Fame Does Not Equal Success

If I allow my success to be based on how much money I net or what other people think about what I do then I've lost.  It's akin to looking for happiness outside of myself.  My friend Michael Curry, II and I were discussing this at length before I left Atlanta.  He told me that he stopped thinking about whether or not he was successful based on anything other than the effort that he gave to what he was going after.  This speaks to "100%" on the logo and "100." at the close of every post.  If he gives maximum effort then he has won.  I haven't fully liberated my ego to that extent just yet.  Meaning, I have not completely freed myself of the financial parameters of success.  I do not believe that anyone has to be broke to live from their passion.  However, I do believe that it should not be the sole basis for traversing the path.  What I am discovering though is that my love of storytelling is trumping my initial fear of perfection.  I was afraid of doing anything because of it possibly not being perfect.  The reason we made our logo with "FAME" crossed out and "SUCCESS" written above it is to illustrate that they are not synonymous.  With all that's being thrown at us everyday in the media, sometimes it's hard to remember that our success is truly subjective.  There are people who remind me of this on the daily, Michael Curry, II, George Peters, II and now Guy Ritchie.  Guy Ritchie stated that "Revolver" was his favorite movie to date because of the subject matter it tackled.  He addresses the fact that a lot of people didn't like the film at all.  He took another look at the it and decided that he was in fact proud of his piece and confident that people will come around when they're more open to seeing themselves.

Sometimes, I get so scared about whether or not anyone will get "it."  That "it" being the story I'm trying to share.  What that equates to is that I'm afraid people won't get me.  I know now, though, that is merely the perceived self rearing it's ugly head again.

Here's the thing...Success is doing what you're inspired to do no matter what anyone thinks.  It's sharing your voice in whatever capacity you are drawn to and living life "100." everyday.  As Shon, my trainer, says, "Time waits for no one, Bright."  Time to get it in.

100.

Bright