Life Lessons; Discovering One’s Passion and Purpose Part 1

This is a two-part interview with Peter Axtel. Peter is a true modern renaissance man as his resume is extensive. Early in life, he was a musician which he further developed into recording and producing music. He has fifteen years of experience in real estate where he dealt with the mortgage crisis. Above all, he is a creative and caring person with an entrepreneurial spirit which has led him into various small business ventures such as speaker design, custom furniture, food manufacturing, and consulting. He has trained as a Buddhist practitioner, trained in coaching, and studied human motivation. It is with this he wants to help people create an authentic, meaningful, and fulfilling life that they love while having a successful and rewarding career. He is a co-founder and managing partner at “Pathwise Publishing” LLC. He is the chief business development officer and co-founder of MotivationFinder.com and director of media production/coaching strategy and co-founder of WhatsNext.com. In this segment, Peter talks about how he had an accident and in doing so how he discovered music at a young age. Music changed his life. It was his go-to, which, led him through an array of events that led him out to San Francisco during the magical time of the late 60s which he talks about candidly. He discusses how a set of circumstances during this time made him focus more on his beliefs. Which then led him to embark on a journey to Europe finally settling in the United Kingdom, taking his music with him. He talks about the culture shock that he initially experienced and how he overcame that. More importantly, he discusses how a series of serendipitous events led him to develop his musical career. He illustrates how the band that he played for began and how they started to get traction, playing larger venues and accompanying other acts eventually leading to a recording contract with Chrysalis Records. The listener will develop an appreciation for how the rule of six degrees of separation applies here. Also, there is som