FOCUS.

My friend Tasha is a one-of-a-kind entrepreneur with two successful companies (Imperfect Concepts and ICB Consults), with more launching later this year.  Her mission is to empower a million small business owners, and I have no doubt she'll do that. She always has wise words to share and isn't sugar-coating anything.  (Follow her Instagram for a taste.)

On Sunday night, she hosted a great discussion between female small business owners (on an Instagram post). In one of the comments, she recommended this video by Big Sean on the importance of focus.  

He's sharing some deep wisdom that frankly I've been studying through some esoteric spiritual books and teachers.  It all lines up with what he says in this video, so he must be studying the same stuff! 

Music Monday: Purity Ring "Bodyache"

I love this band so much.  Their music makes me feel feelings and makes all the cells in my body move.

"Bodyache" is a favorite off their latest record Another Eternity, which I bought on clear vinyl. I love this comment on YouTube describing the song:

"this music feels like taking a submarine to the ocean floor and finding neon-colored aliens hosting an underwater dance party for all the sea creatures." (comment by David Dean Burkhart).

Here's a live version that sounds almost exactly like the recording:


MUSIC MONDAY: I'm A Classic Man

This is my singalong summer jam.

There's some amazing makeup and clothing throughout the video, especially in the group scene at the end.  Hats off to whomever styled and art directed this video.

There are some great quotes from Jidenna on his personal style in this post on FashionBomb.  My favorite:

"I’m more concerned with the fit than fitting in."

Jidenna is part of Janelle Monáe's Wondaland, which is, at the surface, her record label imprint via Epic Records.  Digging deeper it looks like a movement, a salon, a collective. I love the fun they're having, the creativity, how they value uniqueness, inclusiveness and joy. And the personal style is off the charts.

I'm fascinated by the evolution I've seen in Janelle Monáe, which I noticed with her latest single "Yoga".  I liked what I saw from her from the first few years, but I didn't follow it closely. It felt a little remote. I loved the uniform suit she wore, and the reason why she wore it, but it didn't totally draw me in.  Now that she's taken the suit off and gone in this new (to me) direction, I'm hooked.  My perception of her went from two dimensions to three dimensions.  I want to know everything. I want to go to Wondaland. 

STAY TREW, citizens of Wondaland. STAY TREW.