” HerdiOflo “

Akhirnya hampir selesai juga kuliah gue.  Mulai Juli tahun 2008 kemarin, gue mulai perjalanan untuk meraih gelar S2 yang dikatakan sebagai Magister Manajemen atau kalo diluar negeri disebutnya MBA (Master Of Business Administration).  2 tahun lewat begitu saja sekarang tantangannya adalah; “Mo ngapain gue sekarang?” hehehe

Well, yg pertama adalah menjalankan rutinitas gue di kantor & musik. Itu aja dulu.  Serasa udh lama banget, tapi baru saja 2 tahun yg lalu gue pensiun dari Liga Basket Indonesia bergengsi IBL yg sekarang berubah jadi NBL.  Selama 10 tahun karir gw di Liga Basket Indonesia - mulai dari Kobatama, berubah ke IBL & skrng NBL, banyak sekali pengalaman gue mulai dari networking & membangun ’soft skills’ untuk gw bawa ke masa-masa setelah pensiun sebagai atlet.  Mungkin di lain waktu gue bisa ceritakan secara detil apa saja yg gue dapat dari dunia basket di Indonesia; tapi intinya adalah gue mendapatkan kesempatan untuk meneruskan pendidikan gue setinggi mungkin, kesempatan untuk menabung secara finansial, membangun soft skill (kepemimpinan, kedisiplinan, keberanian, sportivitas, komunikasi, mengelola sesama tim di lap, dll) dan menambahkan relasi & network.  Menurut gue empat hal ini adalah fondasi kuat buat masa depan kita semua.  Jadi gue kasih saran bagi orang tua yg belum percaya apakah basket di indonesia bisa memberikan apa; Kalo dilihat dari 4 hal yang gue sebut tadi, masa depan anak anda akan terbentuk secara positif. Trust me.  I am one of the many examples.

Yg kedua; Berdasarkan dari hasil riset, ternyata lebih dari 75% pengunjung gue ke blog gue ini, www.herdioflo.com, dateng dari Indonesia. Wow, ternyata banyak juga yah. Padahal tujuan gue bikin blog ini adalah untuk memberikan update kecil2an kepada temen2 gue diluar.  Tapi berhubungan data yg bicara, gue akan merubah semua tulisan gue dalam bahasa Indonesia.  Semoga temen2 bisa menikmati perjalan gue dalam hidup ini dan juga bisa kenal gue lebih deket dari sebelumnya.

Yg ketiga; blog ini akan gue juga jadiin tempat untuk mengupdate perjalanan gue dibidang musik atau lebih spesifik lagi; dunia rap & hip hop di Indonesia. Cerita singkat; sebenernya gue mulai terjun ke hip hop di Indonesia mulai dari tahun 2000 tapi berhubung saat itu gw masih sangat aktif di dunia basket nasional, gw hanya bisa sambil lalu saja jalanin hiphop.  Baru mulai tahun 2002 gw mulai pelan-pelan serius ke musik. Mulai tahun itu gue suka bikin lagu2 kecil2an sebagai demo utk gue pasang di internet & akhirnya tahun 2003 gue ketemu dengan produser berasal dari Amerika yg bernama Marcus Williams.  Kebetulan beliau berada di Bali & gue terbang ke bali untuk bikin 10 lagu yg akan dipasarkan diluar Indonesia.  Marcus yg kasih nama ke gue, HerdiOflo; artinya Herdian of flows; jadi kalo gue ngerap mengalir seperti air.. hehe.. itu kata dia lho.. hehe.. jadi gue terima & sangat berterima kasih udh kasih gue nama. Dan abis itu, melalui Freestyle basket Indonesia dari tahun 2003-2005 gue sangat aktif dengan tim Freestyle Basket Indonesia & tim ini yg memberikan gue kesempatan untuk menjadi opening rap & juga memperlihatkan talenta tim ini untuk show-show dalam berbagai macam acara termasuk pensi, acara basket, dll.  Freestyle Basket Indonesia di pimpin oleh Bang Jul Khaerudin. Setelah itu gue & temen-temen bentuk perkumpulan kecil bernama ‘HollaBack Family’ dari beberapa rapper & penyanyi dimana kita lebih fokus untuk mengeluarkan lagu-lagu mixtape; atau lebih jelas, kita pake musik-musik orang untuk bikin lagu;  kita suka download musik-musik orang & bikin lagu dari itu.  Mixtape sangat populer diluar negeri karena dulu susah sekali rapper mendapatkan beat/musik maka untuk “showoff” skill mereka ngerap, mereka bisa flow & berima diatas musik itu. Sekarang ini mulai marak2nya karya-karya mixtape online & pasaran karena  lebih banyak orang mendapatkan akses online/internet dengan mudah.  Berawal dari situ gue sering manggung-manggung & bikin lagu kalo lagi ga basket, sampai terakhir gue pensiun dari basket indonesia tahun 2008.   Tapi tetep aja menurut gue ga maksimal kalo loe jadi atlet dan juga ingin menjadi rapper berbarengan. Dari pengalaman gue harus memprioritaskan salah satu. Saat itu gue mengutamakan basket.

