Stories as unique openers of human doors
Please read this brief announcement by my good friend Bobby Ricketts. He’s a world renown artist, a great connaisseur of people and a story-teller beyond belief. I’m very excited about our cooperation – and look forward to share future tales!
Thomas Heintzelmann Owner pro:found
Leadership, Team Building, Motivation, Inspiration and Creativity
You and I face the same challenges for making an impact: time constraints, budget constraints, local infrastructure, availability of materials, cultural barriers, language barriers, recruiting skilled co-workers, motivating and inspiring these new colleagues to unite as a team to deliver and exceed the expectations of the people on the receiving end of what we have to offer.
My “product” or “service” offering is music, my clientel are an audience of listeners spread across several continents, each of whom invest at some level in order to witness me reach the ultimate objective, which is a chance to connect through music, by delivering a performance hopefully beyond their expectations.
Even when provided with the same tools for preparation and a template for the desired ideal in the form of a recorded CD, every group of musician colleagues I encounter reacts, works and performs differently. Each new scenario is entered with the odds against me… over-hyped and preceded by my reputation, it is my job to unite the skeptics, be open, sensitive, tolerant, flexible, diplomatic, humorous, exude confidence without arrogance, motivate, inspire and lead my team of music colleagues to a peak performance – all the while never losing sight of the intended goals and objectives or compromising the integrity of my art.
Success criteria are inspired performances from each musician, thunderous applause, standing ovations, personal and artistic satisfaction, and a unilateral emotional commitment from musicians, venues and audiences that results in word of mouth, further collaboration – and most importantly, an invitation to return in the future for yet another concert. Parameters for growth and development. Then on to a new destination, different venue, one more group of musicians and yet another fresh, expectant audience.
Allow me to share my stories with you, of how I dreamed and planned my entrance to the world stage… tales of fear, apprehension, action, faux pas, failures and of course, success. How I stay positive, motivated, inspired, prepared and poised for the next challenge – and what I do to spread inspiration and positivity – the best form of PR – to every person I encounter.
In this unique collaboration with Pro:found, we seek to move you with engaging stories, create new images in your mind, and leave you sharing our belief – and the ability to spread this belief – that with the right mindset, a healthy portion of diligence, and the will to succeed, anything is possible.
Sincerely,
Bobby Ricketts
Artist, Producer & Music Director
Freelance Senior Consultant, Pro:found
