Category Archives: Personal Development

Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable

By Stacy Zemon – Publisher & Chief Scribe Your DJ business is a dynamic, living entity. There is no life without growth and no growth without change. To the extent that you ignore this is to the extent you deny your mobile entertainment service the very sustenance it needs to evolve. The richest and most…

Offering Your Best To Others

By Ray Martinez – “Unbridled Inspiration” In the Old Testament it was written to honor the Lord with the first fruits of our increase. In other words tithe 10% to the church as a thank you for the work provided. Another definition of tithing is an offering or a gift. There are those who may…

The Importance of Continuing Education

by Liz Daley – “A Passion for Performance” Some people might call me a convention “junkie.” I really love to go to educational conferences and workshops. They invigorate and inspire me. The women in my exercise class call me the “world traveler” because if I’m not doing a wedding at one of the many beautiful…

Your Ego is Your Worst Enemy

by Stacy Zemon – Publisher & Chief Scribe Great DJs succeed because they’re continuously willing to improve their skills, knowledge, and performances. And, they’re not afraid to admit they can’t do it all by themselves. Talent is God-given, be humble. Fame is man-given, be thankful. Conceit is self-given, be careful. This saying is often attributed…

Image is everything. Just ask your client.

by Guest Blogger, Tony Tee You might disagree with that line. I’m OK with that, but hear me out. As humans, we judge. I’m not a psychologist, but I really believe that everyone on some level is constantly judging anyone they interact with. If you don’t know someone and are talking with them, you are…

2012 Resolutions

by Stacy Zemon Top 10 List 1.Learn how to delegate and do more of it. There are so many things to do when you’re running a DJ business, it’s easy to delude ourselves that we need to do all of them. Then we wonder why we’re so tired and frazzled and have no time to…

Tony Robbins – Musts vs. Shoulds

Trust Your Radar!

by Liz Daley Earlier this year I was asked to be a part of a “paid” referral cabal at a “wedding farm” in a larger market near my home in Williamsburg, Virginia. In theory, this mutual admiration society seemed innocent and on the “up and up,” but unfortunately my ego and my naiveté got the…

The Power of Thankfulness

by Stacy Zemon Have you noticed that “going the extra mile” is easier when you have an attitude of gratitude? Being thankful is good for our health, and it is good for the clients whom we serve. In addition, random acts of kindness create good will, and THEY sets up the powerful law of reciprocation….

Taking Vacation Time

by Ray Martinez Many of us, whether we are part-time business owners with another job or we run a full-time business, don’t know how or when to take time off of work because we have to keep a roof over our heads and feed our families. I am a recovering workaholic, and I want to…