Kick Butt Tip: Be Your Biggest Cheerleader
Country music star Bailey Zimmerman told MusicConnection.com that you have to be your own biggest cheerleader in this life.
Bailey said “if it seems too be too good to be true, it’s probably too good to be true. A lot of people out there are going to blow smoke up your ass. They’re going to tell you one thing and mean something else. And they’re going to give you the runaround.
You have to be your own best cheerleader. You have to be the one saying, you can do it. Your songs are good enough. You’re good enough. Because nobody is going to champion you until you champion yourself. If I wouldn’t have believed in myself, I wouldn’t have gone nowhere.”
Bailey revealed that he recently had the opportunity to share some career advice with American Idol Colin Stough. Bailey said “there’s a lot of sketchy-ass stuff in this business. A lot of people will make you believe something and it’s not really that. They give you the runaround. You sign and then you’re on the hook for however many years. Don’t be too quick to give everything away.”
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If given the opportunity and based on your profession, what advice would you share?
For me, a few gems come to mind.
Don’t expect lots of pats on the back, notes from the boss or high fives from your coworkers. Do your best at whatever you do. Then, at the end of the day, hold your head up high and tell yourself, self, you did a great job today. Self, you gave a days work for a days pay. Self, tomorrow, you will be even more awesome.
The Black Mamba Kobe Bryant said, “set a goal to get one percent better every day.”
Another tip is that if you see a problem, find a solution. I learned many years ago, that managers love problem solvers. Ultimately the final decision belongs to your boss. Presenting a few solutions to an issue may pay huge dividends down the road.
Go get em tiger. Remember, God don’t make no junk. You are awesome. Now, go be awesome!
