{"id":4634,"date":"2012-06-16T14:04:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-16T19:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidgruehn.com\/?p=4634"},"modified":"2023-10-18T09:25:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T14:25:43","slug":"the-power-of-passion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidgruehn.com\/index.php\/2012\/06\/16\/the-power-of-passion\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power of Passion"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4634\" class=\"elementor elementor-4634\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31b3b3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31b3b3b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b74bd96\" data-id=\"b74bd96\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8bb1eb2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8bb1eb2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad80b6d\" data-id=\"ad80b6d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9230037 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"9230037\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cNothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.\u201d \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">George Hegel<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fa191a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fa191a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37cc7fa\" data-id=\"37cc7fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f860c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f860c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Music has always been my primary passion. Some of my earliest memories are sitting in my mother\u2019s kitchen, banging on pots and pans with spoons and forks. Unlike technology, I didn\u2019t stumble upon this passion. My infatuation with percussion is DNA infused, as is my \u201c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nosweatshakespeare.com\/quotes\/famous\/play-it-by-ear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">play by ear<\/a><\/span>\u201d instinctive ability. My desire to play was as natural and powerful as wanting to eat \u2013 and I couldn\u2019t get enough of it. Without knowing it then, I\u2019d discovered the <em>power of passion<\/em>, which I define as harnessing your innate abilities to accomplish your desires. It stands to reason that anything you love to do, you\u2019ll do often. And that which you do often, you do well. My Dad put it this way, \u201cif you love what you do, you aren\u2019t working \u2013 you\u2019re playing \u2013 but they pay you for it\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c901768 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c901768\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c2b87d\" data-id=\"4c2b87d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9306794 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"9306794\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cPeople with great passion can make the impossible happen.\u201d \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Anonymous<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b7a3eec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b7a3eec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4209eab\" data-id=\"4209eab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee55ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ee55ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It wasn\u2019t until my early fifties that I discovered an undeniable link between passionate musicians and passionate technologists \u2013 but that\u2019s another blog for another time. The discovery sprang from my experience with the <a href=\"https:\/\/risnews.com\/ris-rock-n-roll-retail-here-stay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rock and Roll Retail<\/span><\/a> music event, in which I was a founding member and their first drummer. In summary, every year since 2010, a group of retailer musicians gathers in New York City to perform for a charity music event at the world\u2019s largest retail trade show \u2013 the <a href=\"https:\/\/nrf.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">National Retail Federation<\/span><\/a>. The musicians get one hour to practice, which is good because most have never played together &#8211; then they hit the <em>live<\/em> stage. These are some of the most passionate people I\u2019ve ever met. Most work in retail technology and are well-respected experts. All epitomize the <em>P<\/em><strong><em>ower of Passion<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p><h5>Check out the following for more information and performance videos:<\/h5><h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r2pQg775n44\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Story Behind Rock and Roll Retail &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/h5><h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/RocknRollRetail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RocknRollRetail &#8211; YouTube Channel<\/a><\/h5><h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@dgruehn\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Gruehn performance videos<\/a><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8db30ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8db30ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59616e9\" data-id=\"59616e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab18e7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab18e7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\">Band Members:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\">Renee Paul (Epicor)-<\/span><\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\">Lead Vocals, <\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\">Jake Sherard (Revionics)-<\/span><\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\">Lead Guitar,<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\"> Marc Hafner (Revionics)-Rhythm Guitar, <\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\">Robert Fort (Guitar Center)-Keyboards, <\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\">David Gruehn (Microsoft)-Drums, <\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\">Tony Harder (tekServepos)-Bass, <\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\">Nikki Baird (RSR Research)-Backup Vocals,<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h5><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\">Dave Weinand (RIS News)-Producer.<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music has always been my primary passion. Some of my earliest memories are sitting in my mother\u2019s kitchen, banging on pots and pans with spoons and forks. Unlike technology, I didn\u2019t stumble upon this passion. My infatuation with percussion is DNA infused, as is my \u201cplay by ear\u201d instinctive ability. My desire to play was as natural and powerful as wanting to eat \u2013 and I couldn\u2019t get enough of it. Without knowing it then, I\u2019d discovered the Power of Passion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4632,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[201],"tags":[730,735,733,218,731,217,729,736,737,705,728,732],"class_list":["post-4634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-video","tag-dave-weinand","tag-jake-sheard","tag-marc-hafner","tag-national-retail-federation","tag-nikki-baird","tag-nrf","tag-power-of-passion","tag-renee-paul","tag-ris-news","tag-robert-fort","tag-rock-roll-retail","tag-tony-harder"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Power of Passion - DwG Retail<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Music has always been my primary passion. 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