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A Story of Overcoming Adversity
Okay, I am doing something a little different today. Whenever I see someone on a TV show talking about (or writing a book about) their personal problems, I must confess that I always look somewhat askance on such goings on. … Continue reading
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Why I Blog
Well regulars readers may have noticed that I have changed the name of my blog yet again . . . I am discovering more and more that my "stupidity" brand is really resonating with a lot of people, and, in … Continue reading
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High standards are often counterproductive
While I am all for the "vetting" process to root out potential incompetence in people seeking high office, the ultra-high standards that we have imposed upon high public officials have gone to the point where they are actually backfiring. The Obama administration … Continue reading
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Winning Doesn’t Have To Be Based on Other People Losing
Well, the little contest over at eco-libris has ended, and someone named Brooke is the winner of a free copy of one of my books. My basis for picking her comment as the winner was that it was, from my … Continue reading
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Overcoming fear of failure, part two
One of the cool things about having a blog is that when people surf into it from Google, I can tell what search terms they used. I’m amazed at how many search terms result in my blog getting mentioned in … Continue reading
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Marketing VS Content
When you actually delve into the mystical world of selling creative work, there is an interesting temptation that constantly presents itself, which is to "create" something that people are likely to buy vs something that, due to audience unfamiliarity, is … Continue reading
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Does College help your originality?
When I went to music school (and I will be nice and not name names), we had this standard joke phrase amongst us as freshmen, which was, "everything you know is wrong." The basis of the joke was that, no … Continue reading
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Ramblings on marketing and publishing
Since most people in the world of art and creativity are not really interested in getting more competition than there already is, it is extremely rare that such people talk about how the business really works. But it’s Friday night, I … Continue reading
Dealing with Gatekeepers
The topic for today’s blog on originality is “gatekeepers.” Gatekeepers affect just about every aspect of your life. Everything you see in a store was selected by a “gatekeeper,” that is to say, someone that you may have never met … Continue reading
Time Management, Musician Style
Many, many years ago I was playing a Boston Pops tour, and as fate and/or chance might have it, on one fairly long bus ride I ended up sitting next to Fred Buda. For those of you who do not … Continue reading
