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50 Ways to Inspire Your Husband — MomLife Today
There’s an old joke about one of our presidents walking with his wife, who sees one of her old boyfriends in a less-than-glorious occupation.
Creative Capital
How To Apply Creative Capital grants help artists realize specific projects while building their capacity to sustain their careers beyond the grant term.
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"You don’t overcome challenges by making them smaller but by making yourself bigger." —John C. Maxwell
The other day, after a talk to some graduate students at the Julliard School, one asked, "In The Dip , you talk about the advantage of mastery vs. being a mediocre jack of all trades. So does it make sense for me to continue focusing on mastering the violin?" Without fear of error, I think it's easy to say that this woman will never become the best violinist in the world.
Self truth (and the best violinist in the world)
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Emerging Ideas: Classical Music’s New Entrepreneurs | Createquity.
Classical Revolution PDX: Mattie Kaiser / photo by Mollusa
No matter your salary , you can always take steps to improve your life and health.
51 Healthy Living Cheat Sheets to Improve Your Life
This guest post comes from Dave Cool , the Blogger In Residence at musician website and marketing platform Bandzoogle . I’ve now been involved in the Montreal music scene in some way for 17 years, and have seen many artists and bands come and go. Now that I’m in my 30’s, I’m starting to truly understand what it takes to “make it” as a musician/band.
5 Top Characteristics Of Full Time Musicians
Does it often seem that many American politicians and pundits are talking past each other?
The five worldviews that define American politics - War Room
The 100 Best Books of All Time
The World Library is a list of the 100 best books, as proposed by one hundred writers from fifty-four different countries, compiled and organized in 2002 by the Norwegian Book Club .Welcome to the all-new site!
Book recommendations for people who like East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Musician Kim Boekbinder has kindly dropped in to explain why she’s having to reinvent the concepts of the gig and the tour. A few weeks ago I played a concert in Portland, Oregon which was attended by exactly 18 people. After everyone else got paid, I made exactly $12.50 USD.
GUEST INFORMANT: Kim Boekbinder
1. Santiago, Chile Undaunted by an earthquake, a city embraces modern culture. Less than a year after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake wreaked havoc in Chile, its capital, Santiago, has largely recovered, the economy continues to grow, and tourism is in an upswing.
The 41 Places to Go in 2011
The structure of your offer makes or breaks your product launch, so you need to make it irresistible. A well-crafted offer will make your readers excited about what they’re getting, thrilled with the pricing, and hungry to buy what you’re selling.