Category Archives: Business

Expanding on yesterday’s post… If you want to change anything – your life, your community or your world – you have two choices on how to go about it. You can make change by opposing the thing you want to … Continue reading →

When you express an opinion to another person there are 3 possible primary reactions: Agreement Ambivalence Disagreement The world is a big place and there are bound to be people who are ambivalent or in disagreement with your ideas.  If … Continue reading →

In the deepest sense money isn’t real.  It’s true.  Intrinsically it has no real value.  It’s just a fancy piece of paper.  If you were to take our money to an alien world what could you use it for?  Money … Continue reading →

It is a common misconception, especially in the entertainment industry, that you need to be unreasonably aggressive (in discussions/negotiations) to get things done or to prevent yourself from getting walked on.  I disagree completely. The best negotiators are the ones … Continue reading →

I’ve noticed that the most important and most difficult task in project management is visualizing the project in all it’s details.  By project I mean any definable endeavor – for example a product (like an album), a festival, a website … Continue reading →

Saying “I don’t know” feels great.  So many times we feel that we must know the answer.  Our bands, our employees and our bosses fire questions at us and we often feel the need to know the answer.  A certain … Continue reading →

First let’s look at the difference between a partnership and a service provider as these are the two most common business to business relationships that I’ve seen.  The definitions of each: Partnership- A cooperative relationship between people or groups who … Continue reading →