6 Steps Toward Turning Around Your Emails, Social Media Posts, Articles, Newsletter, and More
I still get home delivery of the newspaper seven days a week. While you might wonder why, since most people get their news online these days, I wonder why due to the mistakes that I see as I read it each day.
Even an Interview Can Create Your Image
It’s amazing. The hockey and basketball playoffs are in full swing, yet the NFL pulled all the attention of the sports world in for three days at the end of last week. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday they had the draft at a packed stadium in Dallas and in front of a worldwide viewing audience and not a single pass was thrown or point scored.
Is Anybody Listening?
For those of you who do your own original music, I know you’ve had days – heck, maybe even weeks – where you’ve wondered, “Is anybody even listening to what I’m putting out?” (it’s okay to admit it). Let’s be clear that by “anybody” I mean people who aren’t family or friends. Those folks, after all, will be the ones who comment on your social media posts. But beyond them, you want to know,
Why Aren't You Live Streaming?
I just came back from Las Vegas where I was attending the NAB Show (National Association of Broadcasters). The convention center's three halls were divided between radio, audio, and -- as it relates to this week's
Don’t Hit the Snooze Button on Your Performance Career
Well, it looks like I’m way overdue on quoting a line from the great 2005 movie “The Wedding Crashers.” (I cited the film previously in an October 2014 and a January 2015 blog.) It’s one that’s so popular that they’ve printed it on t-shirts. Vince Vaughn’s character says, “Rule number 76: No excu
Even the Stars had to Knock on Doors
For those who are toiling away wondering how you could ever hope to achieve stardom, given your current situation that you feel needs to drastically improve – and do so right away – take encouragement from this week’s guest blog. You’ll see that the big stars didn’t start into music one day and wake up the next sitting on top of the charts and the entertainment world. Tony Michaelides, the guest from Episode 129 of “Now Hear This Entertainment”
Just Stop Talking – Please!
As someone who hosts a weekly show (well, hosts two weekly shows, one can argue), I have been blessed to be getting a lot of bookings as a guest on a lot of other shows lately. To my listeners, to my
No Gimmicks – Just Good Live Music
I just spent a long weekend up in Daytona Beach for Bike Week. I remember being inspired up there last year for a blog that I wrote. Again that was the case this time around.
Winners: Sports & Entertainment and Giving Back
Last week we saw global awareness for International Women’s Day. Just over five weeks ago on Episode 208 of the “Now Hear This Entertainment” podcast we heard Blake Morgan talk about the IRespectMusic movement. There have been many headlines in recent months about #MeToo and #TimesUp. Then there are artists like Alyssa Jacey, the guest from both Episode 52 and
Don’t Just Go Through the Motions
“I don’t want to go through the motions.” That’s a line from the chorus of a popular contemporary Christian song by Matthew West. But it can also serve as another type of inspiration too.
Three nights ago I saw someone out playing somewhere, sitting, playing his guitar, and singing. He didn’t look like he wanted to be there. He was just ‘going through the motions.’