Dari pengalaman gue sebagai atlet+musisi, atlet diutamakan harus perform dilapangan dengan kondisi fisik & pikiran secara maksimal. Disamping harus banyak latihan & juga harus banyak istirahat, untuk menjaga kondisi badan adalah faktor penting untu memaksimalkan performa mereka dilapangan.  Jadi ga mungkin loe latihan pagi-sore dilapangan, fitness & track dan malamnya loe ke studio sampe pagi untuk rekaman & berkarya atau manggung.  Itu kenapa gue bilang sangat sulit untuk jalanin dua2nya secara professional. Gue dulu terinspirasi sama Shaquille O’neal tahun 90′an-2000′an waktu dia rajin keluarin album rap sambil jalanin profesi sebagai atlet di NBA. Shaquille memang orang hebat bisa jalanin dua2nya secara konsisten.

Mungkin kondisinya berbeda sekarang gw sebagai pegawai kantor dengan mulai kerja jam 8 sampe jam 5 sore. Sekarang bukan jadi faktor utama untuk jaga badan & kondisi fisik ; walaupun tetep harus istirahat, tapi tidak akan pengaruh besar kalo gue kerja kantor lalu malamnya gue begadang di studio atau manggung. Paginya gue bisa tetep fresh di kantor. Dan weekend pun gue juga bisa pake waktunya untuk berkarya.

Ok sekian dulu.  Bentar lagi gue mo keluarin Mixtape & Video clip baru.  Stay tuned yah..  Terima kasih

Have you ever been invited to a party or get together, where you felt kinda out of place and alone? For an example, you have no interest in the sport of cricket, you have no interest in the trading of magic cards, you have no interest in role playing games, and you did not know anyone in the party except the friend that invited you; and saying no to your friend would disrespect his/her open invitation. What do you do?

You’ll also know that your host friend will be so busy accompanying his/her other guests, they won’t have time to introduce you to anyone else, as most of them say, “Hey, glad you could make it!! blah..blah..blah..blah.. alright then, enjoy the party. Make yourself at home.” –> Then its like, wait a minute, i’m alone now..

So, whats the first thing you do?

I learned that being in one of these situations, I had to learn the art of being a good conversationalist.
The trick is to use your surroundings to start small talk with anyone and open a conversation base on what you see around you. Maybe the interesting painting in your friend’s house, the nice location of the party, the furniture, the lamp, the floor marbles, etc.. basically, anything that you see to start small talk.

After finding someone in agreement with you or show any sign of interest in speaking with you; You then make the conversation build deeper and stronger, and even make a link with the person you’re talking to; by letting them talk about themselves and stir up their interest of themselves. Just be a good listener and ask questions about themselves. They’ll be happy to speak about the challenges they faced, the good and bad times as well as their highest moments. If your’re lucky, they’ll be delighted to introduce you to one of their pals and build from there.
One thing for sure is; be genuine in creating interest of the other person. Don’t do it out of some “party strategy & tactics move” or even something you felt you had to do to survive in the deep oceans. Just take it easy and think in terms of finding a friend. Just use your heart to find interest in the other person; let them talk about themselves; ask about their experiences; ask them advice; just let them carry on talking about themselves.

