Include everyone in your success
Everyone who is drawn to you before you’re famous is thinking the same thing: You might be famous soon!
- fans who want to help you
- professionals who want to meet you
- musicians who want to play with you
- companies that want to work with you
They’re all hoping to be included in your glorious future.
As you get more successful, share that success with those who helped you years ago. When you’re in the tornado of fame, you can’t depend on your memory. So use your database now to keep track of who has done special favors for you. When you are famous, return the favors. Reach out to contact them, and invite them into your new world. (Don’t wait for them to ask.)
Those that gave their services for free? Now you can pay full price.
Those who wanted glamour by association? Invite them to the best party.
Those who deserve more recognition? Shout their praises to your new audience.
You aren’t pulled to success by destiny. You’re lifted there by those around you. So acknowledge their contribution, and bring them along for the ride.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND ALL THE HARD WORK YOU DO TO HELP ORIGINAL INDEPENDENT ARTISTS
I've been writing a blog about every show we play. That way people can feel like they're on this journey to fame with us.
plz tell me how to find success in student life
Study hard. Focus. — Derek
For comment #3 by Kumar, about succeeding at school, on Pavlina's self-help blog he says school is easier if you always stay caught up, never get behind in your studies. Also, never miss a class.
Adding to my comment at #4:
If you search engine for ("Steve Pavlina" School) you will get a page of links that is enough to get you started. I remember years ago being "bowled over" by how the specifics of how he succeeded, but I don't know which link it would be.
Derek, feedback:
I have no suggestions for improving this piece. As they say in baseball, "You knocked it out of the park."
Wow, this is really inspiring! Who doesn't want to shoot for the moon after reading this! What a difference it makes to focus on giving back after reaching the top of the mountain instead of daydreaming about what it would feel like to be there. "Its lonely at the top" doesn't have to be a fact. We can bring everyone with us simply by giving back. This is awesome! We all want to move people with our music, but how much more rewarding would it be to brighten and inspire other peoples lives by including them on our journey? Man Derek, you really hit it out of the park on this one!
Agree completely.
Hey Derek, I agree with you 100%! Far too many finally reach success
and all of a sudden inherit selective memories on who was there for them
since their inception.
Study hard & focus - it's not just for student life!
your view on life is a breath of fresh air. .
cheers
Hello from Minnesota. Thank you for your great work.
This article is very helpful. I will include all my friends with my business.
I do agree with you to share
Your success with people
Involved with your success
However I feel you owe
Nothing to all the folks
Who had a chance to
Help you succeed but didn’t
Example Chris Croft’
Sailing turn down by all the
So called experts then he
Won 8grammys I know
Every ones a expert that’s
Why capitol passed on
Elvis but rca didn’t
Billy bob and the bobs
You can’t include everyone until you learn Esperanto.
Funny you mention that, because I did learn Esperanto! — Derek
This is so cool! I love how uplifting it is.