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So, do you know Trace Adkins? For all of the “Celebrity Apprentice” fans, he’s should be a pretty familiar face. He’s a multi-platinum country superstar and was featured in the Celebrity Apprentice (Yeah, the “Donald Trump” show) which concluded few weeks back. I’m sure most of you know the ‘hows’ and ‘whats’ of the show, so let’s cut to the chase.
Well, for starters, Trace didn’t win the show. Nope. Piers Morgan did. But Trace did make the finals. So, here’s the thing. I’ve been following “The Apprentice” for all of the 7 seasons and it’s the first time the guy who was liked lesser than the other came through in the finals. Undoubtedly, Trace Adkins was far more popular than Piers Morgan (in the show), but Piers won the show. And, I don’t blame Donald Trump for making that decision because according to the given criteria, Piers deserved to win the whole thing.
But, if Piers performed better, why was Trace Adkins the favorite celebrity out of the whole lot? Well, he is a nice guy and the most important thing – he only said something when it mattered and actually made sense about it. And that’s what I learnt from Trace.
See, in a show like “The Celebrity Apprentice”, every celebrity wants to become “The Celebrity”, and they end up talking a whole lot more than what’s needed. And in a show like that, people tend to think that the biggest talker stands out the most. It’s somewhat like what we bloggers are trying to do. We so badly want to be recognized as the pinnacle of our niches so we become “big talkers” and are so focused on creating content for our blogs. We are more concentrated on creating content rich blogs since we see it as the way to go.
But in a show like that, Trace did the complete opposite. He knew when to talk and knew when to shut up. And that’s what made him popular, and make him stand-out. When you talk more, people tend to divert their attention elsewhere since most of your words won’t concern them. The same with blogging. If you are creating a whole lot of content and not stopping to see whether your followers are actually fond of listening to you, you got a problem there.
You shouldn’t create content for the sake of keeping up your posting frequency or for the sake of giving people something to read. It should be because you have something valuable to offer and because you believe in what you say. So, when all the other bloggers are running this rat-race past you, just stop and think for a second whether you’re running with all of them or taking a different approach to stand out from the rest.
People won’t read everything you write. They will only read what they want to read. So, are you offering them what you want to write and what they want to read, or what you hardly want to write and what they hardly want to read?
[tags]Trace Adkins, Celebrity Apprentice, Donald Trump, Piers Morgan, Blogging[/tags]
Thats a great tip. Its often said in business that people who spout off in meetings are usually trying to stand out and be known but the people with the real power only speak when they need to.
Right on! People with real power probably prove themselves with actions rather tha words.
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Nadeesha, just wanted to say I enjoyed your article on Trace Adkins very much. I thought Trace was wonderful and came up with most of the outstanding ideas and slogans for the tasks. But, please, please spell Piers Morgan’s name correctly – it is not Pierce but PIERS.
Oh, my mistake Everlyn. Thanks for pointing it out. Guess I was affected by the bloody Omarosa Syndrome
Cheers!
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