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JAKOB OWENS

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Overnight Success...Is It Real?!

Overnight success does not exist. At the very least, it is statistically so rare that people would have a better chance at “succeeding” by playing the lottery. 

People claim that others have achieved overnight success, but what they don’t see before that success is the years upon years of harwork & dedication into a craft or business that lead to that “OVERNIGHT SUCCESS”

For me personally I’ve been grinding away for the last 5 years or so working very hard on building my business and filmmaking career. Every year my revenue increases, my name becomes more recognized, so yea my success starts to turn over at a faster rate than it did when I first began.

Ultimately, it’s just untrue. Yes people will have different rates and timeframes in which they reach ‘success’ but thats the fact of the matter. Everyone is different and everyone has a different path to success, so don’t be scourged when your path and journey might not look like or develop as quickly as someone else’s.

Life is about making choices. When you choose one option, you are also saying no to many others. You can have what you want, but you cannot want it all and have it all.

I began making videos out of my college apartment for little to nothing monetarily. I did it because I loved it. Now I run several thriving filmmaking related business and make a yearly income I would have never dreamed I would make back in college.

Just put your head down work hard and you will see that success start to accumulate over time but definitely not overnight! - Jakob Owens

tags: success, overnight success, how to become successful, inspirational, motivational
Wednesday 10.11.17
Posted by Jakob Owens
 

Success Doesn't Happen Overnight

Success doesn't happen overnight. Sometimes it may appear that way to the outside eye, but what you don't see is the years of grinding behind the scenes before that success came into the light. Lately, I've received messages about people saying "man I've been shooting videos for over a year now and I haven't really gotten anywhere with it I'm kind of stuck I don't know what to do can you give me some advice". I just kind of chuckle to myself and let them know that it's not going to happen like that, it's not a light switch you just flip on. It took me years of grinding it out doing videos/jobs I didn't want to do, but knew I needed to in order to get to where I'm at today. You've got to pay your dues, I still do and will continue too for a long time. I don't feel like I'm above certain work and I feel like I run into people all the time that feel that way. Regardless, I'm not at the top nor am I anywhere close to where I want to be. You don't instantly walk into a Fortune 500 company office building and become the CEO, it takes years of hard work to achieve that status. Be patient in your craft and maintain a strong work ethic. Day by day just continue to work on one thing that puts you closer to your end goal. - Jakob Owens

tags: success, work, inspiration, motivation, blog post
Saturday 07.29.17
Posted by Jakob Owens
 

Director Los Angeles California