Vacation Clothes

Trying new clothes out on vacation is a low risk way to try new clothes.

You don’t know anyone. You’re never going to see them again.

And even if you do know some people and you might see them again…No one can say anything cause you’re on vacation. If it’s not working, so what, you threw it on just to try it out. You’re trying out a weird hat or tight pants or a new necklace. It’s low stakes because no one expects vacation clothes to be high stakes.

We all need a time and place and space to try new stuff.

There’s nothing wrong with blue jeans and a t-shirt forever and ever…but you’d be missing out on the v-neck.

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Summer Rules

We all had parameters on playing after school. Had to be home by 6. Home by 7. Could go out again after dinner, or not. Had to stay within the street. Had to stay in the yard. Only on certain days. And then the friend who seemed to have no rules at all.

But whatever the rules…in the summer they relaxed.

And that loosening of the rules gave a jolt to every moment of the summer experience.

It all became possible even if it was just an extra hour.

No clear plan, no common goal, no long term strategy…the freedom itself was enough to feel electric.

Sometimes we all need to loosen the reigns a little bit just for the thrill of it.

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Ready For The Big Break

A couple things here…

-Don’t waste your time trying to decide if you’re ready. Prepared (just enough) and willing are more important.

-The most likely scenario is that there won’t be one big break.

Having said that. You need to be ready for your big break.

It pays to have a great show before you get asked to play the big gig next week.

It pays to have already written lots of songs when your publisher finally gets you in the room with your hero.

It pays to know how to read analytics before your song gets on the big playlists.

It pays to know how to spend ten thousand dollars effectively when you get an influx of a hundred thousand dollars…and then a million.

If you hang around long enough and keep getting better and keep putting out good material, some unexpected great surprises are going to come your way.

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Making And The Maker

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Painting a picture and throwing it away.

Writing a song and never recording it.

Designing a company logo and never clicking save.

There is something about the making that changes the maker. The making is a gift to the maker.

Releasing, contributing, sharing it with others…those are separate, and are important…but don’t let those get in the way of making.

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Develop A Taste For...

The things you have.

This is not the same as settling for the things you have.

It’s just a lot more fun to have a taste for (to appreciate, value, respect, hold dear) what you have rather than minimize, negate or despise it.

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The Truth About Achievement

Professional achievement doesn’t heal you. We’ve all watched enough Behind The Music documentaries to know that.

But we think we’re the exception. We’re still surprised when we achieve the thing but are still the same as we were. We think life will be different…we think WE will be different after reaching the summit.

None of us are the exception.

And yet that shouldn’t deter us from achievement. Rather, it can cause us to be more focused and intentional on exactly what we’re doing and what we (and others) will gain as a result…and what won’t be gained as a result.

It’s worth telling ourselves the truth about achievement.

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