“A eagle can live in a chicken coop & co-mingle with chickens their whole life and even believe it’s a chicken… but the moment we need/decide to fly we spread our wings and realize the difference”

As a singer/philosopher whose mission is elevating people through music I want to be aligned with people who also are on the same mission. Just received a partnership with someone who seems like it would be a great flow right into “Winning” on surface level. As tempting, I feel a pull to say no since it’s feeling too easy.. am I missing a good opportunity or discerning what’s on mission? How to know the truth?

📍 1. CONTEXT / INDUSTRY SHIFT SoundExchange just announced the Global AI Sound Recording Registry, a public system launching in 2025 that lets rights owners officially declare how their recordings can or cannot be used to train AI models. This move follows the explosion of AI music tools ingesting commercial and indie catalogs without consent. The registry aims to create a public paper trail - a record of creator intent - before AI companies start scraping. Participation is free and voluntary. Each recording tied to an ISRC can be marked as: - Reserved - cannot be used for AI training. - Contact RO - cannot be used without permission, but open for direct licensing. - Not Indicated - no stance given (the default). If no declaration is made, your tracks default to “Not Indicated,” meaning your position is undefined. The registry marks a structural shift from reactive lawsuits to proactive digital rights declarations. - 📂 2. CASE FOCUS / BREAKDOWN • Integration with existing ISRC systems. The registry will sit on top of SoundExchange’s public ISRC database - the same structure used for royalty collection - giving it built-in legitimacy. • AI compliance layer. Developers' training models will be able to reference this database before using sound recordings, similar to checking a rights ledger. • “Contact RO” opens licensing opportunities. Instead of flat rejection, creators can signal willingness to negotiate fair AI-use licenses directly. • Legal transparency tool, not a shield. SoundExchange notes that the registry will not prevent misuse by itself, but it strengthens the evidence trail for creators asserting rights. • EU law connection. The declaration ties to Article 4 of the EU Directive 2019/790, which allows text and data mining unless rights holders opt out. The registry is a formal way to opt out globally. - 📈 3. STRATEGY OR BUSINESS PRINCIPLE Principle: Rights Declaration Before Ingestion. The industry has spent years reacting after the fact - discovering that recordings were trained into AI datasets post-use. This registry flips the sequence. Rights owners can now make their stance public before training ever happens.

"Here’s something I want to share with you all… This thought process is deeply rooted in my heart and in our purpose with each of you. It's more than just words — it's a path I believe in, and one I hope inspires you as much as it has shaped me." “A man’s gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.” — Proverbs 18:16 Wealth doesn’t begin in your bank account. It begins in your mind. Before success can show up in your life, it must first take root in your thoughts. You must believe in abundance, think with purpose, and see opportunity before the world ever reflects it back to you. Here’s how the transformation happens: 🧠 1. Wealth must exist in the mind before it becomes reality. A mindset of scarcity repels success. A mindset of purpose attracts it.Key Principle: Mindset is the origin of all outcomes. 💡 2. Physical reality transforms an idea into a definite goal. Vague dreams don’t manifest. But clear, focused goals create momentum.Key Principle: Clarity turns imagination into direction. 🎧 3. A definite goal tunes your spirit to the sound of opportunity. When you know what you want, you start to notice doors opening.Key Principle: Vision sharpens awareness. 🏃‍♂️ 4. The sound of opportunity transforms into action. Hearing opportunity isn’t enough. You must move.Key Principle: Nothing changes without action. 💎 5. Action transforms the wealth of the mind into riches. Your ideas, beliefs, and drive are inner wealth. Through action, they become visible — in income, impact, and influence.Key Principle: Outer wealth is the echo of inner value. 🔁 In Simpler Words: Think like someone who’s already wealthy.Set clear goals.Listen for opportunity.Take bold action.And through it all, stay aligned with your purpose. When you walk in your God-given purpose, guided by grace, everything begins to shift. 🙏🏼 "True wealth is not just what you have — it’s who you are, what you carry, and how you use it to serve the world. In other words, wealth is not rooted only in material things but in spiritual alignment transformed into physical reality — because when you are grounded in your values, connected to purpose, and living with intention, true abundance flows from the inside out. Material success then becomes a reflection of inner wealth, not the source of it."

Check out this interview with Ludwig Goransson and his steps of creating the music for "Oppenheimer" he talks about not having to add alot of sounds to make your piece sound bigger but more on capturing the emotion and more... https://youtu.be/fWvX4M1dXss?si=ymj8iNgzpxRhRKfP