Well, I have to agree and disagree.
I LOVE having the oppertunity to listen to the roundtables, you know? WHo doesn't like hearing advice straight from the mouths of legends.
But it is a Saturday Night CONTEST, and according to the dictionary a contest is.....
"An occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants."
And there is no winner.
But that is just a little detail. I just think it makes it a LIL more fun when you guys give away a prize too. Makes one persons day a little bit better, and encourages more people to particiapate.
Plus, it doesn't cost you ANYTHING to give away a 1on1, so why not?
Personally, I feel it's a little distracting to our core message and the value we're pushing to instill. It really burns my eyes when I see the conclusion of some incredible roundtable discussion and the first question is "so who won?" It keeps me up at night.
Especially when I was younger - and still to this day - I feel privileged and humbled to work with the team we do. I love the opportunity to listen. Ask Apollo Robbins how many words I said the first night I met him. None. I just listened; I was fascinated; I was entranced by the opportunity to hear the thoughts and perspective of someone who had traveled far more paths than I.
Shortly after I met CK for the first time when I was 13, they were often playing shows at the MGM in Vegas. That show ends at midnight PST; I was a kid in Charleston, SC. That's 3:00 in the morning on the east coast. CK was my mentor; someone I looked up to more than anyone. So I would stay up until 3am on countless nights - school nights - knowing I had to wake up for school at 6am - just for the
possibility that I
might get to talk to him. I still hold that same respect to this day.
My point is that the chance to interact directly with these artists is not something you should ever take for granted. It's a privilege, and I cannot thank Chris and Homer enough for taking a few moments from their almost non-existent free time to record this today. With a tuned ear, you can learn just as much from these free podcasts as you can in any paid product. Advice, guidance, experience is worth more than anything. It's invaluable.