Ready for a close up? To become a star, luck is not enough. You can learn to recognize and develop your natural talents to turn them into skills that will enable you to make your climb to success. With hard work, wise career management, and good self-promotion, you can give yourself the chance for fame and fortune. Think you have what it takes?
Steps
Part 1 of 3: Developing a Talent
Step 1. Find a talent that fits your natural abilities
If you want to be a star, you have to specialize. What do you want to be recognized by people for? What is the skill, competence or talent that will take you to the top? Consider activities that come naturally to you and listen to the advice of others to discover those characteristics that will make you a star.
- Are you a good athlete? When you get together with your friends to play sports, are you always chosen first or are you the one who scores the most points? If so, you may have what it takes to become a sports star.
- Do you like music? Do you love to sing, play an instrument or dance? Maybe you have what it takes to be a pop star, singer or rock star.
- Do you have a nice gab? Is your presence persuasive and reassuring? Are you a leader among your friends? Does everyone listen to what you have to say? If so, maybe you have what it takes to become a politician.
- Do you like acting? Do you love movies, plays and television? Have they ever complimented you on your stage presence? If you are a good actor, becoming a celebrity in the world of cinema can be your destiny.
Step 2. Look for a coach or guide
Developing your talents for fame requires a certain amount of support. Whether you want to become an actor or professional athlete, politician or singer, you need to get insider information and learn how to hone your skills from an industry expert. Start by taking acting or music lessons. Ask a coach to privately follow your training. Organize an internship with a local politician or volunteer for his campaign. Learn all you can from those who know more than you.
Also look for role models in your field. If you want to be an actor, which professionals do you admire? Who would you like to emulate? Find an actor who inspires you to pursue a career
Step 3. Learn the art
Whether you are led by an instructor or do it yourself, honing the technique will take a lot of work. For a star, studying their art should be a full-time commitment. If you work as a waiter and dream of becoming an actor, you should repeat your lines while serving at the tables. While you are waiting for the bus to go to school, you should review certain techniques in your mind.
Absorb everything you can from the media. Watch classic movies or listen to the music you want to play
Step 4. Practice
Develop a regular training program and dedicate as much of your free time as possible to improving your talents and fulfilling your desires. Budding politicians need to practice speeches and hone their speaking skills. Musicians must practice musical scales. The actors have to rehearse the lines and study the scenes. Pop stars have to work on the choreography. Athletes have to train.
Try to focus, don't get distracted. An actor can be tempted by the most superficial aspects of this world. Updating social networks, reading gossip and watching junk shows does not allow you to become a star. It's a waste of time. Study the art and avoid unnecessary things
Part 2 of 3: Selling Your Skills
Step 1. Look for an entry-level job in the industry
The first, and in many ways the most difficult, step to becoming a star is getting noticed. Make your first contacts with people from the industry that matter starting from the bottom. You simply have to walk through the door and blindly believe that your talent will guide you the rest of the way.
- Do you want to enter the world of cinema and see your name on the big screen? Start by working as a lighting technician. Introducing yourself to events as an extra, working as an extra or in a film crew are all helpful strategies for making your way into the world of cinema. Sure, your goal is to act, but, if you can show off your skills by working as a makeup artist, backup cameraman, or technical crew member, you'll get that much closer to the ultimate dream, and in the meantime, you won't be staying. with hands in hand.
- Politicians generally start working for other people's election campaigns. Volunteer for candidates you believe in and make contacts that will help you in your political career.
- Athletes should work as coaches or in stadiums, taking care of other tasks. You can work as an usher to enter games for free or sell soft drinks. Tear off tickets in a big stadium and one day you might end up on the pitch.
- Musicians could work for and with other bands. You can find employment as a sound engineer and help prepare for a concert. Alternatively, you can sell merchandise from a group you like. Work as a roadie and find out what life is like on tour. Take an active part in this world.
Step 2. Start networking
To make your way into the industry, make sure you stay in touch with all the people you come across on the path. Get to know people in the same boat as you, aspiring musicians, actors, politicians or athletes on the same level and with similar goals. Try to support the people who support you. Celebrate your friends' successes and achievements. Work together to help each other achieve goals.
