Step 5 (on the road to success)

So I'm aware that I have a few new readers so I'm just gonna update you all as to what this series of posts is. The Steps to Success is basically a live stream of the road to success as I am in attempts of achieving it. Every change I make that furthers me in direction of my goals, I share with you all. Steps 1-4 can be found previously on the site if you want to take a look at them before you check this out if you want. Now let me do my thing. 

I have recently took to making moves on the dolo, going places and meeting people by myself. As a natural socialite, this is quite new to me because I'm used to mobbing with the inner circle. But it still works out in my favor, I attract new people and am forced to step out my comfort zone to make the necessary connections needed to move further up the ladder. I'll give a real life experience of two dolo trips I took and the amount of progress made during each trip:

On day one, I made my way to a club in Brooklyn by myself for a Slim Dollars show; I wanted to link with the event organizer to build something for the artist I'm now managing, E.Nigma. On my way there I said to myself, the first stranger to spark a conversation will get sparked up. That first person happened to be another artist from New Jersey, who had opened for TDE and whose music I love and listen to regularly. I also networked with two A&Rs and successfully builded with the event organizer. That was in one night. Do not underestimate the power of a good network. I think a lot of people's problem is that sometimes their ego is so far in the way when they meet people that they dont realize that this connection could possibly be the one you needed to boost your career further. The person you just blew off could very well be the neice of the company you want to work for's CEO. You really never know what the connections you make in life will take you. 

Day two, I had to head to Harlem's ALoft Hotel to meet up with a Power 105.1 executive to discuss the details of a Power hosted showcase that I wanted E.Nigma to perform at. If thats not an accomplishment in itself, I also connected with a Sudanese filmmaker and the husband of an astrologer/author who studied film in college and made a promise to help me further my film career in any way he could. Turns out he would be at the same event I was volunteering at the next week. Now I'm not really a believer of coincidences. So when I realized we would be at the same place I knew that I didnt stop and engage in that conversation for no reason. 

These connections I am more than sure would not have happened if I was with my people. Even though I love them with all my heart, they are distracting. I would have probably been chilling with them the whole time and never been open to who I was sitting next to. 

Understand that although this world feels small, it's populated as hell. So when you make connections with random people its almost never coincidental. It was meant to happen for a reason whether you make a friend, a fan, a business connection, or never speak to them again. It is very important to network. Don't be afraid to speak to strangers!

Keep in mind that the company you bring with you along the way will distract you from the world around you. Stop and smell the roses. Fuck that No New Friends shit. Go out by yourself and be open to what life will throw at you when there is no one standing in the way to block it. I'm not saying to forget about your friends and your people. Just dont be afraid to make your own moves by yourself. You do not have to account for anyone but yourself and its actually really refreshing. Plus you save a bit of money! 

I'm going to keep these words in mind and update you guys again when I realize  what step I have taken that inadvertantly brought me closer to my goals.