Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity

Preface

I've had the good fortune to straddle the art world and the business world for the last twenty years. I started performing traditional jazz guitar professionally at the age of thirteen. I would sneak into bars in Detroit, and often played until either the gig ended or I got thrown out. After graduating high school, I attended the Berklee School of Music, then went on to perform internationally, teach lessons, compose music, and study with some of the best musicians in the world. I still perform today, with the GEQ Quintet—a high-intensity, traditional jazz group.

Perhaps surprisingly, jazz has been an outstanding training ground for me as an entrepreneur and business leader. The skills I learned playing jazz translate perfectly into the ...