Today we strike out into double-digit territory with #10 of the Mau-nifesto. The question at hand: who's in charge? The answer is you (and you and you and...):

10. Everyone is a leader. Growth happens. Whenever it does, allow it to emerge. Learn to follow when it makes sense. Let anyone lead.

It's tempting to believe you'll have everything you need to be A Songwriter...one day. That you're just a workshop, nine vocal lessons and a lunar cycle of scales away from blessed readiness. That you're not quite prepared to pilot today's foray over chorus & verse, but by crackie you'll be there soon!

Setting up an idealized future version yourself as The Capable Songwriter, however, takes today's model out of the creative picture. Letting anyone lead includes you, now. There will always be new musical skills to learn, crafts to hone and technologies to explore. That's a bonus, not an obstacle. Truth be told, if you were perfectly equipped to create any song, any time – from cantatas to calentanos, muwashahat to madrigals – you'd probably turn to glass blowing.

Creativity happens, anyone can lead - it's a perfect 10.