Track Production: Three Tracks Down

At last I have started the track production for the Tashe album. While Natasha was in town from Montreal Canada we did 11 track drafts in five days. These were very basic pieces providing the tempo, mood and foundation for her vocals.

Your Career Success Depends on Your Willingness to Go Down With the Ship

Ask yourself this question out loud, please; “Am I willing to go down with the ship?” Did you ask the question out loud? If by chance you didn’t, you may be missing the impact of the words. So please, say it out loud. You’re not doing it for me, this is for you; “Am I willing to go down with the ship?”

We Are All Responsible For Our Own Lives

OK, don’t get me wrong here; I know we are all responsible for our own lives. No matter what we face in our time here on the planet, we individually must navigate life. Even when it appears that someone else has made a decision for us, we have still made the decision to allow ourselves to be governed by another’s choice. If, by chance, you can’t agree with what I just said, sit with it a while.

Take Action Now

We all desire to be successful and live lives full of that which we deem valuable. However, the frequency with which we hear others and, sometimes ourselves, say things like, “Someday I will…” or “At some point I will get around to it…” implies that at best some external event will make a thing possible, or at worst, says the fulfillment of a wish is your best chance for success.

Missed Opportunities of the Past are Learning Opportunities in the Present

Many years ago I rapped with Ice T in a club called The Workshop in Los Angeles, California. I blew off an opportunity to do some work with Lil Jon back in 1998 during Freaknic in Atlanta, Georgia before he blew up because I was doing my own thing and he didn’t seem very important to me.