7 Tips for Waking Up Famous Every Day

June 16, 2009

1. Be Kind. Period.
Be nice to the people you think might help you become successful. Be equally nice to those you think have nothing to contribute to you. If you aren’t inclined to behave this way for its own sake, then remember this: there is NO way to tell the difference between the two. The [...]

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Buying a Fan Club Does Not Make You Famous

June 11, 2009

As a freelance writer, I spend a fair amount of time perusing Writing Gigs on craigslist.org and various other web sites, where there are always a lot of people trying to get something for nothing. Depending on my mood–and current workload–my response to these would-be slave drivers ranges from highly amused to moderately annoyed. The [...]

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No Shame in Shameless Self-Promotion

June 7, 2009

You have decided to wake up famous every day. You have a product or service that is valuable to others in some capacity, and you are committed to excellence. It is time to come to terms with the phrase “shameless self-promotion” and what it means to you because: (a) you should be doing it, and [...]

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Games You Play Against You

May 28, 2009

While you are busy being the best possible version of yourself, remember that you, too, are human. Unless you’re a Virgo (or perhaps especially if you are a Virgo), your ups will be counterbalanced by some downs. Dr. Seuss warned about them in Oh, the Places You’ll Go!:
Fame! You’ll be famous as famous can be,
with [...]

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Be Who You Are, Not Who You Think Others Want You to Be

May 27, 2009

To wake up famous is to be the best possible version of yourself without worrying what others think of you. You will not please everyone, all the time. In fact, this is a good gauge of your authenticity: if everybody else is thrilled with you, you are acting outside your highest integrity. Chances are, YOU [...]

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She Wasn’t Famous Long Enough

May 20, 2009

Last night, I read something on Twitter that made me laugh enough to visit the poster’s profile. Once there, I decided to click through to his web site, where I read the following, dated May 11:
“I regret to write that Jamie Leigh Dyer Dordek, known to many of us as yellowsuitcase and @jamield, passed away [...]

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Be Excellent: Know When to Go Off-Script

May 17, 2009

In Goodnight Opus, the children’s book by Berkeley Breathed, the Bloom County penguin becomes bored with Granny’s nightly recitation of Goodnight Moon. When Granny falls asleep reading to him, Opus departs the text.
Departing the text takes him from the mundane to the magical. We can all learn something about excellence from Opus.
It is impossible to provide [...]

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It’s All About the Journey

May 14, 2009

Real fame comes from within. It is about taking pride in how you do what you do, even when what you do isn’t what you’d like to be doing.
T. Harv Eker puts it more succinctly: “How you do anything is how you do everything.”
It is a big mistake to think that anything is beneath you. [...]

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How to Wake Up Famous Every Day

May 14, 2009

You are the writer, director and star of your own life. Every day—every moment, really—is a new opportunity to wake up famous. Begin each day by doing the following:

Add value.
Be excellent.
See that you provide first-rate service in everything you do.

When you contribute something useful to one or more people, you are adding value. It can [...]

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Definition of Famous

May 14, 2009

According to Merriam-Webster Online, “famous” means:
 
 
1 a: widely known b: honored for achievement
2: EXCELLENT, FIRST-RATE
 
Shouldn’t becoming widely known and/or honored for achievement follow being excellent or first-rate?

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