So We Get More Famous

Why are you playing this show?

So we get more famous.

How are you going to get more famous?

By the people who come to the show telling all their friends.

Why are the people at the show going to tell their friends?

Because they’re going to really like the show.

Why are they going to really like the show?

They just will.


The arrogant response to the last question goes hand in hand with the immature response to the first question.

If you know your answer to the last question, the answer to the first one will quickly transform.

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How Much More

How much more to do your best work?

It’s worth considering making that your regular price and always doing your best work.

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Feeling Like It

I dust the top of the TV only if I feel like it.

I go play basketball only if I feel like it.

I call my friends from high school only if I feel like it.

On the other hand…

I write the blog everyday even if I don’t feel like it.

I brush my teeth even if I don’t feel like it.

I connect people with opportunities even when I don’t feel like it.


We need to decide which things we’re going to do regardless of feeling like it.

Even more…Feeling like it is a horrible prerequisite for being a professional, maintaining consistency, or making dreams come true.

If you have to feel like it before you’ll do it, then you’re going to end up with a dusty TV.

What are you going to do even when you don’t feel like it?

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Leader In The Spotlight

The good thing about playing a show is there’s so much risk, so much unknown, so many variables, so many possibilities, so many things that could go right and so many that could go wrong that if you open your eyes you’re sure to learn something new.

And odds are you’ll get to do it again and build on what you’ve learned.

There’s no end to the uncertainty that comes along with the spotlight. But you will become more agile and more intuitive. A better leader in the spotlight.

Most often we want a lead singer, not just a singer.

A lead singer is willing to get better at both parts.

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Time Stamps vs. Timeless

Don’t worry about making your music free of time stamps.

No time stamps does not equal timeless.

Timeless music comes from great songs the people still listen to many years from now.

We actually love time stamps.

Tiny Dancer sounds like the early 70’s… timeless.

I Will Always Love You, the Whitney Houston version always sounds a lot like the early 90’s…timeless.

If you’re making music today put today’s time stamp on it.

And maybe one day we’ll talk about your timeless song from 2019.

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The Extent To Which

You’ll never know the extent to which…

The ‘extent to which’ can only be seen in hindsight.

No need to stress yourself out on figuring out the extent.

You simply have to do the best with what you have at the time. And what you have at the time is some facts, some educated guesses, experience, a sharp eye, intuition, perseverance, care.

Put your focus on growing those things and the ‘extent to which’ will keep veering itself toward good things.

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