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Similes and Metaphors

What you want is to do and create something fresh, something new, and bring forth to the world something you’ve seen between the lines, that only you can see, and that we need to see. Therein lies a reason to spring out of bed in the morning and an avenue to sleep well at night.

By the very definition of ‘you’ your pursuit should not be to be, become, or produce a simile with your life, brand, and business.

The goal, or better yet, your role, is to be and bring us a metaphor.

Comparing similes and metaphors, it appears a metaphor is the stronger of the two rhetorical analogies to label your days with.

Let’s say this another way, your unlikeness is worth more to us and to yourself than your uniformity is.

This goes for you, your brand, and your music.

Teaching us to fly >Trying to “Be Like Mike”.

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If It Was Easy, Everyone Would Be Fulfilled

I recently heard one of my heros, Matt Chandler, state that ‘most things that are not fought for are never had.’

These words rang a bell with me.

Unfortunately, the only way to coast is downhill and chances are what we all truly want out of our lives, families, and businesses is going to require an uphill battle, resistance, and a climb of some sort.

I’ve said this before, but I believe it’s worth repeating. The reason we gawk at mountains is due in part to us being able to hear their plea for us to come and climb them.

May we be battle responsive in-lieu of being battle oblivious. The only thing better than the view atop Mt. Everest is the fulfillment one holds.

#HowThingsAre

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A Connection Is…

They’re saying we’re in the “Connection Economy” but what do we mean when we say connection?

Most think this means that you, your cause, your idea, or your service grows when your number of followers and ‘likes’ grows.

Let’s call that what it truly is: a popularity contest. You can buy friends, you can buy likes, but can’t buy a connection. It appears that this connection economy is not suggesting, rather it is demanding that we redefine what it means to connect.

I believe a connection is what happens when, because of you, someone is then connected with some thing-person-idea-information that otherwise would have been disconnected had you not been in relationship with that person. We connect when we become the middle man between someone and their enlightenment. A connection is a relationship where the goal is to see, hear, feel, and taste.

Alas, connection is all about bringing more and more value, clearer insight, holy inspiration, and an overall better experience to those we enter into relationship.

People will connect the dots when you shine a light on them.

Shine.

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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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Invitation

Your music request the pleasure of your company to come and dance, to see and play, to hear and be, and be one.

When: Every day.

Where: Everywhere.

Meaning, purpose, and fulfillment to follow.

RSVP Is Not Required.

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