Lisa Robbin Young

Author: Lisa Robbin Young

  • Something in My Dreams

    Tomorrow, I turn 40 (Bradley Cooper and I are the exact same age, thankyouverymuch!). This clip was taken from November’s show, where I realized it was over 20 years ago that I wrote this song. As Billy Joel gets the Gershwin Prize for his song, “Piano Man”, this week, I wondered what it is that…

  • 5 Mistakes You Might Be Making In Your Annual Plan

    This week I successfully completed all my planning for January! Woo hoo! I know many entrepreneurs who are still shuffling papers and won’t solidify their plans until sometime in the middle of the month – after they’ve given up on more than half their New Year’s resolutions. I’ve been that person, and over the last…

  • Mary Did You Know

    It’s one of my all-time favorite Christmas tunes. Maybe it’s because my middle name has “Mary” in it – or maybe it’s because I’ve always wondered what it would be like to try to parent Jesus. What kind of special issues would Mary have to deal with? Could she possibly have any clue how the…

  • Every Hero Needs A Theme Song Part 7

    Uncommon. Enthusiasm. “Brave” was the theme for 2012 and in 2013, I chose to “Inspire“. This year was about “Divine Alignment” – and there was a lot of re-alignment happening. Every year for half a decade now, I’ve intentionally chosen a “theme” and a “theme song” to set the tone for my year – both personally and…

  • (Everybody’s Waiting For) The Man With The Bag

    December is always a whirlwind for me. Holiday shows, the annual Give-back campaign, and my oldest son’s birthday. This year, he turned 18! Now that my eldest is officially an adult, we can focus on “the other” holidays this month: Christmas and New Year’s Eve! This is one of my favorite Christmas songs. I was…

  • 3 ways to get the right people to value your work

    I think it was Jesus that said a prophet has no honor in his own home town, with his own family, or even in his own house. It’s one of the big reasons I first built my business online – away from the prying eyes and judgmental insinuations of my own family and friends. Don’t…

  • Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

    Judy Garland is one of my all-time faves. I don’t sing a lot of her music, but two songs I love are The Man That Got Away and this song – both songs debuted by Judy in one of her films. This song is from” Meet Me in St. Louis” and has had a few…

  • The Era of Success Your Way

    I’m not one for social commentary or deep philosophical discussions, so consider this the “light version” of any meaningful conversation about the nexus of technology and society. This isn’t a commentary about technology, though. It’s more about what’s unwittingly happened to people as we’ve become more “connected” to the world. The Industrial Age gave us cookie-cutter,…

  • White Christmas

    This weekend, I was invited to do a short set for a local non-profit holiday party. So Des and I dusted off the road gear and delighted the ladies with a few Christmas favorites. Here’s one I’ve not shared previously: Irving Berlin’s 1940’s classic “White Christmas.” It’s fitting, since last week I did “Rudolph” and…

  • The “Searchlight” technique for confidence and clarity

    It never ceases to pique my curiosity. Like the Bat-signal, or a police chase, when searchlights pop up in the sky, my brain tries triangulating the light sources to see if I can figure out what’s happening. I start to wonder… “What’s so exciting?” “Should I know what that’s about?” “Where exactly are those lights…