This clip comes from TEM272 : Different is better than better.

We spend so much time trying to be better when we really need to carve out time to intentionally try to be different.

Better is still important. From time to time, I make a point of saying that being a great songwriter or trombone player or producer is the cost of entry into the music business. You have to be great at your craft.

I realize that's quite obvious, but it's still bears mentioning from time to time. That's the better part of the equation.

But just being able to operate the hell out of a trombone or pro tools does not make you different from everyone else.

While there may not be hundreds of thousands of people who can do that, there are certainly more than a few dozen.

And that means that having those skills alone won't help you stand out in any way.

It's all about what creative or unique or remarkable thing you do with those skills. That's the different part.

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