The Lure Of Show Business
I'm sure that most of us, at one time or another, have wished that we could be on center stage and grab a bit of the limelight.
That is all well and good for most of us.
But there are a few hardy souls that want more ...
They want to be the center of attention and get paid for it.
Sadly, there are a few "performers" who feel that all they have to do is put on a costume or wear outlandish makeup and then they're in "show biz.
" We know the type: The costume is somewhat rumpled or out-sized because, after all, "It's only for a few bucks and I have my job to go back to and the party planner wanted something cheap and I don't have to worry about clothes or makeup or new material because they aren't paying me enough to do this" and on and on and on.
In short, there are a lot of "want to-bees" out there who haven't the foggiest notion of what it takes to be a performer and make a living with it.
I'm saying this because this article is not about the person who wants to go out and entertain friends or do a few things at the church social or around the table at the family reunion.
No, this is about the performer who has been in the arena, marred by sweat, blood and tears.
This is for all those hours that you may have worried where the rent money was going to come from.
Maybe you limped into town and had to scrabble under the car seat to find money for gas.
Maybe you have had to perform under conditions that appalled you, just to get the groceries.
It's not supposed to be this way.
If you want to make a living whether you're a clown, dancer, singer, band, magician, or whatever, then move ahead and go for it.
How much money can you make? That all depends.
How much do you want? Consider this: You don't have to be a star to be successful! I have a friend who performs in a mid-sized city in the middle of the country and rarely leaves the city limits and yet he'll make well over $150,000 this year.
Another friend in the southwest has never left his hometown, yet he'll make close to $200,000 this year.
There is a retired minister who had a program for medical professionals and after only a couple of years was being booked a year in advance and has had to turn down business! Consider this: In any economy there are always those who have money, talent, contacts, whatever you need to make it as a successful entertainer.
This was the biggest lesson I had to learn in my struggle to be a full-time performer.
For years I bought into the nay-sayers and the do-nothings.
My friends, my relatives, my closest associates said, "You can't make it, the economy stinks.
" "This might work in the big city, but here, no way.
" You're going to come up against it just as I have.
Everyone who rises above the crowd to catch the bouquets comes against it.
But when you rise to catch the bouquets, you get the tomatoes as well.
Don't worry about it, it's part of the game.
You want to be a performer ...
go for it.
It's possible to live your dream.
That is all well and good for most of us.
But there are a few hardy souls that want more ...
They want to be the center of attention and get paid for it.
Sadly, there are a few "performers" who feel that all they have to do is put on a costume or wear outlandish makeup and then they're in "show biz.
" We know the type: The costume is somewhat rumpled or out-sized because, after all, "It's only for a few bucks and I have my job to go back to and the party planner wanted something cheap and I don't have to worry about clothes or makeup or new material because they aren't paying me enough to do this" and on and on and on.
In short, there are a lot of "want to-bees" out there who haven't the foggiest notion of what it takes to be a performer and make a living with it.
I'm saying this because this article is not about the person who wants to go out and entertain friends or do a few things at the church social or around the table at the family reunion.
No, this is about the performer who has been in the arena, marred by sweat, blood and tears.
This is for all those hours that you may have worried where the rent money was going to come from.
Maybe you limped into town and had to scrabble under the car seat to find money for gas.
Maybe you have had to perform under conditions that appalled you, just to get the groceries.
It's not supposed to be this way.
If you want to make a living whether you're a clown, dancer, singer, band, magician, or whatever, then move ahead and go for it.
How much money can you make? That all depends.
How much do you want? Consider this: You don't have to be a star to be successful! I have a friend who performs in a mid-sized city in the middle of the country and rarely leaves the city limits and yet he'll make well over $150,000 this year.
Another friend in the southwest has never left his hometown, yet he'll make close to $200,000 this year.
There is a retired minister who had a program for medical professionals and after only a couple of years was being booked a year in advance and has had to turn down business! Consider this: In any economy there are always those who have money, talent, contacts, whatever you need to make it as a successful entertainer.
This was the biggest lesson I had to learn in my struggle to be a full-time performer.
For years I bought into the nay-sayers and the do-nothings.
My friends, my relatives, my closest associates said, "You can't make it, the economy stinks.
" "This might work in the big city, but here, no way.
" You're going to come up against it just as I have.
Everyone who rises above the crowd to catch the bouquets comes against it.
But when you rise to catch the bouquets, you get the tomatoes as well.
Don't worry about it, it's part of the game.
You want to be a performer ...
go for it.
It's possible to live your dream.
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