"LESSONS IN LIFE". 4-minutes. Music Video. California. Directed by Michael Nicklin. Composer, musical director, and vocalist Todd Schroeder drives along the Pacific coast after a performance to clear his head, and composes a song while experiencing flash-forward daydreams about the lessons in life that children may experience as they grow into adulthood. The song, Lessons in Life, was written by Todd as a message of love to his two young daughters. Website.