
- Be prepared because preparation is king.
Once when I was on facebook and I was doing some self promo and I was hitting up the editor of Billboard Magazine for some potential exposure and after countless attempts he finally responded and was like, "Send me a link right now" and I did and which later it landed me an interview with them.
- Patience.
It took me 3 in a half years to finally get air play, headlines in my hometown's news paper, and major write up on Yahoo.com "The New Now" music blog and Billboard.com
- Grind Ethics.
Nothing says number one hustler getting money like a hustler more then someone who has undeniable work ethics.. Trust me I'm the king at short cuts and none of them work.
- Confidence.
Take Barack Obama...when he walks in the room he may not know all the answers to every problem, but since he believes.. it radiates.. so everyone believes it.
- Swager.
Nothing says "I'm the Boss" like having a million dollar swag when you walk in the building.
- Leverage.
A famous tween pop singer mom once told me use your accomplishments to leverage your next accomplishment.
- Determination.
Their will always be pinnacles and valleys it's going to be your perseverance that will get you through the rough times.. as Kanye West says, "I've had some win some losses it's the life of the goddamn Bosses"
- Ethics.
Point blank no body wants to do business with a con-artist, or people you can't trust. Like the late great Scarface said, "My word is my bond".
- Witts also known as wittiness.
Sometimes getting in to those hard to get into places is your ability to make that gate keeper smile.
- Believe it.
If you don't believe you are the CEO then who will. I once got backstage to some highly influential people because I simply believed I was suppose to be there.
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Hi Allen, this list is fantastic. It is very inspiring for new artists out there and shows them how patience and perservearence can pay off. Please feel free to cross-post this to my website www.toptentopten.com and link back to your blog, I think a lot of our users would enjoy this. I found you on Twitter and reTweeted your post.
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