The greats weren’t great because at birth they could paint
The greats were great cause they paint a lot

Macklemore  ♦ Ten Thousand Hours Lyrics

Takeaway bonus:  Malcolm Gladwell told us about the 10,000 hours rule.  It takes practice and that many hours to be good.  Put in your work today.  Yes, Mr. Iverson, we are talking about practice.  Go do some painting today…

…You think it’s all about getting this cash flow

I’m tryna to find a way to get around on these assholes

They wanna play you, burn you soufflé you…

Hesitate to pay you, push back your debut…

Doap Nixon ♦ Behind the Music

Takeaway 139:  Check you ATCF and your pipeline to liquidity.  Is the market frozen or is someone bamboozling you into believing that this is the case? Do you lack an Exit option or is somebody blocking the other side of the fire door?

“Most culture in this country is driven by Black culture, whether that’s food, music, dance, or anything else,….And more recently Latino and Asian culture have driven global culture. Here I live in the most early adopting region in the world, and we know very little about the most early adopting culture. Therein lies the opportunity.” Tristan Walker

Tristan-walker-why-combing-technology-with-black-culture-is-the-greatest-economic-opportunity-of-our-lifetime

…Sir noticed that my input was accurate intelligence

That type meant ta stripe, kids

Even after he died, I still write raps like this…

Slick Rick ♦ Who Rotten ‘Em

We all wish we could offer pearls of wisdom like rain water.  It is just not feasible.  We can, however, take a measured approach to the manner in which we manage and influence our team members.  If you have recruited properly you have talented people who can be motivated in subtle ways without ham-fisting advice, policy or directives via lectures.

The best points/accurate intelligence strike at the heart of the issue cutting through stylistic differences that team members may have.  You may not like the cut of your player’s jib, but does the player get the job done in your field or vocation?  That is the critical issue.  Any advice or discipline or should strike at the issue that is critical to the mission statement.  Keep personality out of it.

Similarly, the point must be universal and timeless.  Does your advice square with the words you used to motivate your players two years ago?  Is it logically consistent with past treatment or policy?  Are you going to be okay with someone quoting it back to you next year or when you sit down to terminate their employment?

BPM TAKEAWAY#31:

• DISCIPLINE AND MOTIVATE WITH TIMELESS, UNIVERSAL DIRECTION

• FOCUS ON SUBSTANCE NOT FORM