Music has always been part of my life. I grew up surrounded by it—my dad had a country-western dance band. Every Saturday night, the jam session was at our house. Even as a little boy, I’d sit at the drum kit and join in. Later, I learned the guitar and became the rhythm guy.

It was incredible watching my dad and my uncle play. My uncle, Bud Truby, had performed with Chet Atkins. He was that talented. Music wasn’t just what we did; it was who we were. My two brothers and I sang at every opportunity. My mom was a music catalyst for us boys. Most weekends, the “Truby Trio” got asked to sing two or three times, and by the time I was 14, we’d made our first album.

I learned early on that music doesn’t just fill the air—it fills the heart. That love eventually led me to sing professionally with The Heritage Singers, a gospel group whose mission was to share hope and faith through song. I was one of the lead singers and often the speaker between songs. We sang to standing-room-only crowds across the country.

Those years taught me something I’ve never forgotten: music can reach places in the heart that words alone can’t. It can soften what’s hardened. It can heal what’s hidden. It can lift a spirit that’s been quietly carrying too much.

During my time with The Heritage Singers, we made about 10 albums. Later, I recorded albums with two of my groups, then a duet album with my wife at the time, and a solo project. Writing and recording stayed central to my life.

Over the years, I’ve kept writing and performing songs that carry what I’ve learned about life—how we grow, how we love, how we change. One of those songs is called “Today Will Be Tomorrow – Unless I Learn from Yesterday.” It’s a song about awareness—about pausing long enough to notice what life is trying to teach us. Because if we don’t, we’ll repeat the same patterns, the same reactions, the same mistakes.

That idea lines up with a core principle I teach: we can shift our “calibration point.” When we change how we see ourselves and our story, our choices follow—and so do our results. In other words, perception first, behavior next. That’s how real change sticks. 

The heart of that song is the heart of my “Beyond the Mirror” course. Both are about learning from our past without living in it—taking a genuine look at who we are, where our patterns came from, and choosing a better way forward. When we step into that honest light, we move from being driven by yesterday to being directed by choice today. 

And here’s a practical nudge: sometimes the fastest way to change your life is to change the “state” you live in—your state of mind. Curiosity, for example, opens the brain and boosts learning even beyond the thing you’re curious about. Choose a better state; you’ll see a better life. 

So if you take a few minutes to listen my song, I hope it gives you a small pause in your day—a reminder that reflection isn’t about regret, it’s about wisdom you can use right now. And when we genuinely appreciate the people who travel with us—calling out the person, not just the performance—we deepen belonging and renew the heart that keeps us singing. 

🎵 Listen here: Today Will Be Tomorrow (Unless I Learn from Yesterday)

✨Learn more: Beyond the Mirror (Course in Self-Transformation)

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