Success and 9 words that struck me like an ICEBERG
Today while catching up on several blogs and cleaning out my in-box I was struck by a very simple message from a hard working guy,Gary Vaynerchuk , a guy who says what he means and means what he says…and these 9 words he said hit me like an ICEBERG…”HARD WORK is never not part of the formula”.
I got a visual on this very simple message right away and it was an ICEBERG. Typically only one-tenth of the volume of an iceberg is above water…that means that the 9/10 that is unseen is holding up that 1/10 that you do see…now lets compare this to the amount of work that goes into an “Overnight SUCCESS”.
Investigate any of the so called overnight successes and you will find the story behind the story;
Lady Gaga started playing piano at 4, writing songs at 13, playing in bars at 16, was rejected more times than she can count and never gave up. At 23 she is an Overnight Success!
Adam Lambert has been a stage actor since 10, at age 20 he was acting in musicals and in 2005 started his music career. In 2009 at age 27 he was runner up for American Idol…another overnight SUCCESS!
In 1990 Jack Canfield shared his vision for the Chicken Soup Series with Mark Victor Hansen, which he had been contemplating for years. After 3 years of compiling stories the first book was published and October of 1993 hit the best seller list. Was this another instance of overnight SUCCESS?
Do I need to continue..I think you get what I am saying!
Next time the little green monster shows up when discussing someone else in regards to their Overnight SUCCESSs..think about that Iceberg and that fact that you have only seen 1/10 of what that person did to get to where they are and then ask yourself if you are willing to do the HARD WORK necessary to be an Overnight SUCCESS.
Again, I would like to thank Gary Vee who’s latest post inspired me on this post…OH, by the way you are seeing 1/10 th of the work that was put into what you are reading…
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Great post Elaine, and bang on. There are no overnight successes – many people think Lady Gag just popped onto the scene but she's been writing music and grinding for years (Gary V. as well). It's like one of my favourite sayings, “The only place that success comes before work is in the dictionary”.
Nothing comes without a price. People are always looking for a “quick” way. Often it is not understood that NetWORK marketing is WORK, but the rewards last a lifetime.
Hello Marc,
I like that dictionary reference…it sure applies here.
Hello Kim,
Thanks for commenting, when you love what you do it never feels like work and it does have lasting effects.