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The Norms

Your norms got you here. Wherever you’re holding a phone, wherever you’re at a desk, or wherever a computer is in your lap is a byproduct of your norms.

And your norms will get you where you’re going.

Here’s some math: The time you normally get up + The way you normally respond + The way you normally react + The way you normally eat + The way you normally drink + The way you normally love + The way normally see the world + The way you normally feel moments + The way you normally touch lives + The way you normally hear + What you normally read + What you normally watch + Who you normally hang out with + The words you normally exchange in the mirror = you in your normal state.

The more we look at what has been the norm and the more we look into what is the norm, now, the more we will see what the norm will always be.

It’s frightening to look sometimes at our norms, is it not?

But what if frightening offered a shadow of health?

I just have to believe the ‘yet to be’ > the ‘already’, but the ‘yet to be’ that we all dream of is simply not possible with the norms that have already gotten us here.

Remember…change is synonymous with life, beauty, presence, meaning, purpose, and fulfillment.

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Would You Rather….?

Would you rather be able to say “I’m glad I did” or “I wish I had”?

Would you rather have a short-term fix or be long-term greedy?

Would you rather have money or meaning?

Or would you rather pursue meaning on the way to something that is profitable?

The scary thing is this is the game most of us haven’t realized we’re playing. And here’s a shot of truth: choosing not to play doesn’t get you out of the game.

Show me your choices and I’ll show you the music you are making and the music you will have chosen to be made.

There isn’t much that should surprise us.

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Charleston, SC

I’m speaking in Charleston, SC this morning on making music with your life, family, and business.

Going for three years running now, Charleston has been called one of the best places to live and travel to.

Their formula?

Be friendly. Eat well. Breathe deep.

Life, family, and business can’t help but be drawn to such aspects of what it means to be human.

Thank you Charleston for showing us the way and the warm welcome. It’s easy to see why everyone is ‘friending’ you.

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Music: What It Is & What It Isn’t

Music is learned.

Music is made.

Music is inspired.

Music is intentional.

Music isn’t random.

Music isn’t made by chance.

And music isn’t created by the lucky few.

Pursue your ideals.

Obey your conscience.

Bend with your giftings.

Romance your instruments.

Take your time.

Get it right.

This thing – The Music – is what we’re all after.

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