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Coaching Corner: How Big is Your Network?

Posted by: "Sharon Moist" sharonmoist@yahoo.com   theindustrycoach

Thu Feb 21, 2008 6:14 am (PST)

How Big is Your Network?
By Sharon Moist

I have a confession to make. I've never been a huge fan of country
music. My grandmother, however, loved it ... especially the "old"
country songs about cowboys and horses, lost loves and broken hearts.

Then along came Faith Hill and Shania Twain and that's when everything
changed for me, because even though their music was still "country"
(at least to some people), it had enough pop to it, that I was able to
enjoy it, too.

Now that I divide my time between California and Montana, my taste for
country music is slowly growing, and I've since become a fan of
Martina McBride, LeAnn Rimes, Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw, Vince
Gill, and Rascal Flatts, just to name a few. So, when ABC aired the TV
special "6 Degrees of Martina McBride" last fall, I was curious enough
to sit down and watch the show. I've always loved the "Six Degrees of
Kevin Bacon" Visa Commercial, so I knew this would be an interesting
project.

So what does this have to do with working in the entertainment
industry? EVERYTHING!

As The Industry Coach®, I am forever telling (or reminding) my clients
that in this business, or in any business for that matter, but
especially in the entertainment industry, "it's not what you know ...
it's WHO you know!" And the Martina McBride project is proof of how
important the concept of networking really is.

If you didn't see the show, the premise was this: if six aspiring
country singers, without any connections to Martina McBride, could
actually find her and meet her in person, using their own connections
with up to six other people, they would have the opportunity to win a
recording contract with Martina's record label, Sony BMG.

Believe it or not, all six of them succeeded at this task; they all
met Martina and one lucky woman really did win a recording contract.
So who was this woman and whom did she know? While I don't remember
how her chain-of-command went, I will tell you this: her first phone
call was to a man from whom she bought a pickup truck!

If she can do it, you can, too! And you can start by asking yourself
these questions:

1) What do I really want?
2) Who do I know who can help me get what I want?
3) What's the first step I need to take?

The truth of the matter is this: We are all just 6 people away from
achieving our dreams. However, most of us don't take the time to sit
down and work through our address book, or we're afraid to ask for
help, because we feel like we have nothing to offer in return. Either
way, unless we're willing to change our behavior and become fearless
in the pursuit of our dreams, we will always be six degrees away from
what we truly want.

To Your Acting Success,
Sharon

P.S. If you enjoyed this article, then I'd invite you to subscribe to
my free email newsletter, the Industry News Digest. The next issue
comes out on February 28th and you can subscribe at:
http://www.IndustryNewsDigest.com

*********
Sharon Moist, also known as The Industry Coach®, is a highly
sought-after professional career coach, whose clients include
Hollywood Power Brokers and A-List Celebrities. After 5 years as a
Hollywood Agent, Sharon left the agency to open her own coaching
company. For more information, or to work with Sharon directly, you
can visit her website at: http://www.TheIndustryCoach.com

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