1) Yourself.
2) Progress.
Right?
If YOU’re not on the field, the ball won’t just MOVE itself.
Einstein was here first with this thought. “Nothing happens until something moves.”
Everyday the lottery pick is yours.
And that something Albert was talking about is you.
It’s no longer the corporate race to the top or a discount race to the bottom that wins. Rather, it’s the waltz of connection, the glow of enlightenment, and the rays that shine from swapping the holiest of all commodities – information.
There are no more jobs left. Just the work you were sent here to do.
It’s impossible for your future to look dim if you’re willing to shine in that role.
A protagonist is someone who knows what they want and overcomes conflict to get it.
So shine and #WriteYourStory.
….just how beautifully small the world is.
Chances are there is someone out there, close by, maybe across the table, hall, or street, that can help you get where you’re wanting to go with your music.
Shake hands.
Give some hugs.
Write thank you notes.
Check your ego at the door.
We call this ‘neighborin‘ where I’m from.
Education and providing the pathway to learning is now the inception of a sale. Before people buy, click, or swipe they go learn. Which is where you come in.
For your industry, line of work, or art, while Google may provide the answers, we still need you to illuminate, shadow, or frame them for us.
Selling is over.
You must teach.
Which means you must, first, learn. Which means you must study. Which means you must prepare.
The Internet = The Library.
You = The Librarian.
You build a brand. You can’t buy it.
You build character. You can’t inherit it.
You build relationships. You don’t click them.
The most important part of the Empire State building, or whatever you’re building, is what you can’t see.
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