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When you know what you want to say, you’ll know what you need to play

By James Newcomb | April 22, 2021 | Comments Off on When you know what you want to say, you’ll know what you need to play

My wife Sana and I just watched the biopic of the great Frank Sinatra on Netflix. If you’re in the market for a great watch, I highly recommend it. I’ve always been a fan of Sinatra, even though he was before my time, and this documentary revealed a lot about his personality, principles, convictions, (sometimes…

It doesn’t matter what I think of your show

By James Newcomb | April 21, 2021 | Comments Off on It doesn’t matter what I think of your show

This past week, my colleague Jim Lambie sent me a Voxer message about a podcast recording he had just done. Like anyone beginning something brand new like a podcast – especially one that was already going like the musicpreneur.com podcast – Jim is still a bit unsure of himself and was a little bit hesitant…

Do this before you cut down that tree

By James Newcomb | April 20, 2021 | Comments Off on Do this before you cut down that tree

One of my favorite memories from my childhood was visiting my great uncle Bob at his property in Tenstrike, MN. It’s about a 5 hour drive north of the Twin Cities where I spent most of my childhood. Uncle Bob’s property was very large, probably 10 acres or so, and he loved to garden. He…

Please pray about this

By James Newcomb | April 19, 2021 | Comments Off on Please pray about this

I was perusing real estate listings in the Virginia Beach area the other day. That’s where Sana and I will be living permanently once her visa to reside in the U.S. is approved (and we received some good news on that front this past weekend, fingers crossed.) Of course there’s like a kajillion listings, so…

Too many indians, not enough chiefs

By James Newcomb | April 18, 2021 | Comments Off on Too many indians, not enough chiefs

Throughout my working life, I don’t know how many times I’ve heard the complaint, “There’s too many chiefs, and not enough indians.” This outdated, immensely offensive in certain circles of society analogy refers to everyone in an organization being in charge of something, but no one seems to be available to do the actual work. I…