{"id":2329,"date":"2021-02-03T17:00:25","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T01:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/?p=2329"},"modified":"2021-02-03T17:00:29","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T01:00:29","slug":"acting-a-little-bigger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/acting-a-little-bigger\/","title":{"rendered":"Acting a Little Bigger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Don’t just dress for the job you want. Do the job you want.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

We, as entertainment creators, can sometimes hope for bigger outcomes…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. bigger fanbases<\/li>
  2. more audience<\/li>
  3. more gatekeepers<\/li>
  4. more fame<\/li>
  5. more money<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Are we prepared to receive them? Are we aligned with the work and the lifestyle that’s going to work for those things?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The CEO of a lemonade stand spends her days buying lemons, pouring water, separating cups, and counting cash. The CEO of an international lemonade brand<\/a> spends her days having some meetings with lawyers and telling stockholders good news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If we have a stand and we want a brand… <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    We don’t need to call a bunch of law offices today, but we can start noticing if we’re spending our time squeezing too much fruit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It’s not about working smarter or harder, it’s about starting the work we want to do now for the results we want to get later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Don’t just dress for the job you want. Do the job you want. We, as entertainment creators, can sometimes hope for bigger outcomes… bigger fanbases more audience more gatekeepers more fame more money Are we prepared to receive them? Are we aligned with the work and the lifestyle that’s going to work for those things? 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