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What do the über successful do differently from the rest of us?
One of my first jobs in Los Angeles was working as an assistant estate manager for one of the highest grossing film and TV producers in Hollywood history, Jerry Bruckheimer, and I have to admit the only reason I took the job was to find out the answer to the above question (and it certainly wouldn't have hurt to get my screenplay read as well.
I wanted to know if success like Mr. Blockbluster's is merely a stroke of luck or if there really is something done differently that I could personally apply to build my own writing career in the entertainment business.
Although I would never share any private details about what goes on behind the curtain in the Bruckheimer household, I will share the answer to my initial question.
So here are the three success tips I learned while working for Jerry Bruckheimer.
Success Tip No. 1: Form Alliances
When I started working for Mr. B, I read everything I could get my hands on about him -- from where he was born to where he was in the present day and most importantly, his career path along the way.
Besides discovering he had his start producing award-winning commercials attributing to his skill for successfully marketing his films and television shows, the one thing that stood out most was that Jerry formed alliances early on in his career, maintaining them until the present.
Of course, the most notable alliance was with his former producing partner, Don Simpson, whose partnership would have most likely continued had it not been for his untimely death.
The important lesson to learn about forming alliances is that Mr. B chose to partner with people that complimented his skill set. For instance (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Bruckheimer), Bruckheimer became known as "Mr. Outside" for his film making experience while Simpson was known as "Mr. Inside" due to his entertainment industry contacts. This alliance made them stronger together and further insured their success.
Another great example is the friendship between CEO of Dreamworks Animation Jeffrey Katzenberg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Katzenberg) and Bruckheimer, who met in the 1970s while both were working for Paramount. It's commonly known that these two helped each other ever since.
Basically, Bruckheimer combined forces with smart and ambitious people that would compliment his skills and together, they helped each other become successful.
Success Tip No. 2: Don't Stop Until You Get A Yes
As a woman (and let's face it, socialized to please others), this was a big eye opener for me. Basically, what I learned was the sky truly is the limit if you don't take no for an answer.
Unlike the über successful, most people I've experienced in daily life ask for what they want once... maybe twice. A majority of those people don't even dare to ask three times for fear they will come off as too pushy or rude.
I learned that this concern is nothing more than a limiting belief that feeds the notion that we don't really deserve what we want in life. Essentially, we believe we're unworthy of abundance so we don't dare ask for it.
This belief is limiting because of the concept in advertising called effective frequency (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective_frequency), which states we need to ask repetitively (some believe as much as 20X or more!) before people are able to take notice and are willing to take action. So if most people quit before three attempts, they aren't even giving themselves a chance to be successful.
In the end, I was surprised at how often seemingly impossible tasks would suddenly find a solution by just asking three or four times past the initial "no."
Success Tip No. 3: Focus On Your Genius
I honestly believe this is the single most important success tip making the difference between the über successful and the rest of us.
But what do I mean by focusing on your genius?
Focusing on your genius means allotting your time on those daily tasks that only you can do best and then hiring someone else to do EVERYTHING else for you.
Again, this goes completely against the way I was raised. My Italian immigrant, do-it-yourself parents always wanted to make sure that I could do anything by myself if God forbid something terrible happened and all I had to rely on was my wits, back and two hands. And, in the meantime, they believed you save money every time you can do something yourself over hiring someone else.
However, I have learned that this mentality is great for surviving but it doesn't work for thriving.
Because whenever you do something that isn't your genius, you waste time learning it, you substantially increase your risk of doing it wrong and you take precious time away from doing the things that you do best -- the area where you maximize your income potential -- all of which add up to more money lost than truly saved in the long run.
Since working for Mr. B, I've studied other über success stories as well and found that these three success tips are universal among them all.
So it's safe to say that applying these tips can make the difference needed for your dreams to come true... that is if you're interested in being über successful. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=terms.html/) It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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What do the über successful do differently from the rest of us?
One of my first jobs in Los Angeles was working as an assistant estate manager for one of the highest grossing film and TV producers in Hollywood history, Jerry Bruckheimer, and I have to admit the only reason I took the job was to find out the answer to the above question (and it certainly wouldn't have hurt to get my screenplay read as well.
I wanted to know if success like Mr. Blockbluster's is merely a stroke of luck or if there really is something done differently that I could personally apply to build my own writing career in the entertainment business.
Although I would never share any private details about what goes on behind the curtain in the Bruckheimer household, I will share the answer to my initial question.
So here are the three success tips I learned while working for Jerry Bruckheimer.
Success Tip No. 1: Form Alliances
When I started working for Mr. B, I read everything I could get my hands on about him -- from where he was born to where he was in the present day and most importantly, his career path along the way.
Besides discovering he had his start producing award-winning commercials attributing to his skill for successfully marketing his films and television shows, the one thing that stood out most was that Jerry formed alliances early on in his career, maintaining them until the present.
Of course, the most notable alliance was with his former producing partner, Don Simpson, whose partnership would have most likely continued had it not been for his untimely death.
The important lesson to learn about forming alliances is that Mr. B chose to partner with people that complimented his skill set. For instance (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Bruckheimer), Bruckheimer became known as "Mr. Outside" for his film making experience while Simpson was known as "Mr. Inside" due to his entertainment industry contacts. This alliance made them stronger together and further insured their success.
Another great example is the friendship between CEO of Dreamworks Animation Jeffrey Katzenberg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Katzenberg) and Bruckheimer, who met in the 1970s while both were working for Paramount. It's commonly known that these two helped each other ever since.
Basically, Bruckheimer combined forces with smart and ambitious people that would compliment his skills and together, they helped each other become successful.
Success Tip No. 2: Don't Stop Until You Get A Yes
As a woman (and let's face it, socialized to please others), this was a big eye opener for me. Basically, what I learned was the sky truly is the limit if you don't take no for an answer.
Unlike the über successful, most people I've experienced in daily life ask for what they want once... maybe twice. A majority of those people don't even dare to ask three times for fear they will come off as too pushy or rude.
I learned that this concern is nothing more than a limiting belief that feeds the notion that we don't really deserve what we want in life. Essentially, we believe we're unworthy of abundance so we don't dare ask for it.
This belief is limiting because of the concept in advertising called effective frequency (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective_frequency), which states we need to ask repetitively (some believe as much as 20X or more!) before people are able to take notice and are willing to take action. So if most people quit before three attempts, they aren't even giving themselves a chance to be successful.
In the end, I was surprised at how often seemingly impossible tasks would suddenly find a solution by just asking three or four times past the initial "no."
Success Tip No. 3: Focus On Your Genius
I honestly believe this is the single most important success tip making the difference between the über successful and the rest of us.
But what do I mean by focusing on your genius?
Focusing on your genius means allotting your time on those daily tasks that only you can do best and then hiring someone else to do EVERYTHING else for you.
Again, this goes completely against the way I was raised. My Italian immigrant, do-it-yourself parents always wanted to make sure that I could do anything by myself if God forbid something terrible happened and all I had to rely on was my wits, back and two hands. And, in the meantime, they believed you save money every time you can do something yourself over hiring someone else.
However, I have learned that this mentality is great for surviving but it doesn't work for thriving.
Because whenever you do something that isn't your genius, you waste time learning it, you substantially increase your risk of doing it wrong and you take precious time away from doing the things that you do best -- the area where you maximize your income potential -- all of which add up to more money lost than truly saved in the long run.
Since working for Mr. B, I've studied other über success stories as well and found that these three success tips are universal among them all.
So it's safe to say that applying these tips can make the difference needed for your dreams to come true... that is if you're interested in being über successful. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=terms.html/) It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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