So now the other side of the coin!

The other side of the coin I wrote about yesterday is evolving from success and moving on to more success.

I use Dave Grohl as an example.  He was the drummer, the guy in the background in that little band you might have heard of called Nirvana.  Cobain was the centre of attention, the greatness and who everyone mourned when he died.  Dave Grohl could have easily fallen into the distance and been remembered as one of the members of Nirvana, one of the groundbreaking bands of the past 50 years, but he had more to say and more to do and he was not going to let a little thing like being part of one of the most successful acts of a generation keep him from finding his own voice.

This is the example of someone who was great and respected for who he was, the drummer in the band that defined "Grunge" but knew he had other greatness inside.

So there are times in your business and your life when you need to ditch something that image or association you are linked to that made you known and respected and face the opposite direction.  Yes this is a contradiction of my post from yesterday, but it is the contradictions that make life interesting.