“The most direct path to achievement whether you're an entrepreneur, a company executive, or a pro soccer player is to be a great performer and a great team member. This is also the secret to a meaningful career and self-fulfillment.” SelfSecretCompanyCareersPathPlayerTeamMembersAchievementDirectEntrepreneurMeaningfulSoccerFulfillmentExecutivesPerformersGreat TeamSoccer PlayerTeam MemberSelf Fulfillment Author:Maynard Webb
“There were times in my career ... when I felt like a trapeze artist doing dangerous somersaults without a net underneath. When you execute those somersaults flawlessly, the audience feels the same sense of triumph the performer does.” FeelsDoeArtistFeltCareersAudienceDangerousTriumphPerformersTrapezeTrapeze Artists Author:Beverly Sills
“There are a lot of bands and performers whose careers are permanently derailed by spectacularly bad management.” CareersBandManagementPerformers Author:Amanda Marshall
“I tell ya, if I hadn't chosen the career of being a performer, I think linguistics would have been a natural area that I'd have loved - to teach it, probably, Language has always fascinated me. There's a genetic inheritance there a good language gene, which I inherited [from my mother and grandfather] and she fostered that in me as he fostered that in her.” IfsThinkingHas BeensMotherLanguageNaturalCareersTeachAreasChosenPerformersFascinatedGenesGrandfatherInheritanceLinguistics Author:George Carlin
“Canadian comedians are generally more well-rounded... They have to do a lot more. In order to have a career in this country, you have to do everything. And in the States you can narrow-cast, you can be just a sitcom performer or a stand-up comedian or a sketch performer.” WellsCountryStatesOrderCareersCastsComedianPerformersSitcomWell RoundedStand Up Comedian Author:Scott Thompson
“Of all the awards, the Stand-up Comic Audience Award is our favorite. It is a chance to honor the performers who spend much of their careers developing their craft and working in the comedy clubs all over America.” AmericaChanceCareersAudienceComedyHonorClubsCraftsComicDevelopingAwardsPerformersComedy Clubs Author:George Schlatter