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This morning, I noticed Mary Jaksch’s interview with Seth Godin.
At first glance when I saw the big name in the title I thought ok, here’s another lame interview by some blogger and a big name author.
I thought, “let me scan through this article quickly and go on to the next important thing to do on my list.”
Well, I tried to do that.
The problem is, I got stuck on this line and, I will probably never forget it:
All you need to make a living is for four thousand to adore you. And you need forty thousand to be a hit. That’s forty thousand out of four billion! Those are really good odds!
Think about what Seth is saying here.
- We are all sharing the same finite space on this planet with each other.
- We all have more in common with more people than we could ever imagine.
It was like a light bulb turned on in my head, like “ding”.
I’ve been doing it all wrong.
This whole time I’ve been trying to SELL people and CONVERT leads into new sales.
Instead I should have been LOOKING for like minded people that already agree with me who can be found EVERYWHERE.
They don’t need to be sold, they just need to be TOLD.
Talk about an “ah ha” moment.
This changes everything but it actually makes a lot of sense. You can see proof of this in the world of politics.
Isn’t this where people just naturally come together and rally around an agreed set of ideas?
Whatever your political persuasion it’s exactly what you see people doing we just witnessed a year long showcase in 2012.
People show up to this rally or that rally because for whatever reason the message resonates with them and they become motivated to take action. The next thing you know they have a bumper sticker on their car, a button on their shirt, and they’re volunteering at
Meanwhile the politician sits back and benefits from their efforts while maybe reading a new speech every now and then.
Cold, callous, and calculated? Yes. Effective? Also yes.
However, it’s not only the politicians that are using this technique effectively.
You’ll notice the same type of behavior with the pop music stars, especially the teen entertainers like Justin Beiber who can’t even go to the mall without thousands of young people showing up like occupy wall street and taking over the building.
Thanks to Seth it makes perfect sense why this is happening.
People like Justin Bieber have made it to a level where they’re waaaaaay’ beyond a hit. Seth says you only need 40,000 to be a hit. Who knows how many MILLION ”Beliebers” or Justin Bieber fans there are in the world?
How many of his fans KNOW that Justin Bieber got started by uploading a video of himself singing a song on YouTube? Seriously.
- February 2008 Justin Bieber uploads a video of himself singing a Chris Brown song.
- Later that year, in 2008 he was noticed by a talent manager who signed him right away.
- He was later introduced to award winning entertainer Usher Raymond who signed him to his music label.
- He goes on a promotional tour in 2009 and teenage girls start going crazy and losing their minds.
- Then he released his first album My World 2.0 in 2010. It sold over 10 million albums. WOW.
The moral to the story:
Believe in yourself and that others will too. This is the point that Seth made and Justin proved.
If you ever get a chance watch Justin’s very first YouTube video so you can observe his body language and see how humble his mannerisms are.
It’s clear he was just a young kid trying his best to make it. He had faith that maybe, just maybe somebody out there might notice.
Well, at this point we can safely say, he was right.
So, if you’re out there reading this and you want to know what to do.
- You may have big dreams of success.
- You probably want to accomplish something great.
Just remember Justin and Seth.
Believe in yourself and take action like the odds are in your favor.
You may be shocked by what happens.
Twitter: RyanBiddulph
Spot on advice Darnell.
Seth knows and Justin B is as good an example as the whole idea of living according to your heart and finding like-minded people who vibe with you.
Lady Gaga is another example. She does not try to convince anybody to like her. She is being herself, expressing herself in her own style and naturally like-minded people sprint to her in droves.
Look at the Gangham Style video on Youtube. Over 1 billion views…just stupid viral, and really, the artists are expressing themselves, putting themselves out there and the energy behind the video resonated with billions.
Thanks for sharing!
Ryan
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Lady Gaga IS another good example. Taylor Swift, Mumford and Sons, Black Keys…pretty much everyone at the Grammys yesterday. It’s all about individuality these days and I dig it.
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Yeah Ryan,
It feels weird to finally realize this.
It’s not about convincing or selling people anymore.
Just make it clear who you are and what you stand for and people will convince themselves.
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Great Points Darnell,
The thing is if someone wants to grow himself/herself or his/her blog or anything in this blog which requires an audience should find like minded people which should be loyal.
Thanks for the post.
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Thanks for reading Anurag,
Yeah it’s all about connecting the like minds.
The odds are in your favor.
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Will always remember Justin and Seth to keep my dreams alive. Thanks for sharing this nice inspirational info.
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That’s inspiring examples of success. But when it comes to you personally (to everyone personally) it is hard to find such motivation or get this ah ha effect. Well, it is all about inspiration and hard work! Thanks for the post!
