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Sunday, August 28, 2011

30 Day Challenge


    TED.com is a non for profit website devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. From this site , I have chosen to take a look Matt Cutts: Try something new for 30 days. This is a very enjoyable presentation that is very simple and yet straight to the point. The speaker discussed the idea of trying something new for 30 days to make it a habit. He says, “If anyone wants to do something badly enough, you can do anything for 30 days. He called them his “30 Day Challenges.” The speaker came across as very convincing and confident in his position. The speaker provided various examples on how he has given himself various 30 day challenges and how in turn those same challenges have opened the doors to many other valuable opportunities in the future. The logic behind the speakers position on trying something new for 30 days is that in creating small sustainable changes, they are more likely to stick.
   The speakers words  were quite motivating. I feel that small objectives are  ultimately the gateway to achieving longterm goals. A longterm goal of mine is to have a successful career within the music career as a rapper or entrepreneur. There are many steps that I need to take to achieve such a goal. Setting multiple 30 days challenges will in-turn help pave the way for such goals to be  reached. The speakers words also helped instill within me a sense of hope. I now feel like I can do anything. I feel that I am equipped with the tools to create the life that I desire for myself. The speaker now has helped me understand that I have the power to be a successful entrepreneur within the entertainment industry. No longer does that power over my success belong to someone else. Overall I feel that this particular article has helped me reshape my thinking on just how much I can achieve within the entertainment industry with a little planning and execution.


Sunday, August 21, 2011

Hip-Hop Congress


hhc_logo_wht_trans.gif.pagespeed.ce.o0iEjcuSjl.gifA growing organization for upcoming and even some established artist is The Hip Hop Congress. Its mission is to help evolve the hip hop culture by inspiring social action and creativity within the community.  The Hip Hop Congress provides the Hip Hop Generation and the Post Hip Hop Generation with the tools, resources and opportunities to make social, economic and political change on a local, regional and national level. Hip Hop Congress consist of a of artists and students, music and community. 
The HIp Hop Congress consists of three major programs that allow for its involvement. Its first program is its  Chapter Program, which develops chapters in universities, high schools and communities. Hip Hop Congress chapters engage in a range of activities promoting hip hop culture on their campus or in their community.  The second program is Its Artist Program, which  is designed to help artists pool resources, sell music and take advantage of all the opportunities the music industry has to offer without giving away the rights to their works in return. It strives to create an international web of resources and contacts for its artist members.
The third program is the  Online Program which  manages its website and fosters collaboration with like-minded websites. The website helps to connect chapters, artists, and any other person working for the congress, and encourages comments upon the state of the world and encourages members to share their opinion.
The Hip Hop Congress places great value on educational opportunities. . As many services within the educational system become privatized, more and more institutions are looking to independent contractors and consultants for program design and execution. In addition, the inclusion and addition of Urban Arts into the education system through youth centers, events and generational shifts is becoming all the more common.  That’s why the Hip Hop Congress has picked up education as an initiative and focul point for its artists, and chapters.
 Overall, being apart and getting involved with the HIP-HOP congress is sure to be beneficial   
  to any part-taker or hip-hop   enthusiast within the music industry.








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