Believe me, they’re going to show great respect towards you and even put a good word to others as well as the host of party. People throughout centuries mostly care about themselves and self worth with other people. For an example, if there is a group picture, whos the first person you look at in the picture? yes, who else? you. You will look to find, “where am I in the picture?” - Thats just a natural reaction of a human being.

So, in conclusion.. whenever you’re at a party where you felt out of place and alone, just think, “I’ve got to be a good conversationalist, I’ve got to be a good listener and just stir up conversations where others will speak of themselves.”

Now go out there and mingle

Its a party!

Why do I find it so important to jot and write things down? Because I believe that writing things down will concretely give life to our thoughts and accomplishments. As we all agree, our attention span these days are very limited due to our fast paced lives. We have so many distractions all around us from text messaging, advertising, phone calls, daily work processes, that seem to carry on to our memory; A very short attention span as well as beginning to show signs of short-term memory.

Throughout our days, we tend to have ideas that pass us by, then suddenly within 10 seconds after the text message you received on your cell phone, you completely forget. Thats normal guys, we subconsiously act like that.

I’ve made it a habit to carry around my little black book everywhere I go and jot down everything that I think about whenever I have my pen ready in front of me. There are so many things that we can accomplish by writing things down.

Here are 20 outcomes that i’ve encountered which have made my life more meaningful after creating the habit of writing and jotting things down on my black book..

1. I find solutions to problems faster
2. I focus on my daily work processes
3. I retrieve ideas for my business
4. I act faster on my agenda
5. I monitor my processes easier
6. I don’t run off-track
7. I know what I need to achieve within the day, week, month and year
8. I don’t forget birthdays
9. I reply emails and messages faster
10. I live more calm
11. I do not procrastinate anymore
12. I decide faster using pros and cons
13. I establish a foundation for my thoughts
14. I can monitor my personal growth easier
15. I know exactly what I need to work on after defining my weaknesses
16. I know what I need to probe on through my strengths
17. Living life full of energy and poise
18. Being able to organize my business, life, and family
19. Prioritizing
20. Finding the time to give back to society

I’d like to speak about this topic after having numerous discussions with friends who share the same ideas and perception as me of freeing themselves from the 9 to 5 paradigm, but seemed to be too deeply embedded in the corporate world, where they see it a waste of time to start their life all over again and quit their 9 to 5 jobs.

It is an interesting topic that i’d like to bring up, because in this day and age, employees of the corporate world are more dedicated and loyal to their proffesions other than the companies they work for. They seek higher compensation, benefits, a more customized/fun work environment to work in, and seeking appreciation from their companies & employers. Basically, not many corporate employees these days are loyal to their companies.

I have come to learn that the Human Resource Department within each of these large corporations understand the ongoing trend of disloyalty, that they have established a system where every single one of their employees are easily replaceable. Some have 3-4 backups within the organization to prepare employees from exiting their organization.

From the skills they learn, the training in which they receive, their obligations to the company; organizations are more than ready to replace their employees. Don’t get me wrong that they want to get rid of their talented and best employees, but my point is that they shape their employees which in turn benefit the organization, to be easily replaceable. They prepare candidates from within the organization, as well as have candidates outside the organization to continue the job of a vacant position. Therefore, they do not depend on any “one” of their paid employees.

Another point is, the higher you are on the corporate ladder, the more intensed the organization will be in preparing other candidates to replace you. I’m not saying, they’re out there to replace you, but the organization especially the Human Resource Department are preparing for rain with an umbrella - by preparing other candidates.

Business is business, and there’s no point in taking it personal… so why not, just focus on our own business where we have the freedom to learn what we choose as well as knowing that no one out there is preparing to replace us.

In conclusion, corporate employees must understand (if they don’t already know) that their positions anywhere within the organization are easily replaceable and organizations will not depend on any paid employee for the direction and operation of their on going business. Therefore, please increase your skills by learning many other aspects of work in which will benefit you and your future.

