The Official Blog of Magnt » improvisation http://blog.magnt.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 25 May 2010 12:28:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Jazz Musicians Make Great Entrepreneurs http://blog.magnt.com/2009/07/jazz-musicians-make-great-entrepreneurs/ http://blog.magnt.com/2009/07/jazz-musicians-make-great-entrepreneurs/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:57:18 +0000 Brett Tilford http://blog.magnt.com/?p=803 I like the improvisational nature of jazz music. It’s feeling the moment and sensing what to do next: hammer down or soften it up, slow it down or turn up the tempo. This is what makes it interesting.

I think starting a business or organization is much the same way. There’s only so much planning, talking, brainstorming, and problem solving you can do that at some point you simply have to play. Yes you make mistakes, but that’s what keeps you on your toes and makes you better the next time around. Yes you have to improvise, but that flexibility will keep you miles ahead of your competition.

Make mistakes.

Be original.

Improvise.

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