Leadership is what you do in the dark,
When the world is not watching you.
Anyone can innovate when they have a crowded audience,
Anyone can excel when all eyes are on them,
Anyone can shine when people are watching them.
My question to you ,in the quiet and gloom,
How excellent are you ,
How brave are you ,
How decent are you,
How positive are you,
WHEN YOU ARE ALONE.
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"Do It Again" the track that would ultimately open the Beach Boys final album on Capitol Records which was released on February 10th 1969 had originally been released as a single in August of 1968. The track was the first of many post-Pet Sounds era throwbacks to the early Beach Boys sound which would become continually more cliched and eventually lead the Beach Boys to the level of self-parody they would eventually succumb to in the 1980s while their closest contemporaries The Beatles nearing the end of their run in 1969 would go on to be viewed as the most influential band of all time. However, the song itself is not bad on its surface, and it opens with a futuristic sounding (for 1969) drumbeat captured by then-Beach Boys engineer Stephen Desper using tape delays on the drums performed by Dennis Wilson and John Guerin. The song has been re-recorded numerous times over the years on various Beach Boys-related projects most notably the 2011 re-recording at Capitol studios featuring the five surviving Beach Boys at the time backed instrumentally by various members of both the Brian Wilson Band and Mike Loves touring "Beach Boys" to promote the then upcoming Beach Boys 50th Anniversary reunion tour in 2012. The hammering and power drill sound at the end of the song was an excerpt from a track called "Workshop" that was to be a part of the uncompleted "SMiLE" album.
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Good questions! Thank you! 😊💕❤️
That is the defining characteristic of a True Exemplar. Well written, Shanmuga!
Great questions? Positive self talk is definitely important for self care 🙂
Read this again, really wonderful, love this so much, great job, have a nice weekend!
Wonder words to entertain self reflection and asking us to dig deep to find our true selves. Great leaders don't just punish, they see the underlying truth and find a way to forgive.
I cannot innovate, excel or shine if someone is watching me because of my anxiety hahahaha. Loved your poem!
Perfect questions for self-reflection.
True leadership extends beyond external validation and requires inner strength and integrity, inspires us to strive for greatness in both public and private moments, great job!
Well written
Great aphorisms here. All the lines. You can be naked when you're alone, which takes the most bravery sometimes. Loved your poem.
I love this! So true.
Just when reading the first line of this poem, I was like "wow". I couldn't help but got really excited!