Comments on: The dirty little secret to overnight success http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-dirty-little-secret-to-overnight-success/ Entrepreneurship, marketing, personal devlelopment Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:05:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Alex2727 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-dirty-little-secret-to-overnight-success/#comment-3450 Alex2727 Sun, 25 May 2008 17:32:18 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/the-dirty-little-secret-to-overnight-success/#comment-3450 Hi, An excellent article. I agree with what you are saying but I know of an actress..who wasn't an actress at all before hand. Michelle Rodriguez who was cast in "Girl Fight" went to an open audition because she could box, and was the right type and an unknown. She didnt know how to act at all and they sent her to my friend for coaching. Now she works frequently so it does happen but it certainly doesn't happen every day. Hi,

An excellent article. I agree with what you are saying but I know of an actress..who wasn’t an actress at all before hand.

Michelle Rodriguez who was cast in “Girl Fight” went to an open audition because she could box, and was the right type and an unknown.

She didnt know how to act at all and they sent her to my friend for coaching. Now she works frequently so it does happen but it certainly doesn’t happen every day.

]]> By: Jonathan Fields http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-dirty-little-secret-to-overnight-success/#comment-1398 Jonathan Fields Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:23:48 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/the-dirty-little-secret-to-overnight-success/#comment-1398 @ Lyndon - Preaching to the choir, brother! Overnight success is really about overnight "notariety!" @ Lyndon – Preaching to the choir, brother! Overnight success is really about overnight “notariety!”

]]> By: Lyndon Antcliff http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-dirty-little-secret-to-overnight-success/#comment-1397 Lyndon Antcliff Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:18:02 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/the-dirty-little-secret-to-overnight-success/#comment-1397 It's the old saying, "After ten years of hard work he became an overnight success." But, do something really hard and make it look easy and people will think you are a genius. It’s the old saying, “After ten years of hard work he became an overnight success.”

But, do something really hard and make it look easy and people will think you are a genius.

]]> By: Mark Riffey http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-dirty-little-secret-to-overnight-success/#comment-1331 Mark Riffey Sat, 02 Feb 2008 05:37:41 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/the-dirty-little-secret-to-overnight-success/#comment-1331 Jonathan, Really, Im not trying to pester you, its just a topic near and dear to me :) I forgot about this post. I like it better than the other one. http://www.rescuemarketing.com/blog/2007/08/22/how-to-become-an-overnight-business-success/ Jonathan,

Really, Im not trying to pester you, its just a topic near and dear to me :)

I forgot about this post. I like it better than the other one.

http://www.rescuemarketing.com/blog/2007/08/22/how-to-become-an-overnight-business-success/

]]> By: Mark Riffey http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-dirty-little-secret-to-overnight-success/#comment-1330 Mark Riffey Sat, 02 Feb 2008 05:32:25 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/the-dirty-little-secret-to-overnight-success/#comment-1330 Sorry, part of my response got cutoff. Technology:) ...and the idea that some people are "more blessed" than others. While that last part might be true, a lot of it is that some people just work at being darned good at something a lot more than those who dont. Sorry, part of my response got cutoff. Technology:)

…and the idea that some people are “more blessed” than others. While that last part might be true, a lot of it is that some people just work at being darned good at something a lot more than those who dont.

]]> By: Mark Riffey http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-dirty-little-secret-to-overnight-success/#comment-1329 Mark Riffey Sat, 02 Feb 2008 05:30:59 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/the-dirty-little-secret-to-overnight-success/#comment-1329 Jonathan, Its not just overnight exposure, though that is certainly part of it. Its about society's misguided vision of something for nothing, "hate" for the wealthy/successful, and I had a somewhat similar conversation at Business is Personal back in June 2007. http://www.rescuemarketing.com/blog/2007/06/20/what-you-have-in-common-with-an-angel/ Jonathan,

Its not just overnight exposure, though that is certainly part of it.

