Competition and Personal Branding

It is far from easy to attempt to stand out from the pack in this day and age. So everybody is competing for the same "spot." When you are able to out there and begin to comprehend precisely how any people there are that want the very same jobs, the very same vocation, precisely the same opportunities you happen to be looking for, it is quite humbling.

Personally i experienced a true epiphany on one occasion, watching a show on E! all about the 20, 25, 50, or who knows what number of the greatest Latino beauties in the world. This number included many international beauty pageant contestants, various actresses, women from a numerous areas of the entertainment and beauty contest worlds. To see so many different women which I had never heard about, one after another, with absolutely spectacular physical features, was very sobering. We're not referring to just some pretty girls here. We're talking about women that even a straight woman cannot stop looking at!! For me personally, this particular show undoubtedly proved the reality that even gorgeous women - not merely pretty, but truly remarkable - ARE a dime a dozen.

An additional fact I've also come to understand is just how frequently the most gifted and profitable people in Hollywood, and also sometimes in modelling, are NOT the most good-looking, or perhaps perhaps the most gifted. Yet it is certainly not just a matter of luck or of opportunity either. Certain character and personality traits tend to be present in these individuals. These usually include: 1) Uncommonly acute attention to detail, 2) extraordinary dedication and perseverance, and 3) a sharp comprehension of what is going to most appeal to the target audience, the buyers, the individuals to whom they are "selling."

How Do I Be Noticed??

Some elementary principles are guaranteed to be useful for finding your path to becoming more successful in competition as well as in marketing yourself.

1) Kimora Lee Simmons's Truth #1. " There's no such thing as being discovered." It's called education AND perspiration, baby, so you better get focused. Prepare yourself, prepared for the chances as soon as they come up. Live by the Latin statement: Semper paratus. Always ready.

2) Kimora Lee Simmon's Truth #2. "The person with the most talent doesn't always get ahead." So we have already seen.

3) Kimora Lee Simmon's Truth #3. "Life's a bitch sometimes." Sometimes luck just runs against you for a little bit. If you hang in there, your day WILL come. It's called character building. Everyone has to go through it, sooner or later.

4) Arabian proverb: "Compete, don't envy." Jealousy is a huge waste. Instead, you need to be examining the particulars of WHY so-and-so is constantly passing you by. Then learn from their success and see the ways in which you can achieve everything they're accomplishing, and then some.

5) Create your very own style, and be detailed about it. It's very important to become wise in regards to what the top people in your business or field are accomplishing and have accomplished in days gone by. Really essential. But then it is time for you to focus on precisely what you personally find yourself fascinated by, and to make use of a own personal likes to stand out and create name for yourself. You can always proceed with caution. Stand out a little, feel your way along, see exactly what the general response is. Then see about forcing the boundaries just a little bit more. You'll gain a sense for what works, what is insufficient to set you apart, and precisely what is past an acceptable limit.

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