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The Symphony of Your Day – Movement and Tempo

By Rob Fletcher | Published: March 23, 2012
The word symphony comes from the Greek meaning, “agreement or concord of sound.” A symphony usually has four different movements. Each of those movements has its own characteristic and its own tempo. The first movement is usually fast. The second is slow. The third movement is faster, and often with a humorous feeling. The fourth [...]
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Quix Tip – Celebrate yourself and your rhythm – perfectly imperfect

By Rob Fletcher | Published: March 21, 2012
Notice a moment where your rhythm seems imperfect – it falters, flags, compared to how a machine would do the task you’re trying. Celebrate yourself and your own rhythm, different from anyone else you know. Celebrate in the face of an internal or external critic that things aren’t getting done exactly as predicted if gears [...]
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The Birds Have Their Own Rhythm, So Do You

By Rob Fletcher | Published: March 19, 2012
When I’m fortunate (or unfortunate) enough to be awake in pre-dawn moments, I get treated to chickadees, juncos, titmice and other birds already busy at the feeder. This continues through the morning. After mid-morning and into the afternoon their feeding slows. Sometimes in late afternoon there’s absolutely no-one at the feeder. Then there’s usually a [...]
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Re-humanize Yourself – Human vs. Machine Rhythm

By Rob Fletcher | Published: March 12, 2012
“I work all day at the factory. I’m building a machine that’s not for me. There must be a reason that I can’t see. You’ve got to humanize yourself.” – The Police from ‘Rehumanize Yourself’ If you’re a musician, who would you rather play with – a drum machine or a live drummer? For most, [...]
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What’s Your Rhythm? Tracking Tension and Release in Your Week

By Rob Fletcher | Published: February 27, 2012
Tempo Track your tempo during a full week by completing the chart found here.  Put a B (ballad – slow), M (medium), F (fast) or R (rest) in the left (TEMPO) column for what tempo you lived at for each hour of the day. Tension and Release Then note what you felt during that tempo, [...]
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Tension and Release in Life: Home Is Closer Than You Think (A Music of Teams Music Team Building Post)

By Rob Fletcher | Published: February 24, 2012
“May you live in interesting times.” – old curse Tension wants to move In the last post I explained the concept of tension and release. So what does this all have to do with you and me? We experience tension every day – both you and me. First, it’s helpful to recognize this simple fact. [...]
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Looking Back On Your Tracks: Six Questions to Help You Get the Most From Your Rhythm Tracks

By Rob Fletcher | Published: February 22, 2012
Last week I invited you to track your rhythm for a week. If you’d like a refresher, here is a link for a chart (in PDF format) that you helps you to track your life and work tempo for one week. It’s been just over a week. Now’s the time to take a look back [...]
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What I Learned Looking Back on My Rhythm Tracks (A Music of Teams Music Team Building Post)

By Rob Fletcher | Published: February 21, 2012
Last week I invited you to track your rhythm for a week. If you’d like a refresher, here is a link for a chart (in PDF format) that you can print out to track your life and work tempo for one week. Here are some observations I made while tracking my rhythm this past week. [...]
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Turn and Face the Strain – Finding Your Own Rhythm (A Music of Teams Music Team Building Post)

By Rob Fletcher | Published: February 17, 2012
“Turn and face the strain…ch-ch-ch-changes” – David Bowie If you’re like me you experience tension in your day more than you don’t. You can easily tell when you are experiencing other than the right rhythm for you. There’s tension. Too fast? Tension. Too slow? Tension. There’s a sweet spot of tempo for you in every [...]
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What’s Your Rhythm Right Now? Check Your Breath (A Music of Teams Music Team Building Post)

By Rob Fletcher | Published: February 15, 2012
Some people find it difficult to ascertain what their rhythm actually is. We get caught up in a whirlwind of life and it’s hard to get our bearings when we’re being tossed around so quickly. One easy clue is your breath right now. Is it fast? Slow? Deep? Shallow? Ragged? Flowing? We breathe and beat [...]
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