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Aug 13 2012
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Change The World, Creativity, Discipline, Focus, Imagination, Leadership, Let The Music Play

Further and Further

Now, more than ever, success is going to require that you get further and further from the pack,

further and further out of the box,

further and further from standard operating procedures,

and further and further from limited thinkers and dreamers.

The rat race is noisiest and most crowded place on earth. The problem is you don’t notice the noise or the mass competition of the race when you’re there. The rat race will convince you that “this is just how things are.”

Did Usain Bolt race this past week or just do his thing?

Was Apple ever in a race to creat the first cell phone?

Wherever you’re looking to go or whatever music you’re trying to create think the opposite of rat race.

From here on out, it will only be the outliers that move further and further from all things normal and average that will succeed on massive levels.

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Aug 10 2012
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Same Old, Same Old

Keep running the same play and see if that wins the game for you.

Keep making the same calls and see where that gets you.

Keep thinking the same thoughts and see where that takes you.

Keep watching those same reruns and report back.

Keep saying we’re in the same recession we were in 4  years ago.

Keep ordering the same super-sized fries.

Keep doing what you’ve been doing and you’ll get to keep getting what you’ve been getting. I think you want more than that.

If I have any regret at this point in my life, it’s that I haven’t taken more and greater action towards bigger and greater dreams.

Try this mantra on: How different today can I think, act, and speak in order to create the tomorrow I’ve always envisioned?

Changed World > Same Old, Same Old

 

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Aug 08 2012
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Action vs. Talking

You must take yourself and your instruments to the marketplace for the music to begin.

Neither music nor success can abracadabra its way into our lives.

It’s up to us and our actions – not our words or magic wands.

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Aug 07 2012
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Questions to Keep Us Astray From Normal

What about art?

What about leaving this place better than you found it?

What about you changing the world?

What about “why”?

What about creating a movement?

What’s love got to do with it?

What about changing your industry standard?

What would the costumer feel about this?

What about redefining your roles(s)?

What about the potential music in all this noise?

We’ve got to adopt a pet peeve for all things normal.

 

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Aug 06 2012
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Either Or

Successful people don’t live within “either or” mentalities.

You’ll never hear them say I’m either going to sleep in or get up early. They get up early.

You’ll never hear them say I’m either going to create something big or play the lottery. They create something big.

You’ll never hear them say I’m either going to make the call or disregard the call. They make the call.

If you’re not seeing success in a specific area of  your life – chances are you’ve allowed “either or” to creep in.

And, unfortunately, when we choose “or” the majority of the time it’s the path of least resistance – which never leads to success.

Don’t tempt yourself with options and a Plan B.

You were made only for plan A and not any other form of “either or.”

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