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Hi, I'm Jesse. I'm an author and multimedia producer with a message: Choosing to be the best version of yourself is a choice you make in the moment, each moment. You have the power! It is up to you to learn how to exercise it. My new self-help book, "Start Today: Be Awesome. Be You." advises the reader to return often to first principles and review the basics: your core values, your sense of purpose, and your focus on the goodness of life. Throughout the book, self-help is seen as a deeply meaningful personal philosophy: an extension of the wisdom of ages, as expressed in the texts of major world religions. My other writing has explored a variety of themes and subjects, from political philosophy to science fiction and more. Beyond books, I'm best known for my work as a music teacher (first for a year overseas forever ago, and now as a private instructor locally) and a small business owner (I was in web development and marketing for about a decade and a half), a runner, a producer, and a performer, as well as stints as a member of a movie crew and as a local political candidate. I live in rural Oregon with my wife of 19 years and our delightfully ferocious children. My new album, "Broken Pieces," under the band name Flumergex ("merge within a state of flux") is available on all major streaming and download platforms. This album is like downtempo lo-fi grunge trip-hop with some blues influences. The songs include a cover of the much-loved classic "The Sounds of Silence," and the upcoming original single, "I Play a Hero on TV." Upcoming music projects include an album of holiday music, and a deep dive down the rabbit hole of synthesizers and sequencers. Last summer I got some friends together and produced a low-budget comic short film that's currently in post-production, so watch for that, probably in 2025. I'm happy to connect with folks who share my interests in self-help, film production, music production, sync licensing, book publishing, business management, personal transformation, mindfulness, and making the world a better place through interpersonal connection. Cheers!