I have fond memories of riding in my high school teammate’s MG convertible to our summer league basketball games listening to Herbie Hancock. I didn’t realize then what a genius Herbie was. I knew he was a musical genius. But I didn’t know he could preach like this!
This is pure brilliance. 3 minutes and 14 seconds of WOW! Listen to Herbie describe a massive lesson he learned from the great Miles Davis. He describes a time when they were performing together and in the middle of Miles’ trumpet solo, Herbie played the wrong chord on the piano. He made a “mistake.” And he thought it was a big mistake.
But does a true master – someone who has honed their craft to the highest level – ever experience reality as a “mistake?” Or do they instead respond with enthusiasm to the unexpected and create magic from it?
This is a phenomenal testimony to the power of the kind Mental Toughness that comes from staying with your craft and sharpening your saw for a nice long time.
Have a listen and ask yourself how you might turn the “poison” in your life into “medicine.”
Huge shout out to Ethan Frye for sending this clip to me!
That is an powerful lesson. I could hear you teaching that Chris. Talk about catch, own and replace.
My favorite piece here is that it was virtually instantaneous. Because of his training, he was able to respond almost instantly with creativity and enthusiasm. So damn cool!
Transformational ideas are everywhere if we look for them and find them. Thanks Chris for finding this beautiful lesson!
Agreed, Don. Magic is always occurring. I can either ignore it or play with it!