Its about society’s misguided vision of something for nothing, “hate” for the wealthy/successful, and

I had a somewhat similar conversation at Business is Personal back in June 2007.

http://www.rescuemarketing.com/blog/2007/06/20/what-you-have-in-common-with-an-angel/

]]> By: How To Take Advantage Of The Fear Of Failure. | Keith Goodrum http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-dirty-little-secret-to-overnight-success/#comment-1289 How To Take Advantage Of The Fear Of Failure. | Keith Goodrum Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:14:53 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/the-dirty-little-secret-to-overnight-success/#comment-1289 [...] So, you need to grab the entrepreneurial spirit and start making bold moves. Get out there and fall down on your face. You will find out that nobody notices… not even your mom! However what will happen is you will figure out what works, what doesn’t and make adjustments. The important part is to try again, and again, and again. That will lead to success… And then people will start to notice. They will notice that you are a 2%er, and want to know how you did it. Jonathan Fields talks about this on his blog Awake At The Wheel in his post The dirty little secret to success. [...] [...] So, you need to grab the entrepreneurial spirit and start making bold moves. Get out there and fall down on your face. You will find out that nobody notices… not even your mom! However what will happen is you will figure out what works, what doesn’t and make adjustments. The important part is to try again, and again, and again. That will lead to success… And then people will start to notice. They will notice that you are a 2%er, and want to know how you did it. Jonathan Fields talks about this on his blog Awake At The Wheel in his post The dirty little secret to success. [...]

]]> By: communicatrix http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-dirty-little-secret-to-overnight-success/#comment-1288 communicatrix Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:03:18 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/the-dirty-little-secret-to-overnight-success/#comment-1288 There are parallels in every field. In acting, the rule of thumb was 10 years to become an overnight success. In standup, 10 years to get your first hour (which makes what Jerry Seinfeld did and documented in "Comedian" all the more remarkable--although dude did have many, many years under his belt when he built his hour the second time around.) I saw this time and time again when I was in the Groundlings Sunday Company (big improv/sketch troupe out here in L.A.). I was just starting out on stage; most of the peeps I was with had 8-10 years of chops. You cannot fake experience; you build it into your bones, loss by loss. Kind of like muscles, that break down to get stronger. It was a great lesson in patience and persistence. Maybe I'll learn it someday :-) There are parallels in every field. In acting, the rule of thumb was 10 years to become an overnight success. In standup, 10 years to get your first hour (which makes what Jerry Seinfeld did and documented in “Comedian” all the more remarkable–although dude did have many, many years under his belt when he built his hour the second time around.)

I saw this time and time again when I was in the Groundlings Sunday Company (big improv/sketch troupe out here in L.A.). I was just starting out on stage; most of the peeps I was with had 8-10 years of chops. You cannot fake experience; you build it into your bones, loss by loss. Kind of like muscles, that break down to get stronger.

It was a great lesson in patience and persistence. Maybe I’ll learn it someday :-)

]]> By: michael brito http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-dirty-little-secret-to-overnight-success/#comment-1283 michael brito Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:45:46 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/the-dirty-little-secret-to-overnight-success/#comment-1283 booo-urns, i want to be sucessful without doing the work. write a post about that please! booo-urns, i want to be sucessful without doing the work. write a post about that please!

]]> By: Jonathan Fields http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/the-dirty-little-secret-to-overnight-success/#comment-1265 Jonathan Fields Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:55:23 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/the-dirty-little-secret-to-overnight-success/#comment-1265 @ Brian - Thanks for the kind words, definitely agree about the power of hard work @ CatherineL - that's a great point about the potential deterrent effect of the perception of overnight success. I need to ponder that a bit! @ Josephine - Love it! Will try to work the cookies into a future column! heehee! @ Brian – Thanks for the kind words, definitely agree about the power of hard work

@ CatherineL – that’s a great point about the potential deterrent effect of the perception of overnight success. I need to ponder that a bit!

@ Josephine – Love it! Will try to work the cookies into a future column! heehee!

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