Marketing Stealth Bombs

When it surprises and delights fans. That’s a good thing. When it surprises and delights even the creator. That’s a wonderful thing! 

Drake did it with the release of his album, Scorpion, unannounced. Pop up shops, art galleries and pop up concerts are now all the rage.  

In a world full of announcements, promotions and gimmicks. Isn’t it a refreshing change to just see a creative person say; “Hey, I made this. I put a lot of work into it and I hope you will like it. If not, then maybe you would like something else I am working on”

Then get busy creating the next thing. 

Oh, and this morning I woke up as a regular guy and tonight I go to sleep as a Published Author. Currently you can check out my latest book project, click here. Now available on Amazon Kindle.

Analysis Paralysis - (A Quote from Bruce Lee to get you over the hump)

Sometimes I over think things. When I do, I try to remember these words from my hero the Legendary Bruce Lee: 

"If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you will never get it done."

Do yourself a favour. Set a time limit. And then take action.

Quote: Walt Disney on making movies

“We don’t make movies to make money,
We make money so that we can make more movies.”

— Walt Disney

Substitute the word "movies" for whatever it is that you are passionately creating. Music, art, fashion, etc. Now you have the right attitude. Approach your creative process with this in mind.

Notable Quotable: Vincent Van Gogh - Love people.

Happy Valentines Day! 

Quote: Success & Failure

"If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate. "

Thomas J. Watson CEO of IBM

A New year - Time to Re-Focus

“Live as though you are dying, and die like you will live forever.” 

E. Aboagye

I am not one for New Year’s resolutions, I often find that they are merely a guilt trip waiting to happen, but I do however believe in setting goals and having purpose. Therefore, every now and again I think it’s good to reexamine what you are aiming for and where you’re heading.

Here are two questions that I have found to be helpful on my journey:

1. If someone wrote you a check for 5 million dollars, what would you do with it?

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     2. If God told you that you only had 12 months left to live what would you do with your time?

The reason I like to ask myself these two questions is because they help me to put things into perspective. They often set off a chain of other questions that help me to priorities the people and things that are important to me. For example, would I still be working at a dead-end job if I had 5 million? What would I rather be doing with my time if I didn't have much of it left? And how can I get busy doing what I would rather be doing? 365 days have passed and what is amazing is that we are given another 365 days to make the most of, and to step ever closer to becoming more of who we really want to be.

I hope that these two questions will help you focus on your priorities and reconnect with your purpose.

Question: 

What would you do if you knew you couldn't fail? 

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