Archive for the ‘Life Itself’ Category
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Today I came across this article from Peter Bregman on the HarvardBusiness.org site, titled: The Easiest Way to Change People's Behavior. It's an excellent read and highly recommended.
What Peter discusses in this article is that one of the most important motivational factors in our lives is environment. If you put ...
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Saturday, September 8th, 2007
I am sure that a moment like this:
was part of the inspiration that led to this:
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Sunday, August 19th, 2007
Finding the right mentor is more important than anything else. This quote struck me as a perfect example of the mentor-disciple relationship:
Confronted with a sudden, near-lethal dose of humility, my mind hatched an insane plan. Acting with cleverness and boldness unmatched before or since, I started looking for Wil Shipley. ...
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Tuesday, August 14th, 2007
Jason Heath recently noted some book recommendations for musicians from Chicago bassist Greg Sarchet. I have a few of my own that I'd like to add to the mix!
Zander, Rosamund, and Benjamin Zander. The Art of Possibility
--I complained loudly when I was in Ben's orchestra rehearsals, and thought he was ...
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Saturday, July 14th, 2007
I've been hit with a meme. I usually ignore these. It's like getting hit with a tax bill. Or a subpoena. But for a couple of reasons I'm following up on this one. First of all, it came about because of very special circumstances that are close to me - ...
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