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Lessons from Exile #66: Protect Your Downtime
Lessons From Exile

Lessons from Exile #66: Protect Your Downtime

Posted on November 18, 2020November 15, 2020 by KareemPowell

I touched on this with “Be Unavailable.” Always being accommodating teaches people – particularly your employer – that your time […]

Lessons from Exile #65: Titles Mean Nothing
Lessons From Exile

Lessons from Exile #65: Titles Mean Nothing

Posted on November 17, 2020November 15, 2020 by KareemPowell

Yes, I know. Whether it is “music director”, “worship director”, “worship leader”, yadayadayada… I know what they mean. Also had […]

Lessons from Exile #64: Don’t Be An Actor
Lessons From Exile

Lessons from Exile #64: Don’t Be An Actor

Posted on November 16, 2020November 15, 2020 by KareemPowell

There’s a tendency when you are in a position that deals with people to put on this image to make […]

Lessons from Exile #63: Support Others
Lessons From Exile

Lessons from Exile #63: Support Others

Posted on November 15, 2020November 14, 2020 by KareemPowell

As I’ve mentioned in an earlier installment, no one achieves success completely on their own. Somewhere down the line, someone […]

Lessons from Exile #62: Speak Your Truth
Lessons From Exile

Lessons from Exile #62: Speak Your Truth

Posted on November 14, 2020November 14, 2020 by KareemPowell

There’s this romantic fantasy of an ideal where everyone gets along swimmingly, everyone always agrees on  everything, the truth is […]

Lessons from Exile #61: Synergy > Rivalry
Lessons From Exile

Lessons from Exile #61: Synergy > Rivalry

Posted on November 13, 2020November 10, 2020 by KareemPowell

Consider some of the great partnerships: Rodgers and Hammerstein. Key and Peele. Outkast. TLC. When you work with someone who […]

Lessons from Exile #60: Simplify the Chart
Lessons From Exile

Lessons from Exile #60: Simplify the Chart

Posted on November 12, 2020November 10, 2020 by KareemPowell

SongSelect charts have their uses… but they are far from perfect. The charts for hymns are particularly abominable, often with […]

Lessons from Exile #59: Get the Job Done
Lessons From Exile

Lessons from Exile #59: Get the Job Done

Posted on November 11, 2020November 10, 2020 by KareemPowell

Everyone has times of uncertainty. Oftentimes, we want to do everything perfectly. I get that. If you want your rehearsal […]

Lessons from Exile #58: Analyze and Act. Not React.
Lessons From Exile

Lessons from Exile #58: Analyze and Act. Not React.

Posted on November 10, 2020November 8, 2020 by KareemPowell

Shit happens. That was already one of my entries, but there are just some concepts that cannot be overemphasized. Everything […]

Lessons from Exile #57: Invest In Others
Lessons From Exile

Lessons from Exile #57: Invest In Others

Posted on November 9, 2020November 8, 2020 by KareemPowell

There are a lot of successful people in this world, whether you are measuring it by financial, professional, or political […]

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