Why the path of fame and fortune is really not like what you think?
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November 29th, 2010
This is inspired by an old thread in Fluther that I’ve found here http://www.fluther.com/35199/have-you-ever-tried-for-fame-or-fortune-how-what-happened/ that asked and talked about the seemingly luscious, inviting path of “fame” and/or” fortune”.
I want to know more.
So to those of you who said that you’ve tried either the “fame” or “fortune” path, and it was not like what you THINK, even that it probably contain more of a pain and craps on its own,
as a passionate and aspiring musician/songwriter myself that admittedly sometimes dreaming of that alluring factors, I really want to know exactly why you think like that, and would really very much appreciate if you could share your own personal experience with trying either that eluding path.
And should I better NOT to ever try to obsess or even chasing that two routes? and as the cliched sayings goes: just “be true to Myself” and my artworks?
What is your conclusive advice on this?
thank you!
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Sociability has so much to do with it. Both connections that may be your fortune to have access to through family or others and those you create yourself by being outgoing. Talent is one part [often relatively small]. hard work is one part, luck is one part, but sociability is the path to best utilize the other three.
Hopefully pursuing what you love will bring you fortune [or at least enough to be content] and if you succeed big time at something interesting it might bring you fame. Don’t forget the people in the world around you. You never know who’s out there.
From my observation of those who have achieved either fame or fortune, you do have to be obsessed. You have to be obsessed to do the best you can at whatever it is that you do. Fame or fortune either follow or they don’t. So if you think you want those things, obsess. Just try not to judge yourself as a success or failure, depending on how much fame or fortune you do or do not get.
Let your reward be the doing of what you love. From my understanding, that is how many people who are now famous or rich thought about it. They did what they loved and the rest followed, but even if it hadn’t followed, it would be all right because they were doing what they loved most.
I love writing and telling stories. I give it away for free. I just enjoy doing it. Sometimes I think It would be nice to get the recognition of being able to sell what I write, and that is a goal of mine, but not one I try to think much about because I know I’ll be disappointed. What I enjoy most is doing writing like this, and of course, there’s no market for that. Advisors are a dime a dozen, even if you offer good advice.
So I do it for fun and to help heal myself, and for the thanks I occasionally get. The lurve is kind of like thanks. That’s how I take it, anyway, so that’s nice.
Work hard, young woman, without worrying about the end. Just enjoy the process. Of course, that’s advice given for free, and you get what you pay for.
fame i’d hate and have never wanted…fortune has always seemed unlikely…i’d settle for “not worried i’ll be homeless and starve to death next month” at the moment.
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