Layer By Layer Go!
Layer by Layer is a fresh blend of creativity, intention, and inspiration — hosted by Don, a songwriter, cook, and lifelong learner exploring how we build a meaningful life, one layer at a time. Each episode mixes song insights, practical goal-setting, and flavorful cooking tips, all grounded in real-life experience and a bit of rhythm. Whether you're chasing a dream, seasoning a stew, or writing your next big chorus, this show is your weekly nudge to dig deeper, live fuller, and keep creating.
Layer By Layer Go!
Episode 12 – Less Is More
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What if the biggest legacies in life begin with the smallest seeds?
In this episode of Layer By Layer GO!, Don explores the power of restraint, persistence, and simplicity:
- Yellowstone – Taylor Sheridan’s one script that Hollywood rejected again and again, until persistence turned it into an empire.
- Beth Dutton & She – the Yellowstone character who inspired Don’s award-winning song, now streaming in The Vault.
- Tubthumping – one chorus shouted around the world, and how Don & The Tans made it their own in the 90s.
- Garlic Butter Shrimp with Sourdough – proof that five ingredients can taste like a feast (and why butter is the exception to “Less Is More”).
- Stacked Triumphs – Post-its, White-Out, Boston’s More Than a Feeling… stories of persistence layered into success.
- The Beatles – All You Need Is Love — five words broadcast to 400 million people.
- Bohemian Rhapsody – Freddie’s tiny “opera seed” that became Queen’s greatest masterpiece and shook the world at Live Aid.
Plus: Daily Flight Plans, Classic Clips, and how you can join Don behind the scenes in The Vault.
⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 – Introduction, Updates
02:00 – Song Study: Tubthumping by Chumbawamba
03:48 – Yellowstone: The Legend of Stacked Persistence
09:33 – So what does this mean for you?
09:57 – Journaling spark for you
11:02 – Beth Dutton becomes She
13:53 – Recipe: Garlic Butter Shrimp with Sourdough
16:05 – Stacked Triumphs
19:25 – Journaling spark for this week
19:48 – Minimalist Hits
21:47 – The Daily Flight Plans
22:26 – Queen’s Opera
23:34 – The Paradox of “Less Is More”
24:17 – Outro
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Sometimes Less Is More. Sometimes Less becomes everything.