9 Songs To Help You Reset & Be Your Best Self

Welcome to our weekly column, Reset. Written by Karen Taylor Bass, this column, published each Tuesday, is about life lessons learned and mastered mentally, spiritually, and physically and how they contribute to a successful life and career.

Music is power. The right song can take you from pain to inspiration and transform your mood to belief, power, and I can-do-it. Yes. Life is a soundtrack and when you select a winning compilation, all your struggles seem worth it.

I have pressed reset several times and taken many missteps to master the lessons and create a journey worth living. Life will never be perfect, but if we select inspiring grooves on the path to renewal, it makes life worth living.

Get ready to let it all go, be free, get naked with your emotion, and allow the magic of music to uplift you. Here is to hope, love, and inspiration.

Allow me to share some of my favorite tunes, which have provided me with the ultimate instruction and playbook to love self stronger; have faith; and, ultimately change the course to press RESET, when stuff isn’t working.

Take Me To The King – Tamala Mann

Life is about surrendering to a higher power and trusting all will be okay when you get weary.

Stronger  – Kanye West

This is the ultimate anthem to get your game on and allow your ego to takeover. #Confidence

Just Fine – Mary J. Blige

Yes. At the end of the day, it will always be just fine. Trust and believe.

Happy People – R. Kelly

Allow yourself to feel good and accept that you deserve it with this song.

The Legend -Bob Marley

The ultimate universal artist — next to Michael Jackson — is Bob Marley. Any song, on any day, can give you back your mojo.

Ain’t No Stopping Us Now – McFadden & Whitehead

This is a song of empowerment and never giving up when the odds are stacked against you.

Lovely Day – Bill Withers

Life is will not always give you sunshine. However, a positive attitude can give you a great perspective. It really will be a lovely day.

Mahogany – Diana Ross

My favorite song of all time because the words are powerful – if you don’t know what you want, where you are going, how can you truly press RESET?

“Do you know where you’re going to?
Do you like the things that life is showing you
Where are you going to?
Do you know…?”

Music is power. The right song can take you from pain to inspiration and transform your mood to belief, power, and I can-do-it. Yes. Life is a soundtrack and when you select a winning compilation, all your struggles seem worth it.

I have pressed reset several times and taken many missteps to master the lessons and create a journey worth living. Life will never be perfect, but if we select inspiring grooves on the path to renewal, it makes life worth living.

Karen Taylor Bass’ RESET: Make your own compilation of songs to help you press RESET. Play it loud, sing along, cry out loud, laugh and remember this is a journey.