Back stage with Bryan Adams...Loyalty & Passion
What a super fun night last night!
I went to the Jimmy Kimmel Show last night with Alexis. One of her clients is the producer for the show and we got VIP treatment. We had the best seats in the studio and then got backstage passes for a mini-Bryan Adams concert.
There are two major observations I made from this experience:
First is how loyal Jimmy Kimmel is to his long time friends and family. Many of the people who work on the show are people he has known for a long time. People who, more than likely, would never be in show business.
I think that loyalty in business is extremely important...even with vendors. Let's say you are just starting out and one of your vendors really helps you along. Then you grow and grow and discover that another vendor can do something for a few cents cheaper. I know that some business people have the mantra "business is business" and would switch in a heartbeat. I say be loyal as long as it doesn't border on the ridiculous.
For example, when I started my information marketing business, I worked with a little mom and pop audiotape (yes, tapes) duplication business and they did great work for me at very good prices and really did care about me. But, in time, my needs grew. I tried to help that vendor grow with me but they just couldn't, so, reluctantly I switched. It was not an easy decision but one that had to be made.
Call me "soft" but business is not just business. Business is made up of real people and relationships. Being loyal to those who are loyal to you is important for your business and your life.
The second observation has to do with passion. Something that my new business, "How To Turn Your Passion Into Profits" is all about.
Although I am not a huge Bryan Adams fan, I really did enjoy his show because he was clearly LOVING what he was doing. You could tell he was really having fun and that he was really passionate about his work.
Even after all of these years of singing the same songs, night after night, he still had the fire in his belly about performing.
How about you? Do you love what you do for a living? Really love it? If your answer is "yes", then congratulations. If not, then what are you waiting for? Make a plan and make it happen. Start today.
Kick butt, make mucho dee-nero!
Dave Dee
I went to the Jimmy Kimmel Show last night with Alexis. One of her clients is the producer for the show and we got VIP treatment. We had the best seats in the studio and then got backstage passes for a mini-Bryan Adams concert.
There are two major observations I made from this experience:
First is how loyal Jimmy Kimmel is to his long time friends and family. Many of the people who work on the show are people he has known for a long time. People who, more than likely, would never be in show business.
I think that loyalty in business is extremely important...even with vendors. Let's say you are just starting out and one of your vendors really helps you along. Then you grow and grow and discover that another vendor can do something for a few cents cheaper. I know that some business people have the mantra "business is business" and would switch in a heartbeat. I say be loyal as long as it doesn't border on the ridiculous.
For example, when I started my information marketing business, I worked with a little mom and pop audiotape (yes, tapes) duplication business and they did great work for me at very good prices and really did care about me. But, in time, my needs grew. I tried to help that vendor grow with me but they just couldn't, so, reluctantly I switched. It was not an easy decision but one that had to be made.
Call me "soft" but business is not just business. Business is made up of real people and relationships. Being loyal to those who are loyal to you is important for your business and your life.
The second observation has to do with passion. Something that my new business, "How To Turn Your Passion Into Profits" is all about.
Although I am not a huge Bryan Adams fan, I really did enjoy his show because he was clearly LOVING what he was doing. You could tell he was really having fun and that he was really passionate about his work.
Even after all of these years of singing the same songs, night after night, he still had the fire in his belly about performing.
How about you? Do you love what you do for a living? Really love it? If your answer is "yes", then congratulations. If not, then what are you waiting for? Make a plan and make it happen. Start today.
Kick butt, make mucho dee-nero!
Dave Dee
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