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    The document discusses the film "It Might Get Loud" and contrasts the musical styles and approaches of three influential guitarists: Jack White, The Edge, and Jimmy Page. It notes they were able to collaborate effectively and produce beautiful music while maintaining their distinct styles, demonstrating the importance of respect. It then discusses the concept of "mattering" and argues one truly matters when fulfilling their own work and having a positive emotional impact on many others. Choosing a vocation where one's work derives personal pleasure and affects people in a meaningful way allows one to live a life that matters.

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    The document discusses the film "It Might Get Loud" and contrasts the musical styles and approaches of three influential guitarists: Jack White, The Edge, and Jimmy Page. It notes they were able to collaborate effectively and produce beautiful music while maintaining their distinct styles, demonstrating the importance of respect. It then discusses the concept of "mattering" and argues one truly matters when fulfilling their own work and having a positive emotional impact on many others. Choosing a vocation where one's work derives personal pleasure and affects people in a meaningful way allows one to live a life that matters.

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    The document discusses the film "It Might Get Loud" and contrasts the musical styles and approaches of three influential guitarists: Jack White, The Edge, and Jimmy Page. It notes they were able to collaborate effectively and produce beautiful music while maintaining their distinct styles, demonstrating the importance of respect. It then discusses the concept of "mattering" and argues one truly matters when fulfilling their own work and having a positive emotional impact on many others. Choosing a vocation where one's work derives personal pleasure and affects people in a meaningful way allows one to live a life that matters.

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    The document discusses the film "It Might Get Loud" and contrasts the musical styles and approaches of three influential guitarists: Jack White, The Edge, and Jimmy Page. It notes they were able to collaborate effectively and produce beautiful music while maintaining their distinct styles, demonstrating the importance of respect. It then discusses the concept of "mattering" and argues one truly matters when fulfilling their own work and having a positive emotional impact on many others. Choosing a vocation where one's work derives personal pleasure and affects people in a meaningful way allows one to live a life that matters.

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    In the movie that we watched, It Might Get Loud, the main elements of leadership that I saw

    between the 3 artists primarily had to do with collaboration. The main point of the film was to
    highlight the different ways that behemoths in the guitar scene dealt with music. I thought the
    film did an incredible job contrasting the musical journeys, opinions, and styles of artists who all
    “paved the way,” musically speaking. You have Jack White, the traditional, old-fashioned
    experimentalist who came into the film with rather negative opinions of the music industry at
    the time. Next comes The Edge, the guitarist for what is currently the longest lasting single-
    group band, U2. He is known for using a lot of technology to configure his guitar sound in
    unique ways, which is quite a stark contrast to Jack White’s approach. To round out the 3
    guitarists we have Jimmy Page. Lead guitarist for Led Zeppelin, he is seen as the de facto
    greatest guitarist of all time and is incredibly versatile in the music space. Although these
    guitarists are incredibly far from each other when it comes to practices, when they met, I could
    see the respect for each other that they had. Respect is an important part of leadership and is
    especially important in any direct collaboration setting. Each guitarist came in with their own
    practices but had enough respect for the other men that they wanted to reach an agreement.
    You can tell that this respect was effective because of the finished product. The music that they
    produced by the end of the film was simultaneously beautiful while also maintaining the 3
    distinct styles. This beautifully illustrates the importance of respect when it comes to
    collaborative projects. I’ve been asked what it means to matter. But, when it comes to
    mattering, my second question is “to who?” If mattering to yourself is the goal, then I believe
    that one truly matters when they are doing a fulfilling task. However, if the definition of
    mattering is mattering to others, then one matters when they have a physical or emotional
    impact on many other people. Honestly, I think that one truly matters when some combination
    of those two realities is true. In the case of this film, all 3 guitarists matter in both of those
    ways. They are clearly happy with the work they do, and their work is known by millions. Thus,
    they are mattering. When I think about living a life that matters, I think of it in that same two-
    faceted way. I want to derive pleasure out of what I choose to do, yet I want the impact of what
    I do to be felt by many. Now although what I want to do in my life is still unclear, I often try to
    brainstorm what would be best for me. However, thinking about the concept of “mattering” in
    this context does provide some clarity. When I choose my vocation, I need to keep in mind that
    interplay between what I want and what others want, because that is what will give my life the
    most theoretical value. Now although this can be an effective way of thinking, what I want to
    avoid is being too materialistic in these hopes. I must understand that affecting people can be
    done in more ways than being famous or rich. For instance, it has been said by Maya Angelou
    multiple times in this leadership class, that “I've learned that people will forget what you said,
    people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” When
    people remember the way you made them feel, you have mattered. And it is imperative that
    the same feeling of accomplishment and appreciation for your craft must also be internal. In
    that way, one can be satisfied in knowing that they matter.

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