Black Tie Lounge

I learned about this guy three years ago and bought his first two albums. I have another one to catch up on. It's funny both those albums perfectly describe what I was going through at the time.  I love it when artists do fun stuff like this! Here he covers Man in The Mirror made famous by the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, for Good Morning America while in London. I learned about this cat in 2010 when I was working at T.J. Maxx. I heard his single come on the loud speaker and I thought it was James Morrison because of the soul in his vocal approach. He's a guy that seems to stay under the radar but happens to be very accomplished. Here's a song I thoroughly enjoy by him. Musicality at it's greatest. One of my friends put me on these cats! Karmin is the honest truth. Listening to them makes me want to put as much personality, energy, and fun into my own craft. I take myself so seriously so often. 

I'm really talented. Sometimes my talent debilitates me because I use it as an excuse. Unfortunately I'm not as well put together and poised as I make myself out to be. Maybe my observers are aware of this and give me an impression otherwise so that I think I'm pulling a wool over their eyes. To be candid I'm not as self disciplined as I should be. This is a reality that has become oh so very clear as I  strive toward personal change this week.  My talent is like adrenaline. It's good for the moment when I need a quick jolt to make things happen. It gives me the strength to get through. I'm a talented speaker, which helps me in the classroom and helps me to present myself. I have a natural energy to get things done, but I really lack the self discipline to follow through.  Case in point, I start so many work out programs, books, songs, ideas and life happens and I don't finish.  I get bored with routines. I desire novelty in my life so much that I have a h

I had a really interesting conversation today with my mentee through WBL . Well I had a very interesting weekend which culminated into what I realized after I spoke to my mentee today.  As he poured over about his passion for b-boying, I encouraged him with all sincerity that he was going to make it. His gift was going to make room for him to get to places he's never dreamed.  He's a b-boy and I told him two things: don't put b-boying in a box and work on his character.  What I meant was that he should find ways to take the things that he doesn't really like about life and apply his future as a b-boy to it.  No he doesn't like school but in this system you need a degree to fall back on it.  Find a way to apply what is expressed in class to b-boying, or at least read books so you can know more about your craft. Then the topic on character--if he was to win $1,000,000 come up with a plan for who you are going to be and what you are going to do with that right now.  As