Day 79 | The 7-40 Challenge I’m about to open a piece about not playing covers with a cover. I know. Stay with me. Todd Henry makes a distinction between cover bands and original artists. A cover band can be really good — fill a room, play the songs people love, make decent money on … Continue reading Cover Band
Category: Books & Writing
The Dashboard Moved
Day 72 of the 7-40 Challenge One of the interesting things about publishing a book is you get a dashboard. It tells you how you’re doing. The number goes up, that’s good. The number sits still — well, that’s data too. Either way, you’re watching it. This past week, since I let people know about … Continue reading The Dashboard Moved
The Robbie Hart Insight
Day 70 of 280 | The 7-40 Challenge I went to college on a full music scholarship. Bass baritone. Show choir. The whole deal. Singing and dancing literally paid for my education. I sang in everything I could find — college choir, a professional chorale that was just starting up, church worship teams, a summer-long … Continue reading The Robbie Hart Insight
Gratitude Sunday: You Showed Up
Day 69 of 280 | The 7-40 Challenge | Thank You Campaign Last Monday night, I did something I’d been putting off for weeks. I hit publish on a Facebook post telling my friends and family that I’d written a novel. That it was on Amazon. And that I’d love for them to read it. … Continue reading Gratitude Sunday: You Showed Up
Go Back to the Beginning
Day 67 of 280 | The 7-40 Challenge I finished Austin Kleon’s Show Your Work today. In the last chapter, he says something that stopped me mid-stride on my walk: When you’ve learned something really well, go back to the beginning. Learn something new. Do it in the open. Do it in public. Show your … Continue reading Go Back to the Beginning
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