Cheeseburger Iterations

When we’re kids we want a cheeseburger. Bun, burger, cheese. That’s it. McDonald’s and all the others are happy to serve that up. Then slowly we mature into being fine with ketchup on there…McDonald’s can handle that too.

And then a few more years pass by. We travel a bit. We read some health blogs. We have a little extra cash.

Our taste develops.

Now we want a cheeseburger but this time it’s with garlic aioli, pickles from a local farmer and a type of cheese that we can’t pronounce.

McDonald’s doesn’t do that but there are other places that do.

As your fans and customers change you have to make the choice if you’re going to change and develop along with them or simply pass them off to the next iteration of what you do.

There’s no one right answer but getting caught in the middle is usually a tough place to be.

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Meaningful Checklist

When you’re doing meaningful work…

Dreams, action, risk and discomfort often go together.

So if you’re not doing meaningful work but want to be, this is a pretty good checklist.

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Five Dollar Gift Card

A five dollar gift card is great but it isn’t worth much anymore. It’s almost insignificant.

But not quite.

Stack a couple of those five dollar gift cards together and you might be able to do a little something. Add a few more and now you’ve got a pretty good Saturday afternoon.

The steps that seem insignificant might actually be little tiny victories…and little tiny victories over time are one of the best ways to get to where you want to go.

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If You Work Hard...

…you will become better.

It doesn’t mean you’ll become great, or get paid, or get famous, or get to quit your day job, or win the comparison challenge, or break new ground, or get the credit, or get noticed, or be respected in the field.

It might. It could. I hope it does. Hard work might turn into all of those things for you.

But if you keep working hard you will get better. The increments might be big or small and the word ‘better’ might evolve in its definition over time…but better is where you’re heading if you’re willing to work.

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Maybe If You Say It You'll Mean It

It’s a line from an old Coldplay song.

And while it might not apply to everything in life, it certainly applies to giving thanks, giving a compliment and expressing appreciation.

You might think of the nice thing to say and then question what might happen if you say it. Do I really mean it? Do they really deserve it? Is it completely true? What if this and that…

The fact that you thought of it gives enough credence to the truth of the thought to just go ahead with it.

And no need to wait for the perfect day or time. Right now today is as good as ever.

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Songs Are The Hard Part

The hard part is having the songs.

I know it seems like hard part is getting famous and making a million dollars…but the real hard part is the songs.

When you’ve got the songs there’s a peace and ease and tru confidence to all the other stuff.

On the other hand when you don’t have the songs there’s a subtle undercurrent of anxiety because everyone knows but no one in the camp says anything. All the effort and money that is being spent on marketing and promo and touring and meetings is being done in a spirit of trying to get away with it…trying to make it work.

When you have the songs you’re not faking the other stuff. Having the songs relaxes the vibe of everything else.

And getting the vibe of an entire organization to be a bit more relaxed, a bit more at peace and operate with ease and confidence…that’s the hard, worthwhile part.

The hard part is the songs. Focus on the hard part.

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