Always Be Better

Hello, and welcome back to "Always Be Better" with Mel Windham. Today I'm going to tell you a true story from my own life -- a success story -- my own fifteen minutes of fame -- one of my fondest memories that I've told very few people. This happened back in the summer of 1986 when I was a teenager attending the Governor's Honors Program in Valdosta, Georgia. That was six weeks of intense instruction, projects, and lots of fun. Only the best of the best were chosen from all over the state, and I was one of them. I wrote about it in my daily journal, capturing much of what occurred. And reading it, I've noticed two things. #1) This experience changed my life. My attitude as a whole after the experience was entirely different and full of much more direction. And #2) 90% of what I wrote during the Program concerned my interactions with the people -- the friends I met -- the girls I chased. So yes. While I learned things, I also lived it up. People who know me i...

Hello and welcome back to "Always Be Better" with Mel Windham. You may have noticed that I've been taking a little break. I just have a lot going on -- the music business is picking up again, and I must reassess my expectations. So, I've decided to slow down this video series -- just a little -- and give you a total of 30 videos this year instead of 36. I'm hoping this will result in better quality videos as well in the long run. We'll eventually get through everything I've planned. Today we will continue on with the 7 Habits track. If you would like to watch these videos from the beginning, you can start here , but today's concept is a good standalone one. Introduction to P/PC Balance Throughout his whole book, Stephen Covey refers to something called the P and PC Balance. But what does that mean? It's all about effectiveness. Covey explains with an Aesop's fable of the Golden Egg. In this story, a man is about to lose his farm but one day h...

Hello and welcome back to "Always Be Better" with Mel Windham. Today we're going to talk about our own personal autopilot. Before we begin, make sure that you've first watched this video where I introduced the concept. Once you learn what the autopilot is, you can return to this video to learn how to use it. Okay -- let's jump right in. #1) Program Our Autopilot First, we will learn how to program our autopilot. [Mel appears at the piano] Okay, here we are, back at the piano again, and this time I remembered my tux! So, let me show you. I'm currently practicing Chopin's 8th Etude, and I've broken it up into two stages. Stage 1 is Wrist Training and Memorization. So, I've taken the notes of the etude, and I've written them in blocks. Here's the first block. [Mel play first block.] My next block. Now let me just play the blocks for you so you can hear what it sounds like. [Mel plays a few measures of blocks.] Okay. Now, I will also play this...

Hello, and welcome back to "Always Be Better" with Mel Windham. Today we continue our adventures in Logic. If you haven't already, you should first watch the foundation sessions. Here's a link to the first three videos.  #9) Logic: Introduction #15) What's a Logic Gate? #21) How Can We Use Logic Gates? It takes about 30 minutes to get through them. Once you come back to this session, we will bring together all of the basic principles.  Let's first review what we've learned. First, we can reduce English statements into symbols, which can allow us to analyze the underlying logic more easily. Example:  If Sam is human, he has a face. A -> B Sam is human. A Therefore, Sam has a face. ∴ B And we learned how the answer to a logical question can either be TRUE, FALSE, or UNDETERMINED. TRUE and FALSE can be shown as 1 and 0 respectively. We've learned how logic gates can capture the relations between two logical ideas. Example: ...