Doing the thing you love doing, even if you have to do it for free. I feel that everyone needs some kind of side hustle, if only to maintain our equilibrium!

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Why lie when the truth is more entertaining? The answer can be tricky. Celia and I first met face-to-face in a Starbucks, not the Billy Graham Library. Although we are frequent customers in many of the other stores in that strip mall, we've never been back in that coffee shop. Do we consider it a shrine? No one knows.

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Have your best efforts reach the point of diminishing returns? For every step forward, you end up taking two, or sometimes, three steps back? If so, maybe you are just exhausted and are in need of someone you can pass the baton to for a little while. Someone who can simply vouch for you.

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When give and take becomes one-sided, you begin to feel like a pushover. This episode is the conclusion of a previous blog post of mine where I share my frustrations over feeling taken advantage of. However, the silver lining is that our acts of kindness, just like forgiveness, is to benefits ourselves, not others!

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If we're not careful, we can find ourselves adopting an inflated sense of entitlement. We expect to have praise lavished upon us, even when that praise is underserved.

My wife, Celia, reinforced the notion that it costs very little to say a kind word of encouragement to someone. Even when the sentiments are not reciprocated. Following her lead has made me a better man!

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Inclusion is one of the cornerstones of the mission at Descant Music & Media Group. In this episode, Ken highlights examples of how cooperation and inclusion can make a huge difference between success and failure. Fresh perspectives come together and synergy begins to take hold of the creative process!

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Converting the converted. Making believers out of those who already believe. Preaching to the choir. I always thought that people who said those things were really saying "shut up" in a polite way.

From time to time, we really do need to preach to the choir, because it's how our support system stays connected.

Self absorption vs. audience engagement is sometimes the difference between success and failure for us musicians, artists, actors, etc. Something to bear in mind as we pursue and perfect our crafts.

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For those like me who suffer from "Attention-Seeking/Pleaser Syndrome", we find that we have problems with simple math. What I mean is that if, out of 100 people, we make a positive connection with 99, we tend to break our necks trying to win over that one.

This episode will provide you with some valuable coping skills in your quest to attain a sense of validate, using the simplest of math.

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Our gut keeps us out of trouble. Our gut tells us we are valid. Our gut is God's way of speaking to us. Trust your gut - it will rarely steer you wrong.

With that said, we are better equipped to deal with a formidable opponent - The Hater. In this episode, we begin the process of identifying them, because initially they're not easy to spot. What are their tells? Why do they do what they do? How do we deal with them?

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You play by the rules, but can't seem to catch a break. Until you realize that someone has their thumb on the scale. The game is rigged. The fix is in. So, what do you do? Quit? Quitters never win. You play through and come out much stronger on the other side.

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