
Pursuing Your Passion with Jonny + Libby Diaz PH175
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<p style="text-align:center;">“I think the biggest thing that I take away are these transferable skills where, you would think that touring the country and hustling and making it happen in that way is specific to music, but it’s really not. That’s going to help us in the future with our gym, it has already as we bootstrapped the gym and figured that whole thing out, and even with our kids, just that idea of one step at a time. All you have control over is your next step. And that was all the music ever was, too, what’s my next step? What’s my next step? I never… It took me probably five years of doing music full-time to actually admit that I was a musician. I was always like, “Well, I’m doing music until I have to get a real job.” And then maybe five years later I was like, “I guess I’m a musician, I guess I should own that.” So yeah, it’s been fun to see how those skills kind of move into to different areas as well.” - Jonny Diaz</p> <p><a href='https://jonnydiaz.com/'>Jonny Diaz</a> is a contemporary Christian singer and songwriter with a number of chart topping albums, including More Beautiful You which has appeared on several Billboard magazine charts, but his heart wasn't always set on being a musician. He originally planned to focus his efforts on baseball, and attended Florida State University on a baseball scholarship. As the fourth of four brothers to attend college on a baseball scholarship, two of whom have played professionally, a career in baseball seemed a natural fit. However, while Jonny was in school, he also began to develop his musical talent. Ultimately, he discovered that by working hard and pouring his time and energy into his passion for music, he was able to turn something he loved into his professional career.</p> <p>Libby Diaz grew up in Florida and fell in love with movement mechanics at a young age when she began using functional fitness to elevate her soccer training. She went on to play collegiate ball at Florida State University, and after graduation she slowly grew he