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This has been one heck of a crazy ride these last three years. I’ve been bouncing between Vietnam and Virginia (with a few trips to Minnesota to visit family just to keep things interesting); I’ve built a podcast production business from one client to several (mostly) satisfied clients and the roster continues to grow; I’ve…
Power was out today at the home office, so I grabbed a book to read while I waited for it to come back on. The topic of “leadership” came up, and I read this doozy: Two critical traits of leadership: Always be willing to do more than you ask of those that follow you. Always demand more from…
A common misconception about the word “practice” is that it will eventually lead to perfection. This is simply not the case. I would argue that “perfection” isn’t even a desirable goal. People are not attracted to perfection, we’re attracted to sincere and well-meaning imperfection. This doesn’t mean we should slack off, or settle for anything…
I know many folks that subscribe to this newsletter are not trumpeters, so allow me to give a bit of background on the name I mentioned in the headline of this email. Bud Herseth was among the greatest symphonic trumpeters ever. Like, in the world. Like since the beginning of time. And since symphonic trumpet…
Traveling to Vietnam today thru Wednesday, and I gotta say I really appreciate being able to see people’s faces again. It’s got this element of humanity I didn’t think I would miss until everything went down two years ago. Sure there are a few holdouts who can’t seem to grasp that both germs and…