We're still here, folks. I'm going to let you know one thing right now, after working with musicians all the way up the scale to Hall of Fame Inductees and individuals who are Emmy Award winners all the way down to friends who work at steel mills. . .there is a desperate need for individuals wishing to pursue their dreams to learn how to raise capital.
Look, raising capital isn't always easy, but it's not tough. Take care of yourself and make sure you have mastered your skill. Look good when you go to a potential sponsor or private entity that is considering putting their money on the line. They are not going to just hand you money and go off and wish you the best. They want to know what type of return they can expect from their equity investment. !! Think about it. When you purchase a guitar, you want to make damned sure the sound is good on stage, right? It needs to have some type of "testing" before it hits the stage. The same is true with you. You are selling yourself to someone you want to believe in your skills.
I have been trying to explain this to numerous people with big dreams. One way to prove your skills is to get out there and prove it in an academic forum. One is through experience. Another is through trial and error or the school of hard knocks. Much like experience. Repetition is the mother of all skills. Just go out and do what you love, and do it the best you can. If you feel you are amongst the candidates for Nobel prizes, lead singers, lead guitarists, front running musicians, valedictorians. bodybuilders, home builders. . .then put it on the line. But make sure you can deliver some PROOF of what it is that you do before you go out asking for capital. And when you do ask, know how to do it! If you don't know how to do it, hire someone to help you do it! They can present "you" more fashionably than you can yourself. . .in most instances.
Look, there is blood, sweat and tears when it comes to finding backing for a new project. You have to get out there and meet people. Do things. Get involved. Dress appropriately. Deliver your statements with committment. Nobody cares about your spelling if they see the fire inside of you burning in your eyes. They will sense the confidence.
I'm not going to babysit a bunch of people. You all know these traits because you were endowed with them by your creator. So don't let the whipsaw idiots who bash you down get you down. Got it?!
I've had idiots chasing me around for years in everything I have ever tried to accomplish. Particularly in the securities markets. There are more assholes than there is toilet paper to do the wiping. Brush them aside and pay them no attention. They have nothing better to do with their lives and they will never be anybody. Have faith, believe! Journey had a song off of their Escape album that phrased it perfectly!~~
"Don't you Know that I'm Alive for You,
I'm your Seventh Son
And when lightening strikes the family
Have faith, believe.
Have faith, believe.
It's a very simple concept. I do, however, find it amazing that some of our leaders have had the ability to disquise their stupidity behind the cloak of religion. Long story.
Anyway, get out there and find your sponsors. I have sites posted that will find you financing if you are worth your spit. You are not just going to walk out there and get capital. Have some empirical data available to establish the fact you know what you are talking about and what you are doing.
Find the right people to surround yourself with. Challenge their thoughts. Let them know you are willing to stand by your beliefs. They may even question their own . . .after awhile. If they don't, don't bother with them. There is no sense wasting your time. They are classified idiots.
Everyone with a brain will question their own convictions as time passes by. Those who profess to "know" everything aren't worth their spit. Find people who know that at any given moment, what is known as "truth" can be washed away like sands in a wave.
Surprisingly. . .it is amazing to find how many educated derelicts there are out there. Then again, there are a lot of good people, as well. Too bad the good people often fear the derelicts. Maybe this country wouldn't be in the crisis it is in if we would have had good people running the country, rather than derelicts.
Keep the faith. I'll point you in the right direction, but I'm not going to do all the work for you. Get out there and prove yourself. Then "get connected" and "networked." That is the secret to anyone's success.
Catch you soon. . .questions, anyone?
Peace,
