BACON 2020: Never Again
The Bacon Set Bacon 2020: Never Again This year, BACON plays at a better rhythm and doesn’t go too quickly with his contribution to the 20th annual Earthwork Harvest
Professional Buzz Management
Nothing is slower than progress, so we created a space to expedite the education process for the entire buzz experience—love buzz, love life.
Professional Buzz Management (PBM), is powered by a community that believes that where you finish is more important than where you start. Whether you’re looking to increase your Optimum Buzz Level (OBL) or develop your natural pace—you can count on an investment in a PBM education paying off.
Key cultural tenets
Lower your expectations
Things can only get better
When you’re at the bottom, the only place to go is up. When I wake up, I pretend last night I died—it’s almost always guarantees be a better day. Tell yourself you’re out of toothpaste and the toilet won’t flush, then when both happen the day really starts to improve.
Don’t be overhead complaining, not even to yourself.
It’s the first thing we need to remember; otherwise, nothing else will stick. Bring yourself low. Squat down. Take a knee.
Manage your buzz
We know Everyday’s the Playoffs™ and without Professional Buzz Management everything falls apart.
Everything in moderation Includes moderation
- Consider what you are putting into your system.
- Alcohol is not a remedy. Cocaine is not an escape.
Worry is a waste of time
The more it grows, the bigger it gets—and it never solved a problem for me. Worry grows at an amazing rate and can swallow you whole. When it starts, find a way to stop it with sobriety and exercise—don’t hide from it.
This is a commitment to ourselves. Regret will mushroom up and eat you alive. It’s the easiest one to remember, eventually.
You're responsible for your own happiness
Never use absolutes, ever—however, we all have choices in every situations. We can either escalate and match the negativity; or we can practice some radical compassion, maybe empathy if it’s appropriate—again, to ourselves first, then others.
You don’t have to attend every argument, especially with yourself. Unearth the up-shots. Smoke out the silver-linings. Be better to yourself and then each other. Hard to remember. Difficult to master. The mouthfeel is: Gentle and firm.
Your mantra for this is: I need love. When we all start saying it, we’ll all start feeling it.
Bradley Bacon
BACON has been involved in Professional Buzz Management (PBM) since the earliest days of the industry.
Ranked by multiple peers and journalists as one of the greatest managers of all time, BACON has a career that has spanned nearly 30 years. He is noted for his tenures with Earthwork Harvest Gathering (EWHG), Hoxeyville Productions (HOX), Blissfest, Wheatland and many others.
He’s worked with the biggest names from Gregory Stovetop, Seth Bernard, Steve Sweeney and Steve Leaf to execute high quality content for other PBMs all over the world.
BACON started Only Real Heads Know™ in 2020 to provide other managers access to necessary services and resources.
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