are a lot of people that impacted me. I remember hearing Oscar Peterson live at the Blue Note, which was very expensive, but...… — Jon Gordon Copy Share
There's a lot of good people out here that want to help you grow and to help the music to continue to grow and… — Jon Gordon Copy Share
Ernie Hayes, Jimmy Lewis, and either Belton Evans or Khalil Mahdi on drums [were in Sweet Basil]. All those guys really took care of… — Jon Gordon Copy Share
A true leader doesn't lead to gain power. They lead to empower and give power away. — Jon Gordon Copy Share
We had Bob's [Gordon] records, and he's on Clifford Brown's first record as a leader. I believe it was Clifford Brown's first record as… — Jon Gordon Copy Share
Another classical music teacher from Performing Arts that I've stayed in contact with is Jonathan Strasser. — Jon Gordon Copy Share
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