Lessons From The Blues and Boogie Bar

Many of you know that I am a music lover and that I really enjoy live music.  On a recent trip to Nashville we were told by our daughter of the Bourbon Street Blues and Boogie Bar.  It was so good we went twice.

The second night we went we were treated to what they called their “open mic night.” 20-25 different musicians signing up to be put into random groups to perform for 15 minutes.  It was incredible and awesome.

Over the next few days I will share lessons learned from that one night in the Bourbon Street Blues and Boogie Bar.

I believe that you and I have lessons and things to learn in front of us every day if we just look for them.  These lessons are there to remind us of things in our leadership and personal journey. 

Every experience, every moment, has the opportunity to teach us if we are mindful and take some time to reflect on those moments that we experience.

You may say I don’t have time for that.  I would counter that if you are about being better everyday then you have no choice but to take the time to learn from the daily, oftentimes routine, mundane, and unlikely teachable moments.

I look forward to sharing what I learned from four hours in The Bourbon Street Blues and Boogie Bar over the next few days.

I’d be interested to know some unlikely lessons you’ve learned from your every day moments.  Send me a DM or a message if you’d like to share them with me.

Be on the lookout for the moments you can learn from today. 

I’m cheering for you.

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See Further

How far can you see with your eyes? 
Yards? 
Miles? 
Do you put a number on it?

How about in your personal life?

Can you see yourself better in the future than you are today? 

Can you see past your current circumstances? 

Do this today.  Look up briefly at the sun.  Hopefully it’s shining where you are.  If not, imagine where the sun is in the sky.
 
You can’t see for yards.  You can’t see for miles.  You can see for millions of miles. 
The sun is 92.9 million miles away.

Too many people believe that their current circumstances, job, or vocation is all there is.    Too many people also believe that who they are as a person is all they will ever be. 

You are limitless.  You need to see past what you think are the limits on what you do, where you are, and all you think you can be. 

See further.  It, You, can be more than you ever imagined.  Don’t underestimate your potential.

I’m cheering for you.

#leadership #motivation #coaching
#bebetter #beblessed

What Steps Do You Need To Take Today?

What steps do you need to take today? Is there a reason you’re not taking it? Unless there is some life threatening situation there should be nothing keeping you from taking at least one step forward today.

Progress toward your goals happens one step at a time. Don’t let fear of the unknown or fear of failure paralyze you. Don’t let self imposed limits stop you.

Your steps may be slow as you start.  Your steps may take you into some messy and sloppy situations but you have to take them to move yourself or the people you lead to a better place.

There is nothing, or no one, who can stop you, but you have to start.  Take the steps you need to take.

I’m cheering for you.

#leadership #motivation #coaching
#bebetter #beblessed

Start Where You Are

So many people lose hope because they become overwhelmed with where they are at.  We can all admit to feeling that way I’m sure.

This quote by C.S. Lewis is such a great reminder of where I believe we start to get the feeling of being overwhelmed.

For example, responsibilities may be put off or ignored, but they never go away.  All of a sudden the list of things to do is longer than what we feel like we can begin to manage.

You can’t go back and start over, but you can start where you are and begin to scratch some things off of the list. 

That list includes responsibilities, projects, and commitments you may have procrastinated on. 

Today may even be the day that you look at your dreams and say today is the day I will start to pursue that.

Begin to change the ending by winning today. 

Start where you are.

I’m cheering for you.

#leadership #motivation #coaching #bebetter #beblessed