Despite many negative headlines, Donald Trump has been a godsend to a   
   recording artist from Chicago who had been trying to complete his masterpiece   
   album for seven years.   
      
   Recording artist Octathorpe's genius idea started when his Music Life Coach,   
   Mark Desvaux, challenged him to create the ultimate incentive to complete his   
   album within six months. Sheldon Kessel aka Octathorpe wrote a post-dated   
   check for $250 to support    
   Trump's Presidential Campaign Fund as a penalty if he did not complete his   
   album by the deadline.   
      
   Octathorpe said: "My dream has always been to be a full-time musician, but   
   life always got in the way. I realised that unless I could finish my current   
   album, the dream would die. When Mark challenged me, he asked me to donate   
   money to an organization    
   that was against my beliefs and values. I became more motivated than I have   
   ever been, and failure was not an option!"   
      
   Mark Desvaux of musiclifecoach.com said: "The number one reason people   
   approach me for coaching is they have dream in music, but trying to do things   
   on their own is impossible. For major artists with deadlines set by their   
   label, they have a huge    
   incentive to deliver on time. For the indie artist however, the lack of   
   deadlines is a huge issue. I always ask clients to set incentives to hit   
   deadlines we agree on, and Sheldon's idea was the best I have ever heard. He   
   delivered his album a week early!   
   "   
      
   Octathorpe's album "In The Meantime" will be released on September 30th 2016.   
   Listen to a sampler of the album at soundcloud.com/octathorpe/in   
   the-meantime-album-sampler   
      
   Website: http://www.octathorpe.com   
      
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