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Pray. Focus. Plan. Execute.
- A Memoir by S1
- Narrated by: Larry "S1" Griffin
- Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
- Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Music
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Publisher's Summary
From humble beginnings in Waco, Larry “S1” Griffin Jr. has overcome incredible odds to work with some of the most iconic musicians of a generation: Beyonce, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Madonna, and more! His principles of praying, focusing, planning, and executing have been at the forefront of his work.
In 21 chapters, S1 tells stories of special moments of his journey and focuses even more on the challenging process that it took to get him to where he is today.
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- Sean Brown
- 07-11-20
Great Overall Book for Producers
This was a great all around book for producers and provides a lot of great motivational stories and inspiration from S1. I personally love that he’s from Texas too as I was able to make connections with a lot of the places and things he spoke about (especially towards the beginning of the book). The book is more about inspiration and telling his story on how he got to his place of success in life and how you can too, rather than giving you a bunch of tools and telling you of an exact process for success, which is perfectly okay. Just telling you what to expect. There were only two annoying things for me, in regards to the audible version. 1. The audio seemed to get very quiet at random times (and fairly often too) but maybe that was just an issues with my phone? Not too sure. 2. This is a bit “nit picky” but it (just slightly) annoyed me how often he would say the word “however” throughout the book. Maybe it was just in the unique way that he says the word or maybe he actually did just overuse that word, I’m not too sure but it did bug me a bit haha. At the end of the day, I understand that he’s a producer first and not a writer so I’ll definitely cut some slack on that one!
Overall, great read. I’d highly recommend it to aspiring producers and artists, or even entrepreneurs for that matter. Thanks for the inspiration and wise words S1!!
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- James
- 03-22-21
This was Amazing!!
I really appreciate the sincerity & details throughout this audiobook. It taught me a lot & inspired me. Such a beautiful journey. I couldn’t stop listening to this! Thank You S1 & all those involved!!
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-08-21
WHAT A STORY!!
This book was amazing...Absolutely inspiring to hear and see you flourish in life...I pray for your continued success 🙌🏾
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- Yohancé Talé Buchanan
- 10-22-20
S1
S1 is an amazing person with an amazing story. Full of ups and down. He prayed and stayed on track.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-25-20
It's inspiring.
It really inspired me as a music producer to keep faith and continue to work.
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- Kannon
- 07-14-20
Real Talk for the Dreamer
This book made me look into the mirror and asked myself, "what are you doing with your dreams". After reading S1 book, I can now Pray better, Focus better, Plan better & Execute better.
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- L Lewis
- 07-07-20
Great Stories!
S1 drops so many great stories and insights, but learning his path and perseverance was the biggest inspiration
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-05-20
Real
Success is not a final destination, success is the journey!
S1 gives the honest view of how life sometimes holds things off until you are ready for them.
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- poodapeso
- 06-03-20
good listen while I did my 4mile jog
finished in a day. half at work during free extra time and the remainder after work during my jog session. pretty good read with a slow pace. enjoy stories that have an impact on everyone to where they can go back in time and remember where they were and what they were doing during the time that specific event took place
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- G
- 06-01-20
Amazing
I am extremely motivated and inspired after listening to this book on Audible. This book is an absolute must for music producers like myself who are trying to get into the music industry, but even more so this book is for people who are passionate about their dreams. I could write an essay long breaking down chapter by chapter but I want people to read this success story. I legit teared up reading this because in some instances it reminded me of my life and what I go through at times. It reminded me not to have self doubt and to remain confident despite any challenges that may come my way. We can obtain success through these four actions: pray, focus, plan, and execute. Thank you for sharing your story S1!
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- Your mom
- 07-22-20
Honest and inspiring
I'd always wanted to find out more about one of my favourite producers, not disappointed in the slightest by this fantastic book and a really good audiobook edition.
Thanks for inspiring us S1