Things You're Good At

The things you’re good at are important.

The things you’re good at are things that others need you to be good at because it helps them in some way.

And yet it’s so easy to belittle and resent the things we’re good at. We think, ‘since I’m good at it, it just must be something everyone is good at, so it’s not worth much’ or, ‘I’m good at this but it’s not as valuable as being good at THAT’.

But it’s simple…When you bring your good thing to the table, everyone is glad…and it makes everyone feel like their decision to show up to the table was a great one.

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The Excited Feeling

…is going away.

But the absence of it doesn’t mean you’re on the wrong track. The simple trick is to pick a project or a job or a gig that is motivated by more than excitement.

When the excitement goes away it just means you’re moving down the path and are about to find out what’s on the other side of the excitement.

Sounds exciting to me.

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Better And Easier

The right tools make the job easier and better.

It’s easy to equate easier with inferior but don’t be fooled.

For example…A tuner pedal is better and easier than tuning your guitar with a set of tuning forks.

Knowing what the job is, along with the desired outcome will help side step any unnecessary confusion and difficulty. When the right tool comes along to make things better and easier, buy it.

»» And some of us need to hear it a different way…The hardest way isn’t always the right way just because it’s harder. Sometimes you gotta let it be easy.

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The Dot

If you get out a pencil and put a dot on a sheet of paper and then show someone the paper, their eye will automatically go to the dot.

We are drawn to contrast within boundaries. The dot within the boundaries of the paper.

So metaphorically speaking you might want to be the dot.

But the interesting next part is…what if there’s another dot? And who decides the size of the paper?

Within the confines of your industry or genre or category, it will always be your contrast that draws attention to you (and away from you :)

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Sustaining And Star Power

Most artists believe deep down that if everything goes exactly according to plan, they will be the next big thing. The next Beatles or Beyonce or Bruno.

While that could be true, the mis-step comes from always having the big goal highlighted but never funneling it down into smaller, shorter term achievable goals.

If there’s only ever one goal (i.e. being super famous) then every achievement prior to it is a letdown.

One of the reasons artists get burned out is because of a lack of a sense of accomplishment…but a real sense of accomplishment can only come by having your own definition for it.

Maybe you don’t need to be super famous today or this week or this year. Maybe you need some easy wins to feel some traction. Maybe you’re better off focusing on sustaining than star power.

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In Dramatic Fashion

In business, drama isn’t so good. Clear, calm and collected go a long way.

But if you’re putting on a show…

It’s a good idea to consider what it would look like (and sound like) for you to add a some dramatic fashion. A little extra, a little acting, a little sleight of hand.

A show isn’t something you’re putting on all the time. Showtime is an elevated state. The circus ringmaster doesn’t really talk like that. And everyone knows it but everyone’s into it because it makes for a better show.

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