The Exciting Gift

There are two main things that make a kid get super excited when opening a Christmas gift…

1. They can tell what it is when they open it

2. The gift is something they’ve been wanting

So if you’re looking for wild enthusiasm it’s best to have those two ingredients.

On the other hand, if the gift needs explanation or it’s something the receiver doesn’t know they want yet…there’s going to be a different reaction. It’s a different type of gift.

The gifts that we bring to the marketplace follow suit.

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A Town Of Somebodies

Nashville is a town of somebodies.

Or at least a town where people come to be somebody…’Being somebody will finally make me…’

But when do you become somebody and what happens when you do?

‘Joy is on the other side of becoming somebody’…that’s true, but it’s too narrow.

Yes, joy is there…but it’s here right now too. For the somebodies, the hopefuls, the burnt-outs, the hustlers, the fakers, the workers, and the music makers. And you and me.

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You Don't Discover The Sequel

Discovery only happens the first time.

After someone’s discovered you, all of the subsequent interactions are built upon the first one.

No one discovers the sequel. There’s built in expectations, boundaries, and reputation.

Selling, marketing and advertising in order to be discovered looks very different than pedaling the sequel.

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Coming Up With The Christmas Game

It’s a great idea to brainstorm about the next tour is while you’re on this one.

It’s a great idea to brainstorm about the next album while you’re finishing up this one.

And of course the best time to brainstorm about next years’ Christmas party game is just after you’ve crowned the winners of this one.

But maybe whipping up a party game fell down your list of priorities this year, so here’s a couple simple ones my wife and I have come up with for past parties and you’re welcome to download and use them for your gatherings…

Christmas Song Trivia- Clue: Thee, My Exclusive Holiday Desire. Answer: All I Want For Christmas Is You

Christmas Song Trivia (key)

Gabe’s 6th Grade Trivia- My parents brought down a bunch of boxes with old school stuff, this was the trivia worksheet from Mr. Honek’s sixth grade class.

Gabe’s 6th Grade Trivia (key)

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Hardest vs Best

You just got done running a mile and your friend asks ‘did you try your hardest?’

Yes of course. Your legs were burning, your lungs were on fire, and now you’re about to pass out from trying your hardest.

Then there’s the next question, ‘did you do your best?’

That’s a lot more tricky. It gets into your potential, preparation and commitment.

We can try our hardest at the drop of a hat. But doing our best takes a lot longer.

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Cycle Of So That

Eventually there needs to be something you do just because you like it.

Because too often (and without noticing it) we get caught in the cycle of ‘so that’...

I’m doing this so that it leads to that.

»» Even the most basic thing, sleep…we don’t sleep in order to rest…we sleep in order to fill our tanks just enough to burn it out again the next day.

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