Peter Joynt: From Living With A Speech Impediment, To Using His Love For Music And Positivity To Inspire Others

Drown the Noise

Have you ever hated being singled out in a big group? Now imagine you have a learning disability or something that makes you so different from other kids growing up, that they bully you or tease you because you aren't "normal."

Peter Joynt experienced this a lot as a kid. Luckily he says, he was a big kid, who didn't let bully's push him around; but there's no doubt, words hurt and they're hard to forget. He used humour and a love for music to build relationships with others and vowed to never let his 'difference' stop him from doing anything he ever wanted.

And he's stuck to this belief. After years of working on his own music, and releasing albums, he finally had a few songs go viral. One in particular, called Capcity, that celebrates the awesome aspects of Canada's Capital, Ottawa.

Because he never gave up his passion, he's been able to collaborate with the Ottawa Senators, rapped for the Governor General of Canada and become a well-known speaker in the Ottawa school system on bullying and acceptance.

This one's all about empathy; gratitude; why you need to continue your passion, even if it doesn't return the accolades right away; why there's strength in pushing through hard times and how to leave a lasting legacy that withstands time.