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Compromise is NEVER a Viable Strategy
I recently read a headline about the Grammys and by the end I was questioning my own habits of compromise. For sixty-eight years, the award for Album of the Year had never gone to a Spanish-language record. Not once. Then a man who once packed groceries in a small Puerto Rican supermarket ended the streak…
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What your taste in music can tell you about your alignment
As a musician you’d think I’d remember to play music during the course of my day. Yet I often work in silence… forgetting my love for music. Today I remembered. The second my favorite playlist started, my mood shifted into high gear. No negotiation. I started at 6 and I’m still working five plus hours…
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Before you could bend or break, you need to first know the rules
The phrase “know the rules before you bend or break them” is a popular piece of advice often attributed to artist Pablo Picasso, who said: Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist This phrase isn’t an invitation to rebellion for rebellion’s sake. It’s a reminder that real innovation is born…
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Change is difficult – step or otherwise
There’s something to be said about persistence. There’s something to be said about having a good support system in place particularly when you embark on an unfamiliar journey. Kinda reminds me of the song “How Do You Keep The Music Playing” made popular by James Ingram and Patti Austin in the ’80s. “How do you…

