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Executive Score: Bet on Yourself

Memos & Executive Briefings, Music and Entertainment By   Dr. Eli Joseph Dr. Eli Joseph , Dr. Janice Gassam Asare Dr. Janice Gassam Asare
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Technical Specifications & Metadata

Score Name: Bet on Yourself

Song Length: 2:02

Release Date: October 5, 2026

Related Episodes: Bet on Yourself: 40 Years of Child Psychology, Grit, and Raising a Resilient Kid with ADHD

Tempo (BPM): 103

Musical Key: F Major

Camelot Wheel: 7B

Official Lyrics

(As published on Genius under “The Academic Boardroom”)

[Intro]

Welcome back to our table. You are tuned in with Dr. J & Dr. E. Pull up a chair, and listen in.

[Verse]

When time is tightly scheduled and every minute planned,

Taking extra hours puts future tasks out of hand.

A student set aside his plan to step up to the plate.

Choosing to rely upon his strength to shape his fate.

 

From early days in hockey rinks to climbing mountains high,

He learned to keep his focus strong and let the doubt pass by.

Through music, sports, and nature, new routines began to align.

Building inner resilience through a steady design.

 

The family held a simple rule that guided every test.

To bet upon yourself and give your absolute best.

When facing any challenge, take the leap and stand tall.

Trusting in your purpose gives the power through it all.

Podcast Score Summary

The song “Bet on Yourself” is an encouraging story about trusting oneself and being resilient. The song is about a college student who learns, through his experience, that while he is provided with many helpful tools to make the journey easier for him, he ends up not being able to benefit from them because of their complexity. Instead of dissecting the system and learning how to deal with it, he takes a step back, relying on himself and his own strength.

The verses describe the life of a person in his younger days, where he learned to hone his skills. Hockey rinks, music, and mountain climbing made him practice focus and calm down the doubt in him while being able to create habitual routines.

In the chorus, the author presents his main idea of responsibility and goes as far as to make it sound like a family rule: “bet on yourself and do something!”

The song can also be called a real-life story as it reflects the experience revealed by Dr. Jane Timmons-Mitchell and her son in their book on raising a child with ADHD. It targets students, parents, and everyone who has started believing in themselves.

 

Editor’s Note: While The Academic Boardroom—led by Dr. Eli Joseph and Dr. Janice Gassam Asare—serves as the official publisher and is indexed as the artist profile on Genius for lyrical curation, Dr. Eli Joseph is designated as the primary composer, producer, and lead performing artist across all official distribution metadata. Per global digital streaming platform (DSP) and distribution compliance regulations, the brand name The Academic Boardroom cannot be used as the performing artist on cover art or release metadata. All legal performance rights, master recordings, and distribution credits are formally attributed to Dr. Eli Joseph and Dr. Janice Gassam Asare, representing the broader creative and strategic vision of the network leadership.

Faculty affiliations

NYU School of Professional Studies
Columbia University

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Dr. Eli Joseph

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