Experts have long encouraged people to “play to their strengths.” But as a consultant to new artists, I have learned it is easier said than done. Not because it’s hard to identify what people are good at, but because most artists undervalue what they inherently do well. I am talking about the things they do effortlessly, …
Today, Caedmon’s Call is a dusty afterthought of a bygone industry. Chances are you’ve never heard of Caedmon’s Call. But the band’s story is an interesting microcosm, if not a metaphor, of CCM as a whole. In CCM’s heyday, approximately 50 million CCM albums were sold annually. In 2014, that number had plummeted to 17 …
The World Loves Celebrities. Stars are shown as if their lives were one big party. You’ve seen the limos, the mansions, and the glamor of celebrity, but most people have only seen them from a distance unless they happen to be one of “stars.” I don’t know how many times, as a consultant, that I have …
The Pope has said the wall is unkind, but it’s interesting that at the Vatican there’s a wall. The wall is 30feet high and basically impenetrable. I challenge any outsider to get inside without some major credentials. I am not defending Trump’s decision to build the wall, but I am a little annoyed at the …
I am not sure that Michael Jackson’s comment that “good songs write themselves” is original, but it’s sure at the heart of any great song. As social creatures, we have conversations, and they seem to write themselves. It is probably more likely that we do not remember learning to have them, and that after all …