

How I’ve Turned Rejection into Motivation
Sometimes the wall in front of you is just pointing you toward a better door. Life can be tough. Sometimes it throws more rocks at us than roses. Over the past weeks, I’ve been reflecting on how rejection—while painful in the moment—has often redirected me toward something better than I originally planned. Looking back, some of the greatest growth in my life and career came after someone told me “no.” Here are a few moments where rejection became redirection. Not “Country Eno

Eric Dahl
Mar 5


The New Currency
This past weekend I was invited to speak on a panel at a conference for Independent Music Artists. Whenever possible I always accept these invitations from conferences and universities because it is fun to share what I know and I am always learning something too. For those that know me, I always have a soft place in my heart and head for the underdogs of the world. Not only because I feel that they need and deserve attention, but they are my people, and I am one of them as

Eric Dahl
Nov 4, 2025


#1
Sometimes we forget to take account of what we have accomplished in the past and only see the current stumbling blocks or obstacles in...

Eric Dahl
Jul 9, 2025


#2
This is one I have struggled with for a long time. If you had asked me this question five or six years ago my answer would have been a...

Eric Dahl
Jun 10, 2025


#3
Pay to Play is an interesting term and, in most cases, it doesn’t come across in a positive manner. Last month a National Podcast group...

Eric Dahl
Jun 4, 2025


Embrace Change
My mantra, vision statement or motivation for 2024 was “Embrace Change,” but it also could have been “Living on a Prayer.” And much like...

Eric Dahl
Jan 6, 2025


Happiness is Not
Personal happiness or joy is not an easy thing to quantify or find. In the past few years, I have definitely been in search of it and...

Eric Dahl
Sep 25, 2022


Profit vs. Passion
I am a fan of Capitalism as I’m certain most of you are as well. We all need to achieve a certain amount of income to take care of our...

Eric Dahl
Sep 18, 2022


Two Chapters Do Not a Book Make
I have re-written this piece numerous times trying to decide how much to share or not. Sometimes we get caught up in our own troubles...

Eric Dahl
Sep 14, 2022


Religion, Politics and Coleslaw
I’ve been holding back on sharing my honest feeling on a number of matters, so I thought it was time that I finally shed some light on...

Eric Dahl
Aug 9, 2020


A Family Tradition of Wine Making
Growing up I was never really a wine guy. Maybe it was from lack of being introduced to it or that was just a thing my Mom enjoyed around...

Eric Dahl
Jun 8, 2020


Media Mogul?
Back when I lived in Las Vegas, 2001-2011, I had a close friend that worked with me for a time at the TV stations – Joe DeFrancesco. He...

Eric Dahl
Nov 11, 2019


A Rock Star!
Today at church my Pastor posed an interesting question “What did we want to be when we were little?” As many of you I had different...

Eric Dahl
Sep 29, 2019


Perception is Reality?
Frequently our friends, family and even people that only vaguely know us think that our lives are much more exciting and fulfilling than...

Eric Dahl
Sep 8, 2019


Tentpoles of Life
In the world of rich video content one of our catch phrases, or clichés, has become “Tentpole events.” These represent big viewer...

Eric Dahl
Aug 25, 2019

