I Could Do That

     I read an advertisement for a TV talk show host that asked; “Have you ever seen a talk show and thought, ‘ I could do better than that?’” It reminded me of a singer in one of my old bands who said he came to L.A. to join a band, even though he had never sung rock and roll before, because after seeing the punk bands on MTV thought; “I could do better than that.” That’s really a bad reason to pursue something. I’ve never read one comment from anyone successful who used that as a source of inspiration. The successful people always say, “I loved so and so and wanted to be just like that.” Or, “I was a big fan and wanted to grow up to be the best at that.” If you don’t like the way someone who is successful does what he or she does then you don’t really understand what it is they’re doing that their fans do like. If you don’t really like something but think you can make money by doing it better, you probably can’t. At the best you’re just going to be doing a variation on something someone is doing that you don’t really like, that you think you can do better. Don’t bother. Save yourself the time and energy trying to do something you expect to be easy because even if you can do it better it’s still not going to be easy or quick. If you don’t absolutely love what you’re doing you’ll give up way too easy and even with some modest initial success you’ll still end up going back to Rhode Island.

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