Keep It Inside wins a spot on Microsoft Windows Playlist 7!!!

We did it! "Keep It Inside" made the top 7! Not only was it in the top 7 but it received the MOST votes and took first place! Thank YOU for making it happen! From now until next Monday at 11:00 a.m. EST, the seven winning tracks can be downloaded with a single click, which means thousands more people will hear my song. Playlist 7

It means a lot to me that so many of you helped. You all have my heartfelt thanks.

I've already received requests for interviews and radio airtime from around the globe. The exposure has been great. It's cool to hear from new fans from as far away as Australia and the U.K.

Check out Playlist 7 and download "Keep It Inside" for free!

2010 is the year of friends!

Kirby

We might as well win.

I just read, “We Might as Well Win,” by Johan Bruyneel, the managing director for US Postal (later Discovery) cycling team. He produced 8 Tour de France wins: 7 with Lance Armstrong and 1 with Alberto Contador. He is the most successful coach in any sport.

The whole point of the book is: If you are going to expend the energy and effort to participate, you might as well give whatever else it takes to win.

There’s a saying in cycling: “50% of winning is just showing up. The other 50% is crossing the finish line first.” That other 50% isn’t just coasting, though. There is preparation, research, conditioning, hard work, and determination.

That really struck a chord with me. I have encountered many people who just trudge through life giving only minimal effort. They dread every day and live for the weekend. I think that that is a horrible way to go through life.

I am so fortunate to have a career doing what I love. I enjoy learning more about my career, applying those things I learn, and then seeing what works and what makes me better. I enjoy the challenge that comes with trying to be the best. I’m never happy with myself if I just give the minimum effort.

Whether you are writing a song, coaching your kids’ soccer team, or working on a project for your job or school, you might as well give all that it takes to be the best.

We might as well win.