Just as emails can be the taser of doom, they can also be the one mode of unsolicited positive feedback. Further, it's documented, which has a negative connotation at times, but is useful in this case. I keep an email file by year of the positive feedback I get. It's far too easy for people to remember the negative - for bosses and employees alike. I want to be able to make the case for the positive, even to myself, as I'm a regular at the 'Self Flagillators Club'. A small piece of negative feedback will leave me reeling for days. An equally sized piece of positive feedback lasts a minute or two.
So while keeping those positive emails help me think I 'just barely don't suck', how do you know if you're a rock star?
1. You're not perfect. Even the Beatles had a bad show and top grossing stars have a tough night.
2. You don't stop. Just because Brad Paisley fell off the stage, he didn't take it as a sign to stop live performance.
3. You capitalize on what's new. Every rock star goes on tour with the new album. Find a reason to get out in the public eye with some new material.
4. You stick to what you know. This sounds like a dichotomy compared to the previous item, but how many rock stars switch genres successfully? Ask Jessica Simpson how that career in Country Music is working out for her.
5. You hone your craft. The hours a walk class musician spends practicing and listening to music is astounding. As Marti highlighted in the "Balance" articles, maybe greatness lies in OCD with a margin of accepting the rest of the world might not love every song on the album.
Take heart my colleagues in the 'barely don't suck' office space, you could be a rock star in need of self discovery and a good agent.
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