Marcus Johnson

Side Steppin' — off The Phoenix, one of the first things I ever put out. Light on its feet, always moving — still how I get through the heavy days.

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"You don't have to have it all figured out to keep moving." What are you side-steppin' today so it doesn't slow you down?

Oaxaca — warm, golden, a little Latin in the hips. When Friday finally lets go of you, this is the pour-something-slow soundtrack.

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"Rest isn't a reward for the work — it's part of the work." How are you flowing into your weekend?

Before you watch this, do one thing: think about what you're carrying right now that feels scary — and ask whether it's actually dangerous, or just uncomfortable. Then think about how working through it — out loud, with me, in the comments — is exactly how you keep fear from turning into danger.

In 2006 I watched my bank account fall from seven figures to six — and keep falling through the sixes toward five. The 1996 Telecom Act, MP3.com, peer-to-peer, radio consolidation — the whole model I'd built came apart. What saved me wasn't luck. It was learning the difference between fear and danger, and running everything through a framework I now call the DEEPER™ Model: Dream, Engage, Environment, Plan, Execute, Reflect.

So tell me — what are you going through right now? Drop it in the comments and let's work through it together.

For speaking, fireside chats, and keynotes on these and other business areas, contact Marcus at marcusjohnson360.com.

I love you! I love you! I love you! Always do your FLO,
MJ

Table for 2 — this one is intimate on purpose. It is the sound of two people, one candle, and everything that does not need to be said out loud. I wanted it to feel like a slow dinner that neither person wants to end. Tony Himmings and Phil Martin helped me build that room.

Who would you set this table for?

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With Tony Himmings and Phil Martin.

Funk Master — sometimes you just want to move. This one has that pocket, that grit, that thing that makes your head nod before you even decide to. David Dyson locked the bass in so deep it feels like the floor.

What song instantly puts you in a good mood, no matter what?

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David Dyson on bass.

There's a moment about halfway through a set when the room stops being an audience and starts being a room full of people who know each other.

That's the whole thing. That's what we've been building at Busboys & Poets — not a concert you attend, but an afternoon or an evening you're actually IN. Lindsay and her team handle the food, the service, the room. We handle the FLO. Everybody does what they do best, and you get to just... be there.

She says it in the video better than I could: it's rare to have one of these that doesn't sell out.

So don't wait on this one.

SUN AUG 30 — Columbia, MD · 11 AM Brunch
SAT SEP 5 — Hyattsville, MD · 7 PM
MON SEP 7 — Columbia, MD · 11 AM Labor Day Brunch

GA $45 · VIP $70 (early entry, front-of-rope seating, meet & greet, FLO gift bag, 20% off merch)

Tickets → marcusjohnson360.com/events

For the Love Of… us.