Category Archives: Discipline

Jul 19 2012
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Change The World, Discipline, Focus, Imagination, Leadership

What Does Small Have to do with Growth?

Go to Barnes and Noble and walk by any self-help or business section. I don’t know the figures, but getting you and I to grow (spiritually, physically, financially, etc,) has to be a billion dollar industry.

But why is there no growth? Why is the economy stalled? Why are we the same December 31 as we were January 1. Why do we set out to make music, but end up with noise?

The answer is quite simple: we don’t like small.

We prefer play over practice.

But it’s the small steps of action that lead to big results.

The driving range is the quickest route to a PGA Tour card. 50 calls will lead to the sale. Start with a 1/4 mile and soon you’ll be at a marathon.

We avoid the small, typically, because it’s not noticed.

Do the small day after day after day after day after day and you won’t be forgotten.

Your growth is contingent on your dreaming bigger and acting smaller.

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Jul 17 2012
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Change The World, Creativity, Discipline, Focus

Daily Questions for the Entrepreneur

Is your brand expanding?

Is your mind expanding?

Are you following the map or drawing it?

What are you becoming?

Are you another day closer to or further from your goals?

Can you define your purpose?

Are you bored?

Are you curious?

Is there more market share available?

Are you making new friends?

Who’s following you?

Who are you following?

Is it worth it?

What’s next?

Who’s not being served? How are you going to fix that?

Why?

Why not?

What’s louder in your life – the noise or the music?

 

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Jul 16 2012
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Business, Change The World, Creativity, Discipline, Focus, Imagination, Leadership, Let The Music Play

Your Music

We are the only thing that keeps us from taking our music to the next level.

Not content with your music today?

Find a mirror and figure it out.

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Jul 13 2012
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Business, Change The World, Creativity, Discipline, Focus, Imagination, Leadership

The Shine of Greatness

There is a voice that must be muted.

This voice says things like, “not now”, “not you”, “they won’t understand”, “not in this market”, “not a chance”, “what will people say?”….

It’s going to be scary on the road to greatness.

You’re going to have to retire your pride.

You’re going to have to go out on a limb.

You’re going to have to look foolish at times.

You’re going to have to give more than thought you would. More time, more effort, more imagination, more __________.

You’re going to have to be ok with people not understanding why you’re doing what you’re doing.

It’s your push against resistance –  it’s  your challenging of the status quo – it’s YOU being YOU that will cause you to shine.

And the more you shine the more we all will be able to see.

We are all benefactors when you live out the character you were created to be in your story.

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Jul 12 2012
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Business, Change The World, Creativity, Discipline, Focus, Imagination, Leadership

small action leads to XL Life.

Small spoken words change people lives.

Small action day after day creates a big life.

Small steps get you atop Everest.

Today become smaller. Be pivotal in what’s unseen behind the scenes.

It’s the small lyrics that make you call that artist your favorite.

It’s the small things your favorite hotel does that no other does that makes you come back.

It’s the small tidbit of wisdom someone told you that you have never forgotten.

It’s the small things that will make you say or have made you say “I do” to someone.

It’s the small things that differentiate us.

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