Archive for the 'Inspiration' Category

I’ve had a few people give me a hard time about the fact that I’m not blogging all that often here (i.e. never). The fact is that with the time I have to write extended blog posts I’ve put most of my effort towards my band’s website. In the absence of longer blog [...]


FYI – If you ever want to be the best in the world at something you’ve got to know that you’re competing against some pretty crazy people who will do anything do be better than you are. Don’t believe me? Check this guy out:
The Pedal-to-the-Metal, Totally Illegal, Cross-Country Sprint for Glory


permission

21May07

I ran across this article today about a company reinventing their brand (via brand autopsy). the thing that struck me was this section at the end of the article (emphasis mine):
‘Second-rate’ creative
The reputation of the shop was equally nondescript. “They were always given credit for being good with account services, because Ray Mithun was [...]


Somehow I forgot to hit the “post button” on Monday when I wrote this, but I thought the ideas were still good enough to share so here goes…
Seth Godin on Enormity:
…when confronted with enormity, worldviews change. And if you want to engage with someone, you have no choice but to understand that. You don’t have [...]


OK – photo quality aside, this dude is not just a hall of fame blues man, but one amazing performer. I just finished seeing him play and this show immediately jumps to near the top of my favorite live shows list.
Kelli got me tickets to the show as a bit of a surprise [...]