Friday; September 8
I am not sure if I should admit this, but one of my “guilty pleasures” is the music of Jimmy Buffet. I realize some of his songs don’t align with my own personal values, but I enjoy the way he blended pop, county and Caribbean vibes. If you haven’t heard, Buffet passed away last week at the age of 76. I am sure that over the past week most of you have heard a lot about Jimmy, but did you realize he never had a #1 pop hit? His best charting single in the traditional US Charts was Margaritaville (which reached #8 in 1977). His two #1 hits came on the County Charts in collaborations with Alan Jackson ( It’s Five O’clock Somewhere ) and Zac Brown ( Knee Deep ). Now, while Buffet didn’t have traditional commercial success, he parlayed his musical styles and concert performances into an incredible musical empire. The reason I bring up Jimmy Buffet is to remind us that personal effectiveness doesn’t always come through traditional ways. We may not may not look like other successful