Recognize those little moments that define your success.

Just taking a step is a success. Finishing a great song - even if no one hears it - is a success. Getting into a song competition - even if you don't win - is a success. A kind word of validation is a success.

When you wake up every day and realize that you're living your dream, that is the ultimate success.

- Lydia Hutchinson from Performing Songwriter Magazine
contributed by Elisa Peimer from New York, NY