The Lost Week

The week after Christmas. It’s easy to just wanna get to New Years as quickly as possible so we can get back into our normal schedule again.

The week between Christmas and New Years is still up for grabs. No one has capitalized on the weird in-between-ness of it. And maybe it’s better that way. Maybe we could fill each day with our own intentionality.

Here are some ideas to get your own going…

Cooking day

Eating out day

Dinner party day

Movie day

Writing letters day

Music listening day

Quiet day

Airing of grievances day

Phone call day

Model rocket building day

Dress up day

Wig day

Goal setting day

Cleaning day

Hotel day

Reading day

Coffee shop day

Driving around day

Volunteering day

Swimming day

You only need five or six to make this week a lot more fulfilling than it usually is.

 

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The Lost Chocolate Bar

I ordered a really good one, due to be delivered well before Christmas.

But a few days before Christmas I got a notice from the carrier that it wouldn’t arrive until the end of December.

I contacted the chocolate company. They overnighted another one at no extra charge so I’d have it in time.

You can’t give everyone free chocolate. But if you take care of customers, they’ll tell the story.

 

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The Exciting Gift

There are two main things that make a kid get super excited when opening a Christmas gift…

1. They can tell what it is when they open it

2. The gift is something they’ve been wanting

So if you’re looking for wild enthusiasm it’s best to have those two ingredients.

On the other hand, if the gift needs explanation or it’s something the receiver doesn’t know they want yet…there’s going to be a different reaction. It’s a different type of gift.

The gifts that we bring to the marketplace follow suit.

 

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A Town Of Somebodies

Nashville is a town of somebodies.

Or at least a town where people come to be somebody…’Being somebody will finally make me…’

But when do you become somebody and what happens when you do?

‘Joy is on the other side of becoming somebody’…that’s true, but it’s too narrow.

Yes, joy is there…but it’s here right now too. For the somebodies, the hopefuls, the burnt-outs, the hustlers, the fakers, the workers, and the music makers. And you and me.

 

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You Don't Discover The Sequel

Discovery only happens the first time.

After someone’s discovered you, all of the subsequent interactions are built upon the first one.

No one discovers the sequel. There’s built in expectations, boundaries, and reputation.

Selling, marketing and advertising in order to be discovered looks very different than pedaling the sequel.

 

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Coming Up With The Christmas Game

It’s a great idea to brainstorm about the next tour is while you’re on this one.

It’s a great idea to brainstorm about the next album while you’re finishing up this one.

And of course the best time to brainstorm about next years’ Christmas party game is just after you’ve crowned the winners of this one.

But maybe whipping up a party game fell down your list of priorities this year, so here’s a couple simple ones my wife and I have come up with for past parties and you’re welcome to download and use them for your gatherings…

Christmas Song Trivia- Clue: Thee, My Exclusive Holiday Desire. Answer: All I Want For Christmas Is You

Christmas Song Trivia (key)

Gabe’s 6th Grade Trivia- My parents brought down a bunch of boxes with old school stuff, this was the trivia worksheet from Mr. Honek’s sixth grade class.

Gabe’s 6th Grade Trivia (key)

 

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