Paying Your Dues
My favorite thing to do is remind people that we are all ๐ฝ๐๐๐ถ๐. Listen to me right now- no one who is successful got to where they are by taking easy street. There is no such thing as an overnight success. The entertainment world wants you to think that..the network marketing world wants you to think that...sometimes even your friends want you to think that but let me tell you from plenty of experience- hard work and paying your dues is how you are going to make sustainable success and yes...itโs the hard way.. but itโs also the right way.
Four years ago today we played in Nebraska at the State Fair. This was a huge trip for us but while we were on stage a tornado warning was issued and this is what our crowd looked like. We made sure to take pics that didnโt show the empty chairs so that we could โsmoke and mirrorโ it up a bit and that worked until a local news reporter posted the picture below. It reminded me that our world- the world of entertainment is ALL smoke and mirrors and Iโm not sure if I love that because it makes success feel unattainable for others and homey donโt play that...
So over the next few days I want to show you in a series of posts of how weโve paid our dues (and continue to) over the years -simply so you can see that success doesnโt mean everything is perfect...it means you keep singing through the tornado warning to an empty stadium.
If Iโm not lifting someone up then weโre both being pulled down. Donโt let the idea that you arenโt successful enough get in your way of putting the work in. In fact, hand me a hammer and let me help you build whatever you are building.
It takes hard work, disappointment, sweat and tears and a ton of dues folks but when youโre doing what you love then itโs all just a deposit on your passion.
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