Charles Darwin, wrote The Origin of Species and forever changed the world.
Amongst the many gems found within what would turn out to be one of the most influential books of all time, I personally find inspiration in this quote;
"It is not the strongest of a species, nor the most intelligent that survives. Instead, it is the one most responsive to change."
Think about that when pursuing your music career.
Wishing you continued success!
Cristopolis Dieguez
latinohiphop.org
cristopolis.com
July 30, 2009
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July 23, 2009
Teamwork, Partnerships, and Sharing Some of the Control
We obviously can't do everything all by ourselves.
Sometimes we need some help.
Actually if you think about everything you need, use and consume, we need lots of help.
But often with our own projects or ideas, we are reluctant to ask for or seek out help, and this is one of the characteristics that separates those who achieve success versus those that don't.
The characteristic that I am talking about is team building.
This is thee ability to partner up with someone, or to hire someone to carry out a job more effectively than you or anyone currently working with you can.
This quality has at least two major components; 1) realizing your own shortcomings and weaknesses 2) identifying and recruiting people who are more competent than you in those areas.
Wishing you continued success,
Cristopolis Dieguez
latinohiphop.org
cristopolis.com
Sometimes we need some help.
Actually if you think about everything you need, use and consume, we need lots of help.
But often with our own projects or ideas, we are reluctant to ask for or seek out help, and this is one of the characteristics that separates those who achieve success versus those that don't.
The characteristic that I am talking about is team building.
This is thee ability to partner up with someone, or to hire someone to carry out a job more effectively than you or anyone currently working with you can.
This quality has at least two major components; 1) realizing your own shortcomings and weaknesses 2) identifying and recruiting people who are more competent than you in those areas.
Wishing you continued success,
Cristopolis Dieguez
latinohiphop.org
cristopolis.com
July 22, 2009
July 21, 2009
Good Communication Is Everything
I participated in 2 very different scenarios today, both of which were direct results of communication.
The first example was one of miscommunication;
In this scenario I worked as an intermediary.
Basically somebody believed that they were promised something and did not receive it and were therefore pissed off.
So much so that they made a threat.
The person threatened reacted by no longer wanting to participate in an upcoming event because said person was also going to be participating.
What's interesting is that the only thing that went wrong was the communication of what was expected. This example is yet to be resolved, but I firmly believe that this can still be easily resolved by simply explaining what each person understood and on that basis working out a new agreement as to what is expected.
The second example was is one of effective communication;
I was recently introduced to someone that organizes an event in DC that I want to participate in. After a string of introduction emails, this person agreed to give me a call on a certain date at a certain time. I waited and the call never came.
Instead of being offended I sent a follow up email a few days later stating that I was writing in order to keep the pathways of communication open and that I was still very much interested in participating in the event in any way that I could.
He replied, communication continued and 2 weeks later I got the gig!
Good communication is everything.
Wishing you continued success!
Cristopolis Dieguez
latinohiphop.org
cristopolis.com
The first example was one of miscommunication;
In this scenario I worked as an intermediary.
Basically somebody believed that they were promised something and did not receive it and were therefore pissed off.
So much so that they made a threat.
The person threatened reacted by no longer wanting to participate in an upcoming event because said person was also going to be participating.
What's interesting is that the only thing that went wrong was the communication of what was expected. This example is yet to be resolved, but I firmly believe that this can still be easily resolved by simply explaining what each person understood and on that basis working out a new agreement as to what is expected.
The second example was is one of effective communication;
I was recently introduced to someone that organizes an event in DC that I want to participate in. After a string of introduction emails, this person agreed to give me a call on a certain date at a certain time. I waited and the call never came.
Instead of being offended I sent a follow up email a few days later stating that I was writing in order to keep the pathways of communication open and that I was still very much interested in participating in the event in any way that I could.
He replied, communication continued and 2 weeks later I got the gig!
Good communication is everything.
Wishing you continued success!
Cristopolis Dieguez
latinohiphop.org
cristopolis.com
July 20, 2009
Are You Still Making Albums?
It no longer makes sense to buy albums from a consumer perspective, because it's much less expensive to just buy the few songs that you like.
It no longer makes sense to make albums from an artist's perspective either.
Instead of releasing a new album every 2 years or so, it seems much better (and easier) to release a new song every 2 months or so.
You can release it directly to iTunes and Amazon via CD Baby, or better yet release it through the digital distributors but also maintain it as free download on your website.
The real money comes from shows these days, all you are really trying to do is earn a slot on someone's iPod, you're simply trying to make it on to the playlist.
You're fighting to remain relevant.
And a new album every 2 years (even once a year) is not enough.
Your true fans need new material every few months.
Wishing you continued successs!
Cristopolis Dieguez
latinohiphop.org
cristopolis.com
It no longer makes sense to make albums from an artist's perspective either.
Instead of releasing a new album every 2 years or so, it seems much better (and easier) to release a new song every 2 months or so.
You can release it directly to iTunes and Amazon via CD Baby, or better yet release it through the digital distributors but also maintain it as free download on your website.
The real money comes from shows these days, all you are really trying to do is earn a slot on someone's iPod, you're simply trying to make it on to the playlist.
You're fighting to remain relevant.
And a new album every 2 years (even once a year) is not enough.
Your true fans need new material every few months.
Wishing you continued successs!
Cristopolis Dieguez
latinohiphop.org
cristopolis.com
July 19, 2009
Knowing What You Want
In life we too often do not make firm decisions then stick with them till they come to fruition.
We normally get an idea and then stick with it until it loses it's shine.
Once the shine is gone we replace it for something else that gets us excited again.
The problem with this approach is that it's not a very effective way to achieve any real results.
But if you instead take a little bit more time when choosing a goal to pursue, it will become easier to stick with after the initial excitement of the shiny idea wears off.
This is the key, you've got to know what you want.
Then, even in the hard moments when you want to move on to something else, you push through the dip and keep your mind focused on the end goal.
If you follow this formula everything becomes achievable.
Wishing you continued success!
Cristopolis Dieguez
latinohiphop.org
cristopolis.com
We normally get an idea and then stick with it until it loses it's shine.
Once the shine is gone we replace it for something else that gets us excited again.
The problem with this approach is that it's not a very effective way to achieve any real results.
But if you instead take a little bit more time when choosing a goal to pursue, it will become easier to stick with after the initial excitement of the shiny idea wears off.
This is the key, you've got to know what you want.
Then, even in the hard moments when you want to move on to something else, you push through the dip and keep your mind focused on the end goal.
If you follow this formula everything becomes achievable.
Wishing you continued success!
Cristopolis Dieguez
latinohiphop.org
cristopolis.com
July 17, 2009
Code Blue - Premature [Ahead Of The Times]
Code Blue is a Latino Hip-Hop duo comprised of William Dinero and M.O.S.T.
Based out of Toronto, Canada, the group has a diverse ethnic background with William Dinero being half Argentinian and half Guatemalan while M.O.S.T. traces his roots to El Salvador.
Premature [Ahead Of The Times] by Code Blue, is an incredible collection of 19 songs, each of which is a banger!
This is Latino Hip-Hop at it's finest.
Wishing you continued success!
Cristopolis Dieguez
latinohiphop.org
cristopolis.com
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