Posture and Lazer Lights

The difference between your show and Taylor Swift’s or Bruno Mars’ isn’t the size of the budget.

It’s easy to think that if you could buy the staging, lights, dancers, band, wardrobe, video content and rehearsal space, you’d have just as great of a show.

But no…

The main difference between their show and yours is that they take on the posture of paying attention to every detail. Of understanding that when the spotlight is on, every nano second is showtime. Every gesture, every note, every word, every step, every eye blink.

That posture is free for the taking. And it’s way more important than the lazer lights.

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In Order To Be Exciting...

You have to have times you’re not.

Even the latest action movie has at least a little down time between explosions and car chases.

The way in which we identify something or someone has to do with what sticks out against the back drop…and it’s hard for excitement to stick out if the its against a back drop of excitement.

It’s why the hair metal bands had ballads.

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Today's Broadcast

“And this concludes today’s broadcast”

Until the mid/late 90’s tv stations ended the day, usually around eleven or midnight, with this message and then the screen just went to static. Nothing more to see here. The day is done.

It’s not like that anymore.

Now it’s up to us to end the day’s broadcast. The day’s consumption. The day’s output. The day’s striving. The day’s creating.

We’ll have another chance tomorrow.

This concludes today’s broadcast.

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SNL Preface

There’s no SNL preface.

No one comes out before the show and says, ‘hey this weeks show isn’t gonna be as good as the last few…and it’s definitely not going to be a classic but here it is anyway’.

But they know.

It feels so good to preface because it insulates us from taking full responsibility and it helps try and control how someone receives whatever comes next.

But if the thing is worth saying in the first place, it probably doesn’t need a preface. And if it needs a preface maybe the thing after it isn’t worth saying.

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Be Glad You Did It

Do projects that even if it fails you’ll be glad you did it.

Release music you can by known through.

Work on things that are working.

Play with players who make soundcheck and dinner fun.

Work with people who are good at making concrete plans…and adjusting them.

If you’re in a spotlight, do something with it.

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What Will You Give Up

One of the hardest parts of getting to where we want to go is giving up the things that make us feel good in the short term…

It’s hard to give up scrolling

It’s hard to give up Netflix

It’s hard to give up scrolling Netflix

It’s hard to give up the peace and quiet that comes from not doing much…or doing the same old things.

It’s hard to give up the notion that people will understand why you’re doing what you’re doing

It’s hard to give up your norms

It’s hard to give up not rocking the boat

It’s hard to give up the security of your hard won reputation

The best way to get to the new place is by starting something new…and giving up something else is a great way to start.

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