Are you with me now? AJ Ryder Ghostwriters in the Sky Ghostwriting has been around for a very long time. What is surprising is just how many books, musical pieces, and screenplays were not actually written by the person whose name appears as the author. Most ghostwriters are compensated very well, and most of the time, no one really knows they were there. This isn’t new. Ghostwriting has been an accepted practice for centuries. Mozart ghostwrote music for the elite. The excep

Are You With Me Now? AJ Ryder Near In and Far Out — Wayne Shorter, one of the all-time jazz greats, born in Newark, NJ. One week in San Diego, CA, and the next in Newark, NJ. This is how this year’s work is shaping up. After Big Bang, I’m glad I had time in San Diego last week. All over California, schools are about to start up, so being home kept the focus on California, especially the work going on in San Diego. Taylor came down to join Anthonette and me to work on the enti

The Slow Waltz This year's personal theme for Big Bang was The Slow Waltz. The composition refers to a way of approaching life. This time I used it to guide me through the conference. I took my time. Maybe it was the Texas heat, or maybe it began with Taylor opening the conference by introducing BPLiving's Lifestyle Measures, but everything seemed to move at just the right pace. Nothing felt rushed. Conversations lingered. People had time for one another. I loved it, and judg