Lets live and learn.

Herdian Mohammad (Herdi) telah menjadi agen resmi Pelatih Bola Basket William F. “Bill” McCammon dari Pasadena, California dan pelatih basket & trainer kelas dunia.

Coach Bill adalah mantan pemain basket NCAA Divisi 1 di Universitas Alabama pada tahun 70-an dan menjadi pelatih bola basket semenjak tahun 1981. Beliau saat ini tinggal di Cyrus-Yunani bersama keluarganya dan sekarang beliau sedang mencari pemain berbakat di Amerika Serikat untuk tim-tim basket profesional dari seluruh dunia. Beliau ingin sekali melatih tim basket professional/amatir di kawasan Asia Tenggara di mana pertumbuhan dan gairah permainan basket di Asia Tenggara sangat menjanjikan terutama di Indonesia dan pasti suatu hari bisa mengalahkan tim-tim Asia Utara, Eropa & Amerika Serikat. Beliau mengatakan, “Fondasi adalah yang utama dari pembinaan basket sehingga masa depan pemain tsb jelas & terarah, serta lebih mudah untuk membentuk pemain profesional. Mulai dari pembentukan ini maka suatu negera secara keseluruhan akan dapat maju.”

Di bawah adalah pengalaman & CV Coach Bill McCammon. Jika berminat untuk bekerja sama atau sedang mencari pelatih/penasihat untuk tim profesional/amatir Anda, silahkan hubungi saya langsung di herdioflo@yahoo.com

Terima kasih.

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(English)

Herdian Mohammad (Herdi) is officially and authorized as the agent of the world-class Basketball Coach and Trainer, William F. ‘Bill “McCammon from Pasadena, California.

Coach Bill is a former NCAA Division 1 basketball player at the University of Alabama in the 70s and has been a basketball coach since 1981. He resides in Cyrus-Greece with his family and is currently looking for talented players in the United States for professional basketball teams from around the world. He is looking forward to coach/train professional/amateur basketball teams in Southeast Asia where the growth and the excitement of basketball games in Southeast Asia particularly in Indonesia is very promising and certainly one day can beat teams of North Asia, Europe & United States. He states, “Having a strong foundation is the main aspect from coaching basketball players so the future is clear & focused, and easier to form a professional basketball player. Starting from this foundation, a country as a whole will be able to move forward.”

Below is the experience & CV of Coach Bill McCammon. If you are interested to for an inquiry or are looking for a coach/trainer/ ad visor for a professional/amateur team, please contact me directly at herdioflo@yahoo.com

Thank you.

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CURRICULUM VITAE
WILLIAM F. MCCAMMON

Personal Data
Birth Date: March 28,1958
Birthplace: Pasadena, California
Height: 6-feet, 3-inches
Weight: 185 lbs
Health: Excellent
Interests: Running, cycling, traveling, reading, art, languages

Education
1981  The University of Alabama-Birmingham, M.A., Physical Education
1980  The University of Alabama-Bham, B.S., Physical Ed., Minor in Spanish
1978  College of the Desert, Palm Desert, California, A.A., Liberal Arts
1976  Palm Springs High School, Palm Springs, California

