{"id":1751,"date":"2020-09-28T06:39:38","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T13:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/?p=1751"},"modified":"2020-09-28T14:35:47","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T21:35:47","slug":"attention-is-heavy-for-entertainers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/attention-is-heavy-for-entertainers\/","title":{"rendered":"Attention is Heavy for Entertainers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"526\" data-attachment-id=\"1753\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/attention-is-heavy-for-entertainers\/swing\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/swing.jpg?fit=2000%2C1027&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1027\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"swing\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/swing.jpg?fit=1024%2C526&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/swing.jpg?resize=1024%2C526&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/swing.jpg?resize=1024%2C526&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/swing.jpg?resize=300%2C154&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/swing.jpg?resize=1536%2C789&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/swing.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seth Godin is a constant inspiration. I&#8217;m a marketing geek and his blog post today started my brain.  This is all his blog post says&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>When we say, \u201chere, I made this,\u201d we\u2019re not seeking credit, we\u2019re taking responsibility.<br>To be seen, to learn, to own it, to do it better next time.<br>Hiding is too easy. And hiding is a trap.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/seths.blog\/2020\/09\/here-i-am\/\" target=\"_blank\">His blog post today<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This helps sum up a couple things I&#8217;ve seen. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are irresponsible entertainers who don&#8217;t last long. They jump in, try to get attention, maybe do something loud and controversial, then don&#8217;t want to deal with the fallout. They don&#8217;t want to take responsibility for the attention granted to them. They are given the collective trust of an audience and they don&#8217;t have a safe place to harbor it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the other end, there are badass entertainers who understand that any time they do something in public, it&#8217;s going to be hard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When we buy a car<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The price tag on the car is not the only thing. We also have to pay for&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fees<\/li><li>Taxes<\/li><li>Insurance<\/li><li>Gas<\/li><li>Car washes<\/li><li>Repairs<\/li><li>Mods<\/li><li>Dash bobble heads<\/li><li>Parking<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we create some entertainment bit, we gotta follow thru. We also have to pay for&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>audience experience<\/li><li>legacy<\/li><li>social message<\/li><li>overall concept<\/li><li>connection to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/branding-simple-difficult\/\">brand<\/a><\/li><li>the way we treat collaborators<\/li><li>morality<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I was a class clown<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I would be told over and over by teachers in school that I just wanted attention. It always perplexed and bothered me a little. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I thought learning was really fun. I thought being around other people could be really fun. But school sucked. I wanted to bring everyone up and engage them in the moment. That was bliss for me. I couldn&#8217;t articulate it, but I was doing the job that I thought my boring teachers were failing at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I made jokes about the lesson or the situation, it brought the attention of the class into the moment. That was so sweet for me. I loved sparking laughter and interest and learning. I took on a responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Now, I feel tremendous responsibility.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> I have all this experience, skill, and a network. I&#8217;m putting myself out there more than ever. When a new project idea comes in, I write it down, but I&#8217;m not excited by it. I&#8217;m in love with the work I&#8217;m doing right now. 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