When a problem arises and you get curious and are generally quick to adjust, or find an answer, or know who to call, or figure out a better way…you’re in a great place.
Every step up the ladder we’re trading one set of problems for another…so pick a ladder where you like that set of problems.
You’re working on a song in the studio. It’s a good one. Everyone knows it’s a good one but it’s just not coming together in the right way.
Here’s a few seemingly small ideas that have made all the difference…
-speed it up a click
-add a vocal pick up to the chorus
-slow it down a click
-re sing the lead vocal
-double the lead vocal
-triple the lead vocal
-add tambourine
-add an arpeggiator
-stack some bgvs
If you have a great song you’re most of the way there. So it’s worth it to find that last bit of extra energy.
You’re not with the band unless you have the lanyard. And then you get the lanyard and you’re cool. The freedom to come and go. The freedom to talk to everyone, to walk around backstage, to eat and drink, to witness all the people wishing they were where you are.
Being with the band is electric. And being in the band even more so.
Because the band is a weird special thing.
It’s easy enough to learn how to juggle.
Putting together a show with a LED jumpsuit and light up balls all color synced with music and video…that’s a lot harder. That part isn’t juggling. But it’s how you take the skill of juggling and get paid for it over and over again.
»» Of course if you’re happy to simply juggle for fun, then juggling is enough.
Who has a say and who has a vote?
If you allow someone to have a vote in your life, on a problem you’re facing, or the way you’re doing your business…they probably have a say as well.
But not all the people who have a say have a vote.
And when we take the time to think about it, both the Say list and the Vote list are pretty short.
The real key is taking the time to think about it…and maybe even write it down.