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These are the Only Two Suckers I can Trust
“This afternoon I am not going to have you up on your feet bopping to the music. I am going to make love to you. I am going to sing songs that you make babies with.” With that intro, she kept her promise.

She was big, attractive and sultry. Without pinpointing her age, it seemed that she came from a generation that still considers it rude to ask a woman her age. Grey hair, black skin, full lips and a smile that stretched from here to eternity. Her name was Lois Smith. She was one of the highlighted singers at the Cape May Jazz Festival. Her voice was like butter. It was powerful, yet still her performance seemed effortless, thoughtless. She reminded me of a child completely immersed in her pretend world without any regard to who may be watching or eavesdropping on her play. She mesmerized the audience with her voice and moved them with her presence. No matter what she may have experienced in her life that may have caused her grief, when she sang it was certain that she was in perfect alignment and she was living her passion. Everything was perfect in her world the moment she stepped onto the stage. Even when her song sheets fell from her hands in a mess on to the floor, she was still in her element leveraging the scene to connect with the crowd and then make them laugh. She was graceful and as I looked around I could notice that she had actually lured in each and every person in the place with her dulcet voice. Among the number of songs she performed, she indulged us with her rendition of Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Stormy Weather, and At Last. I could hardly catch my breath witnessing such a magical performance.

As she paused between songs, someone from the audience approached her with an envelope. As she tucked it into the front of her blouse to keep it safely, she looked to the crowd and said “These are the only 2 suckers I can trust.” She had the audience roaring with laughter.

Just imagine playing your career with that much passion. Just imagine stepping into it with that much abandon and freedom. Imagine being so aligned in your work that the whole world could see it. What would it take?


Kim Ades, MBA, President of Frame of Mind Coaching and JournalEngine™ Software, is one of North America’s foremost experts on performance through thought management. By using her unique process of coaching through journaling, she works with clients to unveil and switch their thought patterns to ignite significant change and life transformation. Write about your passionate career in your own free, secure, personal, online journal at www.frameofmindcoaching.com.