Don't Bring The Last Meeting Home

The way you end your morning routine is what you take into your work day.

The way the meeting ends is what you take into the next one.

The way you end your work day is what you take home.

The way you end your day is what you take to bed.

The way something ends has a lot of influence over the next thing. And if that’s helpful, keep it going.

But a bad ending doesn’t need to hold ultimate power over the next thing.

So the morning routine wasn’t great…to what extent are you going to bring that with you to work?

And the last meeting of the day got heated…does your house need to feel the height of that stress?

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Style For Others

Keith’s headband.

Steven’s scarves.

Michael’s glove.

Their style is for them, to make them look cool…but it gives us something too.

Whether it’s loud or subtle, we get a little jolt from that person wearing that style. It’s a gift.

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I Made It To Nashville...

but now what?

First thing…get a job. You’re going to need money. If you don’t have any money you get desperate…and desperate is a bad look.

Eager, on the other hand, is a great look. Go to all the new artist nights and introduce yourself. Smile. Tell people you’re new in town and what instrument you play and that you’d love to play with them…and then a day or two later drop them a message saying the same thing.

Now you have a job and a few contacts. Say yes to every gig for two years. Practice your instrument. Get good at asking questions and listening and caring for people. Become a regular at a few coffee shops and a few venues. Show up five minutes early.

Find a music business lawyer and pay them an hour a week to teach you things you don’t know.

The old musicians like to teach the younger ones. So find the old ones.

Come up with something you can put into the world on a regular basis.

Make it easy for people to find you and contact you.

And spend some money on a couple good jackets.

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Owning The Sidewalk

You own your shop but you don’t own the sidewalk in front of your shop.

But if the sidewalk is a mess, who is everyone going to associate the mess with?

You’re not responsible for the sidewalk but it pays to take responsibility for it.

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Interesting Enough To Be Famous

Everyone is.

At least for a minute or two. The video or meme or interview of the day that gets passed around and then forgotten…it’s good enough to get our attention…but not HOLD our attention.

Holding interest is much more difficult to do.

A working definition of ‘captivating’ is to hold interest.

Captivating builds careers. Captivating makes a difference. Captivating is why we talk about the great artists and chefs and entrepreneurs. Not because they’re merely interesting, but because they hold interest.

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Others' Thoughts

I heard it on a podcast again today…

‘I don’t care what anyone thinks’…is often hailed as a climactic psychological moment…and artists use this phrase all the time when talking about their latest creative project. But it’s a self centered and selfish sentiment. And maybe they don’t mean it that way…

I hope what they really mean is, ‘I know whose thoughts I care about’. This phrase is incredibly powerful, and a useful way to move forward in careers and relationships.

Not everyone in the world gets a say in your life...but someone, a few people, certain people, or a certain audience need to have a vote.

Not caring what anyone thinks is a lonely place.

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