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I'm sure many of you knew that it is St David's Day, but how many of you knew that it is also Peanut Butter Lover's Day?
I love peanut butter so I'll be having some today.
Read the blog in the post below and let me know what you think in the comments below...
#lowcarbintheuk#StDavidsDay#peanutbutterloversday#HOPEprotocol#lifetransformation
Today is the 1st March which means we have two celebrations!
We are celebrating Saint David, who is the patron saint of Wales. In Wales they mark the day by wearing either a leek or daffodil.
There are concerts celebrating the Welsh love of song and music. As part of his final sermon he said: "Be joyful, keep the faith, and do the little things that you have heard and seen me do."
"Gwnewch y pethau bychain/Do the little things." is a well known phrase.
Which holds true to the HOPE protocol I developed.
It is also National Peanut Butter Lovers Day!
Did you know, It takes about 540 peanuts to make a 340g jar of peanut butter?
Read more in my blog and let me know what you think.
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Looking for a game-changing holiday gift idea for your team? Consider the power of shared experiences!
This season, instead of traditional gifts, why not give your team an unforgettable experience? Whether it's a virtual cooking class, a team-building adventure, or tickets to a live event, gifting an experience can foster stronger bonds, boost morale, and create lasting memories.
Here's why it's a game-changer for culture:
1️⃣ Strengthen Team Connections: Shared experiences build camaraderie and create common ground among team members, enhancing collaboration and communication.
2️⃣ Boost Morale: A thoughtful experience shows appreciation, boosting team morale and motivation as they feel valued and acknowledged.
3️⃣ Foster Creativity: New experiences spark creativity and innovation, encouraging fresh perspectives and problem-solving skills.
4️⃣ Create Lasting Memories: Memories last longer than material gifts, leaving a positive impact and reinforcing a positive team culture.
This holiday season, let's gift more than just presents. Let's gift moments that bring us together and create a stronger, more connected team. #TeamBonding#HolidayGifts#SharedExperiences
What experiences are you considering for your team? Share your thoughts below!
Still looking for the perfect gift?
Give the gift of an unforgettable evening filled with sensational jazz vibes and mouthwatering delights! Central Montana Jazz Night is coming up on January 13th and features John Roberts y Pan Blanco! Your tickets for this concert are paired with a delightful catered dinner from 618coffeehouse
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Sponsored by the amazing trio: High Country Realty , Bird Dog of the Day , and One Health Lewistown. Secure your tickets now and treat someone special to a night of music and flavors that will linger in their hearts! #GiftOfJazz#LiveMusic#618CoffeeHouse#CentralMontanaJazzNight#MemoriesThatSwing
Does music affect your mood or does music affect your mood? Do you work with music playing in the background? Do you allow your students to? #music#mood#selfcarematters#calmspace
DO NOT MIX BUSINESS WITH MARRIAGE UNTIL YOU’VE READ THIS!
Collaborating with your spouse can be one of the most rewarding experiences, but it requires a thoughtful approach to ensure both professional success and personal harmony. Gabrielle and I have had the privilege of blending our creative talents, and it’s taught us a lot about maintaining a strong partnership both in and out of the spotlight. Here are a few key strategies we’ve found essential:
1. Clear Communication:
Establish open lines of communication to align on goals, expectations, and roles. This clarity helps prevent misunderstandings and keeps the focus on your shared vision.
2. Respect Boundaries:
It’s crucial to differentiate between personal and professional time. Set boundaries to ensure that work discussions don’t overshadow your personal relationship.
3. Leverage Each Other’s Strengths:
Understand and appreciate each other's unique talents. By playing to your strengths, you can create a powerful synergy that drives both personal satisfaction and business success.
4. Mutual Support:
Encourage and uplift each other, both in successes and challenges. A strong support system is the foundation of a successful partnership, especially when navigating the pressures of business.
Working with your spouse is a journey that requires patience, respect, and a shared commitment to growth. When done right, it’s a dynamic partnership that can lead to extraordinary results—both professionally and personally. How do you balance business and personal life with your partner? Let’s discuss! www.TheStripedHeart.com
The Singing Chef, Actress, Author, Musician, and TV Personality
I am blessed to create uplifting music with my best friend Ace Anderson. This weekend we have a live performance at our favorite vegan dinner date night spot so we are absolutely thrilled to share the positive vibrations and soulful songs! 🎵
PLANTA - Sunday, August 25th (4-7PM)
700 S Rosemary Ave
Suite 142
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
SECURITY IN MUSIC PERFORMANCE AND MATTERS OF THE MIND
One of the key attributes of a great musician is security in their playing ability, and as I see it, it’s great news that a deeper sense of security and confidence is indeed available.
