Good and Specific Reputation

It’s pretty easy to gain a good reputation. Do good work, show up on time, contribute, be nice.

While it takes time for that reputation to spread, the real hurdle is coupling a good reputation with a specific reputation.

It takes guts to carve out a specific reputation because in order to be specific there are going to be countless scenarios in which you don’t get the call. And when the phone isn’t ringing we’ll do just about anything for the phone to ring…we’ll give up our desired specific reputation for the sake of short term gain.

But when you push through and build that specific reputation on top of your good reputation, the phone will only ring with the type of calls you are excited to answer.

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Overlapping Dreams

While you’re focused on achieving your dream, remember that everyone you work with has one too.

What about achieving your dream helps theirs come true too?

Yours might have a vital role in theirs.

When you start seeing the interplay between individuals’ dreams and outcomes, you’ll begin to see how valuable and vital your contribution is to them and also how much you need the others.

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Meant For Something Not Everything

Be very clear with yourself (and your team) about what your social media channels are for. That way when you’re at a social media crossroads you’ll already know what to do.

Your channels weren’t made to be for everything. They weren’t made and designed in a way for the world to experience every facet of who you are and what you do.

So if they’re not made for everything, you have to choose what you’re going to leave out and what you’re going to put in.

The ironic thing is…the quicker and better you can answer this question, the quicker and better we can get to know you and be remain connected.

»» The more specific and consistent the better.

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Visionary

It may be that you don’t need to be a visionary.

It may be that you’re the kind of person who, rather, recognizes the potential in someone else’s solid vision and decides to lead the charge for that vision. Perhaps being the part owner or CEO instead of the founder is where you will thrive.

Having a keen eye for a visionary’s vision is a rare a valuable skill.

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The Song Always Gets Over

First Monday of the month means new Hum Love playlist on Spotify and Apple.

It’s ten new songs each month. The old ones get added to the Hum Love Archive playlist. 

We can’t make the magic feeling last forever. But with the the right track at the right time, it’s there. It’s so familiar and so elusive. We wrap ourselves in that chorus and never want to leave. 

But the song always gets over. So we have to keep going. Keep writing, keep listening, keep our eye out for the magic to return.

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Enthusiasm

What do you do with enthusiasm? When you or someone you’re working with brings enthusiasm to the table…

Is it fostered

Is it entertained

Is it trusted

Is it too childish to be trusted

Is it merely put up with

Do people get on board

Do the others squash it and move on

Is it taken seriously

I’m sure in your experience is a mix of all of these…but enthusiasm is a gift to the person who has it and when they share it, it’s a gift to the group.

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