Do Something Different

February 8, 2016

Every Monday I start my work-week with a series of new goals and tasks as if I am playing a new game each week. Lets face it, no matter how much we want to change our lives, creating better outcomes requires creating new strategies to deal with the matters at hand.

Back in 1991, I was introduced to Steven Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly Successful People and it radically changed me. I had an MBA and a bunch of years of success under my belt, but I didn’t have a process to stay focused on the right things. The best thing about Covey’s approach is that it combines business goal setting with personal goal setting and it provides a system to simply focus your time on what matters most.

Life is damn hard. Build your plan to do things better and smarter. Tap into tools like Stephen Covey’s and others. Focus on the major priorities in your life and set some aside time for your own personal growth and development.

Eat better. Drink less alcohol. Exercise more. Find your spiritual center.

Take a cool class…Art or anything that makes you think differently.

Spend less time with the people around you who are negative.

Spread love…

Matt Ross

Founder

#OneRiver #DoSomethingDifferent

Matt@oneriverschool.com

Image detail: Alexander Tovborg Prometheus XIV, 2015

Matt Ross

Matt Ross is the Founder and CEO of One River School of Art + Design. Since 2012, One River has grown from one location in Englewood, NJ to fourteen schools in six states with a goal to “transform art education” across America. Prior to One River School, Matt was the CEO of School of Rock, where he built the company into the world leader in music education for kids. Prior to his experience with School of Rock, Matt held a variety of management positions in broadcasting, working for diverse media companies such as Clear Channel, CBS and Viacom. He is also active in promoting Autism awareness and supporting emerging artists and is passionate about collecting Contemporary Art with a focus on painting, mixed media and drawing.