Category Archives: Focus

Apr 27 2012
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Business, Creativity, Discipline, Focus, Imagination, Leadership, Let The Music Play, Marketing

Degree Insert

What if some variation of this was inserted into every tube they put a degree in next month across our nation’s universities?

  • Busy doesn’t mean profitable.
  • The difference in you at 22 and you at 27 will be the books you read and the people you meet. Shake a lot of hands, be nice, and read everything you can get your hands on (the subject doesn’t matter).
  • You get to use your notes in real life – so take good ones and pay attention.
  • You never know the test question in real life – so train, prepare, be sharp, and know your stuff.
  • Find as many mentors as you can possibly gather and spend as much time as you can with them.
  • Take a sabbath and it doesn’t have to be on Sunday.
  • Don’t trade love for money. If there’s no passion in your work, your art will reflect that.
  • Stay close with the friends you’ve made here. They will be on the same battle field you are throughout life.
  • The news media buys your eyes by selling ads. Careful with claiming it as gospel.
  • Just because you can TiVo doesn’t mean your TV consumption should go up.
  • Work hard then work smart. It rarely works in reverse order.
  • Google everything.
  • Find out what it means for you to Let The Music Play.

Looking back over the last 2,500 days, I’ve learned a lot since graduation. Often I’ve wished what I’ve learned would have been taught during my college days.

But I’m not so sure it can be taught. It appears it has to be learned.

PS – I just noticed that learned has the word “earned” in it. Looks like there is supposed to be effort and challenge involved in learning these things.

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Apr 26 2012
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Books, Business, Discipline, Focus

A.E.P.

Gandhi once said…”Action expresses priorities.”

I’m going to start referring to this as A.E.P. And today A.E.P. becomes tattooed all over my office, car, and even my hand (with marker).

In other words…

  • My laziness reveals something about my priorities.
  • My focus shows what is important to me.
  • My complaining casts a shadow on what I value.
  • Alas, my instrument practice shows how much I care about my music.

The only thing I can find that precedes an action is a decision. So the question for the day is, how are you going to decide to act?

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Apr 25 2012
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Business, Creativity, Discipline, Focus, Imagination, Leadership, Marketing

How Soon?

How soon will it be until all of this sets in?

  • The world is smaller than ever and shrinking in size daily.
  •  A Human Touch > Digital Footprint
  • Print media Kool-Aid has passed its use by date.
  • Decision and action will change your life.
  • Music gets noticed in a noisy world.
  • Cheese moves.
  • Love wins.

Timing is everything so pray it sets in sooner than later.

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Apr 23 2012
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Creativity, Discipline, Focus, Imagination

Vision 2012

I arrived at Baylor University in the academic year of 2001-2002. This was the year the university released it’s somewhat unpopular Vision 2012.

One of the vision goals was to become competitive in all sports. It is now 2012 and this year Baylor University has:

  • Won the Alamo Bowl
  • Received its first Heisman Award Winner
  • Finished #11 in Football final rankings
  • Won National Championship in Women’s Basketball
  • Men’s Basketball made it to Elite 8
  • Men’s Baseball has just won 24 games in a row and broke the Big 12 record for conference wins in a row.

The Scriptures explain “where is no vision the people perish.”  And where there is vision, the possibilities are endless.

When you tell the world where you are going somehow it tends to start clearing a way for you.

Vision has quickly become a consistent topic here at LTMPblog.com. I’m constantly reminded I need more of it.

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Apr 20 2012
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Focus, Leadership

You and Change

You want the market to change? You need to change.

You want your clients to change? You need to change your approach.

You want your life to change? You need to change your life.

You want what you’re getting out of _____ to change? You need to change what you’re putting into _______.

Sad, but most would rather take time to confirm their fashion taste in the window reflections they pass than ask themselves these difficult questions looking into the mirror each morning.

Why? Because we are the answer.

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