The more secure we show up in our own skin, in music and life, the more of a calming influence we can have on the people we interact with in ways that are also very productive and enjoyable.
An example of this in my recent and ongoing experience continues to be how I operate in my work with Hugh Cornwell, but the example I want to share now was when working with Wishbone Ash a few years ago.
The context was that I’d initially been asked to do a one-off show with the band at BBK Bilbao Music Legends Fest and was given the gig without having to audition for it, so the offer had been made in good faith.
The guys in the band are all very sound and when we got together to play for the first time and before we played the first note, things weren’t immediately at ease. We still had a set to go through to know that things would work musically and more.
So we got playing and after a few songs it all clicked that it would work musically, and from that point everything eased and opened up.
An obvious factor in how well it worked was how thoroughly everyone knew the material. The guys in the band had been playing it for years and hardly had to think about it, whereas a few weeks prior I had never heard many of the songs.
Another aspect of that and what enabled me to show up to the level I did was the security I had in my own playing and the confidence to be able to prepare and perform at a very high level - and I don’t say that to boast, as I still have a learning curve as we all do - it’s more that the ability to be increasingly secure in one’s musical abilities is something that can be developed and there’s a science behind it that I often share when working with my music students and people I mentor/coach.
That doesn’t just apply musically, but in matters of the mind, which as many of you are aware is a core aspect of my teaching, mentoring and coaching (which like variations in instrumental technique, the distinctions between them can be quite nuanced and I won’t go into that here).
In complement to being secure musically - and as I see it, at the heart of being and feeling secure in life, is being secure mentally - a deeper understanding of how the mind works and the clearer and more insightful our relationship with it is plays out to be such a game-changer across the board.
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#Music#Drumming#WishboneAsh#TheKingWillCome#ClarityOfMind#Fun
Watch Me Shoehorn The Most Interesting Phenomenon in Independent Music into a Discussion About My Accounting Firm
Niching is all the rage within accounting firmrunning circles, and with good reason. The refrain is almost always that you're not niched *enough*.
But what if there's another way to think about niching? Enter Australian psych-rock/jazz-fusion/prog-rock/thrash-metal sensation King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard.
You might think based on the name alone that something strange is afoot, and you'd be right. Let's start with some numbers:
- 25 albums released in 10 years
- Released 5 albums in one year....*twice* (2017 and 2023)
- Released a trio of albums based on microtonal harmony (and made it work three times)
- Didn't release an album for 55 weeks and instead playing 113 shows in that time period.
- The wikipedia entry for KGLW states that the genres they've covered include: psychedelic rock, garage rock, acid rock, progressive rock, surf rock, krautrock, psychedelic pop, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, thrash metal, stoner metal, progressive metal, sludge, folk, jazz, Tropicália, synth-prog, and microtonal music.
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, then, is the antithesis of niching at least as it's usually defined. There are no labels, no constraints, and they certainly don't have a website that only caters to serving physician practices based on the West Coast in beach communities.
But to anyone into music, it's woefully apparent that KGLW is about the most niched interest that any music fan into moderately mainstream music can have. You're not going to hear many I-V-vi-IV chord progressions, and you have to be as at home listening to jazz as you are metal.
And therein lies the niche: people interested in complex harmony and innovative soundscaping, folks who have it bad for always hearing something new and fresh to their ears.
And it works for King Gizzard. They have their own music festival which sells out annually. They routinely play 3 and 4 night residences at some of the largest and most prestigious venues worldwide. Their merch store is constantly sold out of popular items, and they answer to no music label, executives, or higher music industry power.
How does this relate to accounting? For Seamless, we've taken a similar approach to niching. Our niche is not based on industry; we're agnostic to industry.
Instead, our niche is the nature of our clients and what they have in common. They're almost always family-owned, entrepreneur-operated business with thin or non-existent middle management staffing who face the same problems regardless of industry. We're able to take the same base playbook and tweak it across a multitude of industries, much the same way King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard takes the same approach to complex and innovative harmony and applies it across a variety of genres.
I'll take a bow for this very tortured metaphor and wish you a very happy Thursday