Employment Record
2009 Muharraq Basketball Club, Bahrain, Technical Director, Bahrain
National League Sub Champions, GCC Participant
2007-2008 AEL, Limassol, Cyprus, Director of Scouting, Assistant Coach,
Cyprus Cup Champions, Eurocup Final Four, Academy Director
2005-2008 Men’s National Team Coach, Eritrea Africa. FIBA Expert
National Development Program for young coaches
2003-2004  Head Coach, Dighenis Akritas, Cyprus, Winner Second Division.
2002-2003  Head Coach, Zamora, Liga EBA, Espana
2000.2001 Head Coach, ETHA, Nicosia, Cyprus. Youth and First Teams
1999.2000 Head Coach, Ciudad de Huelva, Liga LEB, Spain, Head Coach
Plasencia, Liga EBA, Spain
1998 Head Coach, Sameji, Santiago, Dominican Republic, Athletic
Director, Coach, Palm Valley, H.S, Rancho Mirage, California
1996.1997 Head Coach, Gaiteros de Zulia, Liga Profesional de Venezuela
Head Coach, Apollon, Limassol, Cyprus
1995.1996 Head Coach, Gijon Baloncesto, ACB, Spain,
1993-1995  Head Coach, Gijon Baloncesto, Spain, team assends toACB. 1992 Head Coach, Aztecas of Mexico City, Mexican First Division
1991-1992 Head Coach, Apollon, Limassol, Cyprus. Qualified for Korac Cup
1991 Head Coach, Carolina, Puerto Rico, Superior Basketball League
1986-1991 Assistant Basketball Coach, University of Missouri-Kansas City
1985-1986 Assistant Basketball Coach, Houston Baptist University
1982-1985 Assistant Basketball Coach, University of Mississippi
1981-1982 Assistant Basketball Coach, College of the Desert, Palm Desert, Ca

Collegiate Playing Experience
1978-1981  University of Alabama-Birmingham, NCAA Division 1
1977-1978  College of the Desert, NJCAA, California
1976-1977  University of Idaho, NCAA Division 1

Activities and Accomplishments
FIBA Expert, Level 2 Clinic, Kathmandu, Nepal. May/June 2010
FIBA Expert, Level 2 Clinic, Damascus, Syria, October 2009
FIBA Expert, Level 2 Clinic, Muscat, Oman, December 2008
Board of Directors, Peace Players International, Cyprus 2008-Continues.
FIBA Expert, Building the National Team, Jakarta, Indonesia August 2008
FIBA Expert, Level 1 Clinic, Windhoek, Namibia, Africa August 2007
FIBA Expert, Level 1 Clinic, Banjul, Gambia, Africa September 2006
FIBA Expert, Level 2 Clinic, Phan Thiet City, Vietnam, 2005
Lecturer Zamora, Leon Valladolid Spain, 2002-03
Lecturer Nicosia, Cyprus April 2000
Lecturer Huelva, Spain, Escuela de Entrenadores, November 1999
Updated California Secondary Teaching Credential, December 1998
Superior Coaching Credential, Barcelona, Spain, July 1995
Lecturer Escuela de Entrenadores, Asturias, Castilla and Leon 1994
Lecturer Mexico City, September 1992
Lecturer Madrid, Seville, Valencia, La Coruna, Spain, March1991
Lecturer World Basketball Championships,Buenos Aires, Argentina 1990
Lecturer Buenos Aires, Parana, Argentina, 1989
Member National Association of Basketball Coaches, USA 1981- Present
Member European and Spanish Basketball Coaches Association, 1993- Present
California Community College Lifetime Teaching Credential
California and Alabama Secondary Teaching Credential
President University of Alabama Spanish Club, 1980-1981

Languages: Spanish: Total fluency. Greek/Turkish: Basketball fluency.

It has been a while since I’ve written a decent post.  I’ve just been up and running finishing up my MBA, put out this mixtape as well as office focusing.  It seems that time is so limited and yet I get so much done.  Its completely a blessing in how things turn out for all the years of sweat and pain of hard work.  I’ve been also showing signs of gray hair.. hehehe.. I’m not sure if thats a good thing or a bad thing.  I’ve just been focusing on three aspects of work which are; 9 to 5 office work, my MBA and my music.

With the office, it is basically the job, I’ve been looking for a couple of years with the work that suits my interests as well as the industry that i’ve always wanted to be in, and that is the Oil and Gas Industry.

With my MBA degree as well as my school, I currently have three more classes to finish up and that is Management Information Systems, Corporate Strategy and the Business Simulation.  Also, my thesis is also finishing up in which I am focusing on a Competency-Based HR Corporation for one of the largest Indonesian Business groups.  Let me give you a hint, I use to play for their basketball team as a player in the Indonesian Basketball League.. hehe.. Its a coincidence that I’m doing my thesis for that corporation as well.  Small world.  In Campus, I’m also active in a student organization in which we’ve established within ourselves called, “IPMI Care”, in which us students & alumnis work together to create awareness and promote IPMI Business School throughout various activities.  Being one of the top and oldest Business Schools in Indonesia since the early 80s, it is the duty of us students and alumnis to sustain the IPMI legacy.  By the way, IPMI stands for Institut Pengembangan Manajemen Indonesia.