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Thanks for reading Evan,
It’s also important to review your results so you know which direction you’re headed.
This is the hard work part that most people skip.
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For a second I thought you went all Hunger Games on us and said “may the odds ever be in your favor”
Moving forward, this post reminds me of the TED talk by Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are.
If you don’t have the confidence – fake it until you become it!
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Thanks for reading Julie,
I guess as long as you are confident that’s all that matters.
Fake it till you make it is cool but you don’t want to make it by being fake.
…Then you’ll have another problem.
Ask Lance Armstrong
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Very informative points ! The thing is if someone wants to grow their blog or anything in this blog which requires an audience should find like minded people which should be loyal.Thanks for sharing it.
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Thanks Taswir,
It’s all about strategy. When you’re limited by time you have to plan your moves carefully.
Most people quit before they figure it out, I’ll never do that.
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hello darnell,
nice post.i always love to read these kind of posts. i found a similar post on another blog “webuildyourblog”. they were comparing blogging with the success of one direction. this is really good if we can learn something from them. thanks for sharing the post
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Thanks Prabhat,
The truth is everyone already believes.
Most believe in their doubts and get no where.
Some believe in their potential and get somewhere.
Me I’m a believer.
…and I’m also a belieber lol.
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Interesting post tying in Justin Bieber to internet marketing. It’s a bit of a stretch since there’s a thousand wannabe for every Canadian pop star born out of youtube. There’s nothing lost for trying though.
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Thanks Robert.
Well, he started on YouTube how many bloggers are successful in 2013 but got their start on YouTube?
It’s like the old African proverb the best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is TODAY.
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Hi Darnell,
Nice post here. Motivational as well. That is very true, you only need a certain amount of the whole pie to succeed.
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Thanks Justin,
The good news is there’s plenty of slices to go around.
The bad news it takes some effort to make a decent pizza.
Hey no body said it would be easy.
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Good read Darnell,
If we believe in ourselves and stop pretending to be like others by being honest, transparent and authentic, then can only be seen as a good thing.
Keep them good reads comin’
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Thanks Mark,
I agree with you.
I think ego gets in the way people want to project more success instead of focusing on their real accomplishments.
No matter how “small” this is what connects with people.
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Interesting outlook, Justin Bieber, love him or hate him the dude’s had incredible success.
Twitter: freedommmc
Yeah he might be mr. big shot right now but just a few years ago he was on the other side of the keyboard just like us.
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Firstly you need to believe in yourself that you can achieve what you’re looking for. Then you need to put consistent effort with honesty.
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Thanks for reading Aasma,
No doubt about it.
The honesty part is between you and yourself.
Stay true to yourself by moving in the direction of your dreams.
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yes i agree we need to believe in ourselves that we can make it !
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“I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.â€
― Booker T. Washington, Up From Slavery: An Autobiography
Great post.
Twitter: theworldtoptens
Really really great inspiring article man.
I agree on the fact “believe on yourself, then others will also do.”
Really motivational post. Thanks for giving such a great advice. And i wanted to add a quotes of Thomas Edison:
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
Consistency is also necessary for success.
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Thanks Arslan,
I’m cool with Thomas Edison but I’m more of a Nicolas Tesla guy these days.
Edison used Tesla’s ideas and got famous.
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Seth Godin is one of the best author in the world. i like his book purple cow..This is inspiring article Darnell, We can learn a lot of thing from Justin Bieber and Set Godin. What we need to success are having big dream, believe in ourselves and take persistence action to achieve it..
Thanks Cornell for share this posting
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Can I take the Godin stuff without the Bieber stuff?
Really, though, good stuff. I’m just not into pop idols!
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The Bieber stuff is the take action part I don’t think you want to leave that out.
Good advise is as useless as warm ice if you don’t use it.
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Darnell, a classy article produced by you!
It could have gone up on Problogger man
Seth Godin is such a master at what he does, and his words do make sense since he has experienced it already.
Justin Beiber’s part is just as important.
It is amazing how he rose to fame.
Thanks for the excellent article!
Made me think a little bit.
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I agree. Good insight. You’ve made the term ‘success’ a reachable goal.
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i totally agree man belief is the soul.
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Very interesting post. Whether you like him or not, Justin Bieber is one of the most successful marketing jobs of the last decade. His tireless “hustle” on the road doing radio appearances and online videos is something small business people should note, although they need to realize that very few people will achieve almost instant success.
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i dont know its commendable but your post made me like JB..
thanks for the post
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Great post, we should learn from others. From their success, and their experiences. That will make a difference surely.
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Hey Darnell,
Nice post and Thanks for sharing this important post with us. Yes, for doing anything first we have to believe in our self and always tries to learn from other success.
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