Donald Trump's Top 10 Tips for Success:
- Be focused. Put everything you’ve got into what you do every day.
- Believe in yourself. If you don’t, no one else will.
- Be tenacious.
- Trust your instincts.
- Maintain your momentum and keep everyone moving forward
- See yourself as victorious and leading a winning team.
- Be passionate about what you do.
- Live on the edge. Do not become complacent.
- Leadership is not a group effort. If you’re in charge, then be in charge.
- Never give up!
(http://www.trumpinitiative.com/blog/post/2009/09/top-ten-tips-for-success.cfm)
Now I may not be a former/current millionaire (depending on your thoughts on filing bankruptcy), I may not have my own television show searching for my own apprentice and I may not own a mediocre hotel in a wannabe Las Vegas but I do know a few things about success and making it BIG.
In a society driven by fame, fortune and the almighty five minutes of fame everyone is looking for their way to stand out and to join the "A List".But how do you really become a part of this exclusive group? Some people have talent, some have an American Express Gold card and others have real, raw emotion. I don't mean passion or dedication, I don't mean drive and desire, I mean tears!!! Tears are the key to success-THE END.
Not really because I have more to say.
In watching So You Think You Can Dance tonight I made an astounding realization. Tears are the gateway to being discovered in the entertainment business. If you have a sob story, you get a longer introduction where they film you walking through your hometown doing something you love with some sentimental music playing in the background. Then you get interviewed by the host of the show for a good minute or two all while wasting my precious airtime mind you. Then for the final boom boom pow you stand before the judges who question your motivation for dance (or whatever your show is about). By this point no one cares if you're good or not because they are too busy looking for Kleenex to wipe away the tears they have shed over a perfect stranger. Not only have you know had your five minutes of fame but you're one stroke of a ball point pen away from a movie contract and before you know if you're on a movie set filming the next Blindside.
Tears are not only what get your foot in the door but they are what keep you there.
Case and point:
Miley Cyrus: A prime example of fame and success despite her troubled life.
I mean, have you heard "The Climb"? It's so inspirational
Paula Abdul: Who needs sub par singing and choreography
when you can shed a tear over other subpar talent?
This realization leads me to wonder how I can join what I have called the "water work revolution". The WWR is not limited to SYTYCD but to other reality shows and society as a whole. Will crying be the key to the Summer of 2k10? Will tears be my way to the top? If so, then I've got this in the bag. Whether you make me sad or make me laugh the end result will be the same: I will cry....literally!!! My over-productive tear ducts will finally be used for the greater good of mankind. Bring out the Kleenex, call my lawyer to negotiate my contract and cue the cameras!
(NOTE: I'm not entirely heartless, I do have care and compassion and recognize that some people have overcome obstacles that are greater than I can comprehend and in no way am I downsizing that. I just pray that people do not create fake stories for fame and popularity when there are truly outstanding individuals who inspire others.)
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