As with music, I’m lining up a set of activities up until 2012.  Shortly, the HerdiOflo mixtape will be dropping very soon.  I’m currently in the lab working on it and all of the people that I’ve asked to featured with have agreed.  I’ve also got beats/music from producers all across the world, so I’m completely looking forward for this.  This is in parrallel with my studies because a mixtape to me is fun and at times just a spontaneous project.  As with my LP album, I’ve got Zero One Productions to take care of all of the productions and music.  I will plan to undergo the album process once I graduate my MBA program.  I’ve found out that getting your MBA and focusing on an album for a music project is nearly impossible due to the time constraints and focus that needs to be put on for both.  So therefore, I have prioritized school over music until I graduate. There are also things I’m planning to do with the extension of music.

Ok thats about it, thought I’d just share an update with you all.  Ok looking forward for more movements.  Catch ya on the next post.

Vote for HerdiOflo -”Dance Tonite/I’m Next In Line”- ICEMA Best Newcomer 2010 –> http://www.icema.co.id/main-voting-best-newcomer.php

TERIMA KASIH SEBESAR2NYA!

Links
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk9GQHTw57Y
http://www.myspace.com/herdioflo

Lyrics: MAKE IT HAPPEN - by Satu Tiga

Download link -> http://www.zshare.net/audio/7517603488358ca8/

Who is Satu Tiga? Satu Tiga, a HollaBack Family emcee from Indonesia, is the first ever Indonesian Basketball League (IBL)  Basketball coach with a license A from PERBASI whos got 2 mixtapes under his belt that was sold out quick.  He’s currently the assistant coach from the IBL Basketball club of Pelita Jaya Esia.

Music produced by Mo Charizma (Zero One), Lyrics by Satu Tiga

Satu Tiga Profile: -> http://tinyurl.com/y7uztjn

CHORUS
I MAKE IT HAPPEND THIS TIME
SPREAD SOUND FROM THE UNDERGROUND
ITS ANOTHER ROUND AN OUNCE TO A POUND
I PROUDLY ANNOUNCE MY VOICE CRAZY YOU MAY FOUND

VERSE ONE

HEAVENLY FATHER CAN YOU HEAR ME
ITS ME SATU TIGA YOUR SON
I GOT SOMETHING IN MY MIND
I FELL TONIGHT ITS THE PERFECT TIME
YOU KNOW EVERYTHING BOUT MY LIFE
THE GOOD SIDE AND THE EVILEST
THE BEST PART OF ME AND THE WORSE
HOW MANY TIMES YOU PUT ME ON THE TEST
YESSSIIIRRRRR
IM NEVA BACK DOWN I ALWAYS COME AROUND
BCOZ OF YOU MY BOTH FEET STAYS ON THE GROUND
JIKA HATI BERKATA PASTI BAPA BERKATI LANGKAH KAKI
AMIN AKHIRI AWAL DAN AKHIR HARI
SEORANG DIRI MENJADI SAKSI PERKATAAN LET THERE BE LIGHT
MAKA AKAN TERJADI

SHOUT
LADIES AND GENTLEMAN THATS RIGHT
LET ME INTRODUCING MY SELF
I GO BY THE NAME SATU TIGA
REPRESENTING H O DOUBLE L A BACK
HOLLABACK

CHORUS
I MAKE IT HAPPEND THIS TIME
SPREAD SOUND FROM THE UNDERGROUND
ITS ANOTHER ROUND AN OUNCE TO A POUND
I PROUDLY ANNOUNCE MY VOICE CRAZY YOU MAY FOUND

