Ben Wilson

On the last day, awaken me, Lord, that I may see you eternally. Amen, amen. Hear me. Okay, well, that was a pretty high-level review of the life of Bach. So here at the end, I want to go through a few of my takeaways from Bach's life and how he worked, how he was actually able to do all of this, right? This is what the whole show is about.

On the last day, awaken me, Lord, that I may see you eternally. Amen, amen. Hear me. Okay, well, that was a pretty high-level review of the life of Bach. So here at the end, I want to go through a few of my takeaways from Bach's life and how he worked, how he was actually able to do all of this, right? This is what the whole show is about.

So first to review the first two that we did kind of go over. One, the power of belief. Belief is irresistible. Number two, the power of trying to be great. Most people just settle in to coast and be careful. By setting your sights on greatness, you're already ahead of most people who aren't even thinking about it.

So first to review the first two that we did kind of go over. One, the power of belief. Belief is irresistible. Number two, the power of trying to be great. Most people just settle in to coast and be careful. By setting your sights on greatness, you're already ahead of most people who aren't even thinking about it.

And then the third idea that we talked a little bit about, I call this doing more with more. It's the opposite of doing more with less. Doing more with less is about focusing on doing what you can with the resources that you do have. But doing more with more is about figuring out what you need in order to win and then doing whatever it takes to get those resources.

And then the third idea that we talked a little bit about, I call this doing more with more. It's the opposite of doing more with less. Doing more with less is about focusing on doing what you can with the resources that you do have. But doing more with more is about figuring out what you need in order to win and then doing whatever it takes to get those resources.

There's no prize for being the least intrusive failure. Bach reminded me so much of Napoleon in that both are constantly hectoring their superiors for more resources. So don't accept the constraints that you have been given. Challenge the constraints of your situations and get a winning hand before you even start playing.

There's no prize for being the least intrusive failure. Bach reminded me so much of Napoleon in that both are constantly hectoring their superiors for more resources. So don't accept the constraints that you have been given. Challenge the constraints of your situations and get a winning hand before you even start playing.

There's no way Bach could have done what he did if he had been content to just sit in Arnstadt with the choir and orchestra that were not professionals, that weren't well-paid, that didn't have the best instruments, and just accepted what he was given. So ask, hector, bully, plead, do whatever you have to do to get the resources to win. We often think of great leaders as doing more with less.

There's no way Bach could have done what he did if he had been content to just sit in Arnstadt with the choir and orchestra that were not professionals, that weren't well-paid, that didn't have the best instruments, and just accepted what he was given. So ask, hector, bully, plead, do whatever you have to do to get the resources to win. We often think of great leaders as doing more with less.

And yes, there is some of that, including with Bach. But you also have to do more with more. Okay, number four, put on your game face. Bach had this attribute that he was a very kind and personable guy when it came to his personal life. But in regards to his music, he could flip very quickly and show a different side.

And yes, there is some of that, including with Bach. But you also have to do more with more. Okay, number four, put on your game face. Bach had this attribute that he was a very kind and personable guy when it came to his personal life. But in regards to his music, he could flip very quickly and show a different side.

So from the John Eliot Gardner biography, he writes, "'Peaceful, quiet, and even-tempered, though Bach was whenever he encountered unpleasantness at the hands of third persons, so long as it was concerned only in his own personality,' He was, however, quite another man when, no matter in what form, anyone slighted his art, which was sacred to him.

So from the John Eliot Gardner biography, he writes, "'Peaceful, quiet, and even-tempered, though Bach was whenever he encountered unpleasantness at the hands of third persons, so long as it was concerned only in his own personality,' He was, however, quite another man when, no matter in what form, anyone slighted his art, which was sacred to him.

In such cases, it doubtless happened at times that he donned his armor and gave expression to his wrath in the strongest ways. The organist of St.

In such cases, it doubtless happened at times that he donned his armor and gave expression to his wrath in the strongest ways. The organist of St.

Thomas', who was in general a worthy artist, once so enraged Bach by a mistake on the organ during the rehearsal of a cantata that Bach tore the wig from his own head and with a thundering exclamation, you should have been a cobbler, threw it at the organist's head. Okay. Again, Bach had a way with words. Great insults, great insult.

Thomas', who was in general a worthy artist, once so enraged Bach by a mistake on the organ during the rehearsal of a cantata that Bach tore the wig from his own head and with a thundering exclamation, you should have been a cobbler, threw it at the organist's head. Okay. Again, Bach had a way with words. Great insults, great insult.

You should have been a cobbler, he says to the organist and takes off his wig and throws it at the organist. So Bach had this Jekyll and Hyde thing going on, right? He could be very kind. They were always receiving visitors and helping out the less fortunate in their home. He's very kind in his personal life, but his art was sacred to him. And if you messed with that,

You should have been a cobbler, he says to the organist and takes off his wig and throws it at the organist. So Bach had this Jekyll and Hyde thing going on, right? He could be very kind. They were always receiving visitors and helping out the less fortunate in their home. He's very kind in his personal life, but his art was sacred to him. And if you messed with that,