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Dec 31 2012
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Business, Change The World, Creativity, Discipline, Focus, Imagination, Let The Music Play, success

The Green Room

Let’s think of today as the green room prior to the stage of 2013. The green room is the space in the venue which accommodates the performers before they hit the stage and make their music. This is the room where the set list is made, the show is planned, and the Muse begins to whisper hints and nudge at the musician’s improvisation.

You’ve got a service, product, or idea and now you’re locked in the green room to dwell on its…

  • content
  • appeal
  • connectivity
  • engine
  • fuel
  • form
  • fans
  • followers
  • assets
  • market trends
  • edges (smooth and rough ones)
  • vision
  • weakness
  • strength
  • untapped markets
  • craftsmanship
  • trade-offs
  • vibe
  • truths and lies
  • purpose
  • design
  • pace
  • taste
  • feel
  • style
  • why
  • promise
  • hope
  • legacy
Ralph Waldo Emerson, once said, “People only see what they are prepared to see.”
Give yourself some time in the green room today for 2013’s benefit.
Success feasts on preparation.
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Dec 26 2012
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Words, Actions, and Music

There are some things words cannot say…we call those things actions.

There’s an aftermath that occurs when actions are taken because of one’s values…we call that aftermath the music.

Your music speaks where words fail and shows what actions cannot.

Music is your holy to-do.

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Dec 24 2012
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Opting In

Instead of fearing the hard work, opt in for it.

Afraid to make the sales call, opt in and make it happen.

Concerned about showing your art to the public?…opt in for the gallery display.

What happens with consistent opt-in is a gradual move from fear to familiarity.

That speech that frightened you is now a comfortable stage.

The writing that was difficult to sit down and do is now a familiar part of your day.

We look at roller coasters a lot differently after the ride is over than we did while standing in line to ride it.

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Dec 20 2012
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A Compass Called “Better”

The hope is that you, your widget, your idea, and your purpose gets better each day.

For some, 365 days of better gets them to being the best.

For others it’s 10,000 hours of better that gets them to being the best.

If you’re goal is to be the best, but you’re lacking a compass – just point at better. Better today coupled with compound interest tomorrow will get you to best.

Einstein struck gold with his thoughts on compound interest. “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it…he who doesn’t…pays it.”

Eventually, though, the legends of “best” start a new flow. It goes – best, better than that, best again, better than that, best again, better than that, and so forth.

How’s your game?

How’s your magic?

How’s your purpose?

How’s your hustle?

If you think it’s the best I can only hope you can see it becoming better.

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Dec 19 2012
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Surround Sounds

Give me five minutes with you and I can probably predict the sounds, thoughts, and ideas that currently surround you.
I can tell you the books, people, and ideas that have shaped your taste, posture, economic outlook, and lingo.
You could do the same with me.
Our work probably looks like who we work with. Our music we write probably sounds like our music heroes. Our art probably resembles the work that convinced us to pick up the brush. Our coaching probably resembles the coaching of who once coached us. I could be wrong here, but I’ll take the bet.
So the question here is who or what needs muting and who or what needs to be turned up?
We can’t keep our surrounding sounds a secret.
Indeed, they are the melodies we whistle while we work.
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