VERSE TWO

NABI MUSA MEMBELAH LAUT MERAH
MEMBAWA MESIR KE TEMPAT YANG LEBIH BAIK,SEPERTI JANJI ALLAH
AKU PERNAH BERKALANG TANAH
DIANGGAP SEBAGAI SAMPAH
APALAH HIDUP JIKA TANPA MASALAH
MENCOBA LALU KALAH LEBIH BAIK DARIPADA MENYERAH
AKU HANYA BISA PERCAYA
GOOODDDDD
WHAT YOUR PLAN FOR ME IM ONLY CAN GUESS
AS I WALK TO THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH IM NEVA RUN OUT GAS
ITS WAS ALL A DREAM
IM LIVING IT,TOUCHING IT FROM BOTH SIDE IN AND OUT
WITHOUT A DOUBT ON MY PLOT LIKE IM IN THE NUMBER ONE SPOT
WONT STOP CANT STOP

SHOUT
OOO IM ON THE MIC
THEY GOT MY BACK RIGHT NOW
MOC GDT ZERO ONE FAMILY
HOLLA BABY

CHORUS
I MAKE IT HAPPEND THIS TIME
SPREAD SOUND FROM THE UNDERGROUND
ITS ANOTHER ROUND AN OUNCE TO A POUND
I PROUDLY ANNOUNCE MY VOICE CRAZY YOU MAY FOUND

VERSE THREE

IM NEVA WANT TO SEE A TEARS
I NEVA WANT TO SEE A LOOK OF FEARS
STOOOPPPPP
U BETTER SMILE FOR ME LIKE U HIGH ON A CRACK POT
AS THE SLIDE SHOW BEGIN TO PLAY FRAME TO FRAME
I LOOK THE REVIEW OF MY OWN LIFE
IM NOT A GENIUS WHO CAN EASILY UNDERSTAND BOUT LIFE
AS I LEARN A COUPLE LESSON FROM THIS LIFE
AS A BABY AS A KID AS A GROWN MAN
TO ACHIEVE WHAT I HAVE NOW
I BEEN THROUGH THE RAIN
I BEEN THROUGH THE BLOOD AND TEARS AND PAIN MAYNEEEEE
I ALREADY PUT ON MY ARMOR
AND I GOT MY GOD AS MY SAVIOUR

SHOUT
H TO THE OFLO HERDI OFLO
IM NEVER FORGET YOU MAN
WE IN IT TO WIN IT

CHORUS
I MAKE IT HAPPEND THIS TIME
SPREAD SOUND FROM THE UNDERGROUND
ITS ANOTHER ROUND AN OUNCE TO A POUND
I PROUDLY ANNOUNCE MY VOICE CRAZY YOU MAY FOUND

I just wanted to let ya’ll know that I’m currently in the middle of working on my mixtape; HerdiOflo Mixtape Volume 1. I’m looking forward because all of the people that I would like to collabo on the mixtape has confirmed. I’m also currently being occupied with finishing up my MBA, maintain a corporate career while working on this mixtape just before I graduate.

As soon as this mixtape is finished and I’ve earned my degree, its time to work on my full album. Ok then, looking forward for everything! Life is short. Take a chance and be brave to fail!! Who cares what people say, just do it and live life!

I had just subscribed to YouTube’s MBA Podcaster and came across a video by Harvard Alumni Monica Mandelli whom is currently a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs.  This video is very inspiring! Just a great supplement for the current MBA current journey of mine. Here are the points from her presentation of her meaning of Leadership.

Leadership: (3 Ms - derived from her initials)

(1) Map The Forest
Quickly assess formal & informal people in power, decision makers and those who take take you further.  Learn the terrain as quickly as possible.  Know the map.
(Network) - Map - Get into the game and find information - The person with the “know” information will always take the lead of those with ‘less’ information.

(2) Maximize what is in your control

a. Topic (master the task - be good in what you do)
Trust, Respected, Vision, Get things done

b. Prescense - Leader, cool, collected, set the tone of the team

c. Make sure you’re memoriable - Turn up volume on that, use what you got and leverage it and with your unique style

d. Connect and make it personal. people follow people we like and respected. POint of connection. Find connection, empathy, compassion with something in common.

(3) Methodically reasses
personally & business. (Yearly and answer questions correctly)

Set Assessments! Answer questions honestly.