Maybe you call it a “magic bullet” or something else but the thought is the same.
We all hope for the arrival of the magical, mythical figure who comes out of mist, taps us on the shoulder and says in his James Earl Jones voice “Today is YOUR day, son, I am going to make you a star.” Hey, it happens to lottery winners, doesn’t it? Why not me? And my new widget. Or book. Or website. Or company.
I don’t want to go all rain cloud on you, folks, but he ain’t coming. I’m positive on that. So if you are looking for someone to point you in the direction of where you can find that job “where you can be passionate about what you are doing,” better have another plan. If you are a blogger and hope that someone finds your blog and asks “Have you thought about writing a book, you are just so darned insightful,” you better have another plan. Or if you are tweeting like crazy and expect someone to find you and say, “You are just as funny as @shitmydadsays, here is your sitcom contract,” you might have a backup plan, too.
But, like I said, I am not being a raincloud here. I just wanted to remind you that while it is ok to dream fantasize a little bit, and we all need the dream, just keep your head down, work hard, get some advice along the way and remember that rewards more typically flow to the people who actually earn them.
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You’re talking about my sister.
I tell everyone that walks in my door basically the same thing.
No one is going to make it happen for you, but you, so lets get on that, and find you a path!
I still think my Prince Charming is going to knock on my door and take me away from all this. ~snicker~
Back to reality, now.
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Laurie…a rely of yours? I doubt that.
Tammy–good advice you are giving. You should always look for your Prince Charming.
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Short. Sweet. And oh so true. This message also applies to our common delusion that our president (who ever it might be at the moment) will be our savior and make everything okay. Surprise – he’s not the messiah.
G.L.
That’s the best piece of advice I’ve read all week!
Notice to any newbie MLM’s: read post again until you ‘get it’.
Anne—Thanks for stopping by, so nice to meet you. Anne is @bizshrink on Twitter folks, unique and awesome.
David—funny how we both thought of different audiences. Just Sunday, I heard from another “dad” who was complaining to me that his Gen Y’er didn’t have a job because he was looking for that perfect job, “so he could be passionate at something.” If I had a nickel for everyone who told me that…well, I would have a big bag of nickels.
G.L. I’m thinking MLM’s b/c a friend of mine who is very successful in a MLM company gave me a 15 minute pitch yesterday why he is successful at it and I could to, if I’d only try. But I’ll tell him today that if I had a nickle for everyone who’s not been successful at MLM, I’d be a rich man.
Tell you what, I’ll trade you my bag of nickels for yours?
You mean the Messiah isn’t on his way? I love magical thinking as long as you know you’re in the land of Oz. Magic doesn’t happen without hard work. You nailed it as always, GL
You might be right. Still…but was this a GROUND FLOOR opportunity?????
Rosalind—Far be it for me to quash a person’s dreams. I understand the difference between dreaming about a rosey future, and then having the requisite skills, attitude and persistence to go “for it,” and the namby-pampby feeling that a few people have that absent those things, they will be “discovered.”
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