Just take the time to watch these two videos really quick, one is of the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela and the other of Gustavo Dudamel Conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra.

When you’re watching these, I want you to notice the following.

1. Attitude
2. Emotion
3. Effort
4. Knowledge

Ok now that you have watched the videos. I personally think Gustavo Dudamel is a Genius…he know’s what’s up in the music world. But what I want to do is actually show that what you can learn from Mr. Dudamel is that you can apply his techinques to your specific field; be it marketing, PR, advertising, customer service, CEO, whatever.

Passion

Gustavo Dudamel’s passion for his music, his musicians and the arts is impressive. The way he conducts, the way he describes the music to his musicians and his interpretation is always filled with the passion for what he loves doing. Now, if you’re not working in a field where you can have a passion for your job…you need a new job where you can have a passion and be able to express it every day in your creativity.

Have a little bit of fun!

Notice every time Dudamel is conducting he’s having fun. He’s enjoying himself, he doesn’t over stress himself, and he doesn’t put undue pressure on himself or his musicians. In music when you have a conductor who is having fun, when the music is lively and fun, your interpretation is the same as his. I personally see no reason why a good workspace should be loaded with stress and negativity. Sure deadlines are important and they should be made. However, that is a separate matter. While you’re working have fun, how you do it, is up to you.

Know what you’re doing

Fair enough, Gustavo Dudamel is practically a Musical Genius. Conductor of the LA Philharmonic, and not even in his 30′s Thats impressive. So before you go over doing the passion, and having too much fun at work. Know what you’re doing and be sure that you do everything you do to a spectaular level to blow your audience away with your skill and knowledge. Give them something to remember you by.

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One of my more favored movies.

Thank You Kieth Olbermann!

A while back I wrote a 3 separate papers on one “specific” topic. What makes us happy?

This leads me to Malcolm Gladwell. I first thought it was peculiar how the author of Blink and The Tipping Point, could give me an answer to my question. But without a doubt he did. In his TED Talk, under the topic (which is named the same) What makes us happy?, I found he had the perfect answer.

At one point he says “People don’t know what makes them happy.” Then he proceeds to explain that we never really know until we’ve experienced it. Oddly he relates it to pasta sauce.

Also, watch Stefan Sagmeister who explains Happiness through design. I think happiness and less stress in everyones life would make a good change. Stress really doesn’t do any one, any good.