Here are links to this entire series: Part 1: My story of abuse (Introduction) Part 2: Seven things you need to know about abusers Part 3: Dealing with victims of abuse Part 4: It started with a crossword puzzle Part 5: Getting help for an abuse victim Part 6: Taking the next step Part 7: My […]
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Here are links to this entire series: Part 1: My story of abuse (Introduction) Part 2: Seven things you need to know about abusers Part 3: Dealing with victims of abuse Part 4: It started with a crossword puzzle Part 5: Getting help for an abuse victim Part 6: Taking the next step Part 7: My […]
Quitting is sort of frowned upon in our society. Supposedly, quitters never win, blah blah, etc. The truth is that it is not nearly that simple. In fact, let me say this: In business, there is probably nothing more important to success than the ability to determine whether an idea needs more investment or needs […]
I have written before about the dangers of debt in business. The long and short of it is that I am not anti-debt. I just think you need to be very smart about it and you can’t let it ruin your life. Let me give you an example of good debt from a situation we are […]
Before I talk about concerts, let me mention that Marla and I are going to be gone most of the rest of the month. We are going to Europe (a few days in Barcelona and then a cruise on the Mediterranean). This is not a music trip or a business trip (though it is a […]
Here are links to this entire series: Part 1: My story of abuse (Introduction) Part 2: Seven things you need to know about abusers Part 3: Dealing with victims of abuse Part 4: It started with a crossword puzzle Part 5: Getting help for an abuse victim Part 6: Taking the next step Part 7: My […]
The poor airlines have been taking a beating lately. For whatever reason, social media campaigns against airlines just work well as we have seen in two very public episodes with United (the guitar incident a few years ago and the recent incident with the doctor that was dragged off a plane). My own experiences with […]
Here are links to this entire series: Part 1: My story of abuse (Introduction) Part 2: Seven things you need to know about abusers Part 3: Dealing with victims of abuse Part 4: It started with a crossword puzzle Part 5: Getting help for an abuse victim Part 6: Taking the next step Part 7: My […]
This is not necessarily going to be the most pleasant post I have ever written. Sometimes, what I think I need to say is not very pleasant. My goal is to tell the truth and also be helpful. This piece of writing is mostly geared at other professional musicians. Before I start, I want to […]
My kids are all into selling things these days. It is fun to watch and I don’t get too involved. My youngest tried to capitalize on the fidget spinner craze. (If you don’t know what those are, it is not the end of the world.) He went out and found an importer and bought maybe […]
Here are links to this entire series: Part 1: My story of abuse (Introduction) Part 2: Seven things you need to know about abusers Part 3: Dealing with victims of abuse Part 4: It started with a crossword puzzle Part 5: Getting help for an abuse victim Part 6: Taking the next step Part 7: My […]