by Cliff Cline | Mar 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
I am reading a book on business design currently. I will post a link to it soon. I have heard the concepts in this book espoused in different ways. One of the old ways was simply the maturity cycle of a business represented in the graph below. When looking at a single...
by Cliff Cline | Mar 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
I don't think I have blogged that I finally have outfitted myself with an electric guitar. It was time to start playing and recording with those sounds, and the March song of the month definitely needed it. Last night was great, laying down some guitar tracks for...
by Cliff Cline | Mar 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
I just finished reading the memoir of Warren Bennis,"Still Surprised." It was definitely An interesting read from the perspective of an educator who lived through WWII and so much social change in North America and Europe these past 70 years. One of the...
by Cliff Cline | Mar 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
I had an interesting week. I was completely tired when Thursday night worship practice came around, and exercise that often lasts two hours. For whatever reason the band hit it amazingly that night. Great parts, a couple of unique arrangements, and in the end we were...
by Cliff Cline | Mar 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
My plan is to continue to share how my goals for the year are going, and to encourage readers here to regularly throughout the year re-boot as necessary to get/keep on track to having a great year of moving forward and achieving personal goals. One goal I have not...
by Cliff Cline | Mar 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
When you meet new people you often are asked to tell the short synapse of your journey. You do that enough, with the occasional deep question thrown in like "so where do you think you are going?" and it forces you to ponder. I dislike the word regret, but I...
by Cliff Cline | Mar 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
There is that Biblical philosophical pondering: “There is nothing new under the sun.” I am not trying to refute the underpinnings of the thought, but there are many things new to me and you. First smiles from our first child, first house or apartment,...
by Cliff Cline | Mar 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
I think I am still a couple of weeks away from the release of the March song of the month. This month, as I mentioned is to be a worship tune. I had a great weekend last weekend laying down beds and finally found a great groove between bass and drums. Very excited. I...
by Cliff Cline | Mar 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
I have used this phrase many a time, but I did not know it was attributable to Albert Einstein. "Insanity is doing the same things over and over and expecting a different result." It is not enough to write a new vision or purpose statement. Saying that over...
by Cliff Cline | Mar 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
Is that an oxymoronic phrase? I actually don't think so. I do know that in life we practice in a disciplined way, study in a disciplined way, and show up and perform once the date is booked. For many of us though, songwriting or producing waits for the inspired...
