Andy Lykens

Strategic operator and leader with music expertise and an MBA
🎙️Creator & Host of Music Lessons Podcast
🎶Music for Netflix Marketing

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I started my #podcast because I find the principles of being a great musical artist and growing as a #leader to be analogous.

I’d love for you to subscribe and listen, and let me know if you agree:

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#growth #leadership #development #music

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Your ability to walk away is one of your most useful.

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Feeling #Stuck ?
When there’s no momentum, when the conversations happen when you’re not there, when you try something new and it doesn’t take off… https://t.co/bvkVzo6T5r

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#Tasks you can complete do you the smallest about of good. Don’t let them distract you from spending time on the work that never ends. https://t.co/dV1KypmaGD

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#Decisionmaking can be quick, pragmatic, slow, careless. You can hear all the arguments or not. You can do the analysis or rely on intuition. You can… https://t.co/6vFtPYEuTQ

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Seek out the #boring people. The ones who slug it out, doing the work. The people who bring big #impact even in small spaces, who aren’t vying for … https://t.co/omhXXWGzUT

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@4DaLovofMusic Thanks Crystal! Glad it was helpful 😃

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#Trying, #Failure , and #Winning
They're all the same, because in each case you're doing something and you get a #benefit . Respectively: #empowerment , #knowledge, your #goal… https://t.co/Lke4TxaYUY

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It is so great to have something to #check . Something to check means progress is being made. The package is on the way, the project is moving forward [please read on by clicking…] https://t.co/jwW9c6Qe6U

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A #pull is different than a #push.

A push is a jolt. A quick exertion of force causing #momentum. It's a one-off effort. A boost. It is abrupt and [click below to finish the thought] https://t.co/aIP3UfIJUl

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#Sharing is hard. It exposes a point of view, a piece of #context , that not everyone will want to receive. Not everyone will understand what you #share … https://t.co/lmGkRlTRgt

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Our #attention is limited by time, the nature of the mind, and by our choice of #focus.

The more we focus on one thing, the less likely we are to notice another [click the image to read on…] https://t.co/cDaEQlPQIj

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It’s surprising how often people look at only costs or revenue and make a decision. That’s a little like sitting on a teeter-totter by yourself and … https://t.co/usfsJPckSQ

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In marketing, there's a concept called '#positioning' which is how consumers #perceive a brand. It also informs… https://t.co/qm6LwvmX7Y

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That thing you’re #avoiding , how hard is it really? What is the actual #activity that you need to undertake?
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If you have a #job, you’re a #negotiator… https://t.co/slmVABoAqA

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"#Genius , that power which dazzles mortal eyes,
Is oft but #Perseverance in disguise." —Marden https://t.co/EmNLtb87zB

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It isn’t that your idea is bad. It isn’t that your personality is wrong. It’s not your clothes.

If people don’t know you, they don’t know where you’re coming from...

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If you’re trying to be #persuasive or helpful, if you need to #sell something or #influence someone, or if you need to get someone’s #attention, you are probably hoping for a response...

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Loving the Minimis launcher for iOS. Still in early beta but it’s already cut down my #dopamine journeys. Try it if you want a clean, #minimal #ios

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