Lots of images in today's newsletter; we start with assumptions for learning, link to a night at The Sistine Chapel, and encourage you to wear your heart on your shoulder and wonder where The Sundays went.

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On Seth's blog last week, he assembled valuable assumptions for all teachers, coaches, consultants, and anyone interested in growth.  The overview of the first two assumptions Seth talks about is growth.  If we make assumptions about the people who show up, the commitment to learning is there; you should assume your audience wants to learn and grow.  The following two assumptions are what your audience needs to learn; depending on how new the concept is, for example, artificial intelligence (AI), you may not know it either.  Assume everyone is looking for more information, context, and facts and is open to discussions.

The final assumption concerns connection and the benefit of remote everything accessible to almost everything.  The downside is the difficulty in connecting.  Even large companies are beginning to see that in-person is a competitive advantage.  Get the right group together in person, and the possibilities are enormous.

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Cullen Murphy wrote a story about spending the night in the Sistine Chapel for The Atlantic.  In the story, Cullen talks about how he was given a unique key late in the afternoon, he was in one of the security bunkers, and his guide gave him a key and pointed to a small vault in the bunker; Cullen used the key to open the vault, and it was the key.  The key to The Sistine Chapel…

We are still determining if this was done with intention, but watching a video by Josh Spector, we noticed that his guest on Zoom had a heart above his left shoulder.  Whether by design or not, setting up an image that sits on your shoulder is cool!

Some of the most outstanding creatives, like Beethoven, Franklin, and Maya Angelou, share a few things.  Early risers worked most of the day on creative endeavors and averaged 7 hours of sleep per night.  Not so common, Angelou wrote primarily in hotel rooms?  Check out all 16 creatives and their daily routines on Visual Capitalist.

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Most of what we can find on the mysterious group is on YouTube, and even that is only in the 90s'.  The Sundays are like The Smiths; both signed to Rough Trade Records, prominent in the 80s and 90s and were gone way too early.  Unlike The Smiths, the members all like each other but don't make any music.  The Sundays are Harriot Wheeler and David Gavurin, who met in college and have been together ever since.  They have a daughter born in 1995, and after the release of their third album, The Static & Silence, in 1997, it is possible the happy family went off and happily ever after.  Those of us who love The Sundays and Wheeler voice remain envious of our daughter, who grew up with that music.  For the rest of us, we can stream!

Be the light.

Click on the Apple Music image to listen to the song on Apple Music or on the Spotify Image to listen to Spotify.

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