The beer was especially good last night. It only took one pint of Guinness. One pint plus one son. One son plus one friend. One son, one friend, and one friends best friend. Two friends, one son, one pint, and two bands made for one memorable night. Yea, baby.
Last night my son, Jordan and my friends Joshua and Natalie took in two bands at Skullys. We were blown away by Seabird and The Civil Wars. These two bands are just getting started and last night we enjoyed a front row seat to their work. Go to Itunes or wherever you buy your music and get it. Buy both Seabird album releases (Dec. 15) and at least buy The Civil Wars song titled, Poison & Wine. This track tells the bitter and the sweet message clearer than any words I’ve read. Very cool.
Seabird was amazing. They played almost the entire new album and it’s going to be a keeper. My son, Taylor, turned me onto these guys just this past week. He’s been listening to them on Radio U. as it’s his favorite spot on the dial.
In person, their passion matched their sound, and then some. If I could bottle up Aaron’s (lead singer) passion and inject it into every CEO, the world would be filled with products and services that you and I would WANT to buy.
We would believe, because the leaders belief was fueled by the pure rocket fuel of passion. We would NOT need to be sold. Wouldn’t that be the berries…
Today, take a listen to somebird. Not just any bird, somebird that is fueled by their LOVE for their work, their love for their team, and whose face says it all.
Last night I got injected with some more pure rocket fuel. I looked these bands in the eye and we connected. I love watching individuals, teams, and leaders living and working in alignment with their passions. There is no substitute. There is no need nor any way to fake it. There isn’t a more pure source of power. AND, my God, do we need it. The world in which you work needs “it.” The only way to get it in the world in which we work, is to have “it” in the hearts of those with which we work. The only way to get “it” in the hearts of those with which we work is to have it in the hearts of a few. The only way to make sure it’s in the hearts of a few, is to make sure it’s in the only heart we can control.
“Be the change, Gandhi said, that you want to see in the world.”
Want to live in a world with more passion and purpose?
Inject some pure rocket fuel into your system. AND, start with injecting a very specific target in your system. Inject pure rocket fuel into yourself. Get “it.”
AND, soon, coming to a flock near you, somebird will be singing. Really singing, with all they’ve got. Magic.
I can hardly wait…
BUILT TO LEAD 