- This world can be quite competitive, and it is true that there is no room for everyone at the top. However, being hindered by futile rivalries can cause you to lose sight of the goal, not help you make your way. Think positive.
- Try to be accessible and make it easy to get in touch with you. Open a page on LinkedIn or a fan page on a social network, in order to properly cultivate and manage professional relationships, keeping them separate from personal ones.
Step 3. Take advantage of the jobs that are offered to you
Working for the election campaign of a politician you don't particularly appreciate in a remote place? A third-rate job on the worst team in the series? An advertisement for a hemorrhoid cream? They may not seem like ideal situations for a star who wants to blossom, but work is work. Consider them formative experiences that, in the future, will turn into compelling stories to tell to journalists who will ask you about your climb to success.
Use every opportunity as a chance to challenge yourself and go beyond the circumstances thanks to your talent. If you have what it takes to become a star, behave professionally and the results will not be long in coming
Step 4. Be professional
The amateurs present themselves to the auditions poorly prepared, with a hangover, incapable of self-control. Movie stars go to shoot a scene after having rested well, rehearsed the lines and taken care of their preparation. Rock stars don't go out the night before a concert and make sure they prepare for a great performance. Tackle every job with professionalism and composure. Act as if you are in your natural habitat. Try to have a professional attitude and you will look like a star.
Step 5. Search for an agent
Making all the contacts you need in the industry can be very difficult on your own. Whether you work in entertainment or politics, you need to have an agent who can represent you and provide you with auditions, contacts and jobs. In this way, you can focus mainly on improving yourself, which is necessary to make your way.
Typically, agents earn a percentage of their customers' revenue, but sometimes the relationship doesn't work that way from the start. In some cases, you need to be willing to make periodic payments early on in order for the agent to get you an opportunity. Be judicious and try to choose a collaborative one, which allows you to make the right contacts and get hired for the right jobs
Step 6. Recognize possible successes when they knock on your door
Whether you believe in destiny or not, it is true that a star must learn to recognize a unique opportunity when it presents itself and take advantage of every single opportunity to increase their influence. Every now and then, you have to put your ego aside and give yourself a chance to be successful. It only takes one opportunity to make the difference between a future full of standard jobs and a future full of successes.
- A short line in a film directed by a respected director may seem like a trifle, but it really means having the chance to work with one of the best professionals in the business. This is an opportunity to be seized.
- If you've been on tour alone, supporting a great band for a show may seem like a step backwards, but remember that you have the chance to open the concert of great musicians. Such an opportunity comes only once in a lifetime.
Part 3 of 3: Managing the Fame
Step 1. At work, constantly challenge yourself
Once you have climbed and fought to get to the top, it is important to keep busy. Fame comes and goes, many people only have 15 minutes of fame and then disappear just as quickly. Instead, real stars can learn to negotiate their careers to create a life full of challenging, engaging and exciting projects. Even in the future, viewers will be happy to review and experience these works in a reflective way.
- If you are an actor, take on different roles and live experiences that can challenge your fans' conception of you as an artist. Think Sean Penn in Milk, Daniel Day-Lewis in My Left Foot, and Charlize Theron in Monster.
- If you are a musician or otherwise perform in the world of music, challenge yourself to produce high quality work. Spend all the time you need to record and perform. Don't give in to easy money by accepting shoddy and commercial offers.
- If you are a politician, diversify your interests and be willing to keep up with the times. Embrace causes that give you a good reputation, don't chase votes by jumping inconsistently from one political ideology to another. Try to have integrity.
- If you are an athlete, focus on staying in shape and always give your best on the pitch. Don't get distracted by night outings, social media popularity, or activities that have nothing to do with your job. Be the best.
Step 2. Cultivate a healthy relationship with the media
Fame can be a heavy crown to wear, so even the strongest and most talented people risk facing crises in the spotlight. Learning to live stardom in a balanced way is a challenge you should embrace right away, coming to terms with fame as quickly as possible. To keep your status, learn to share your time wisely.
- Learn the names of the journalists you work with regularly and talk to them like you would anyone else. Don't get over your head and don't start thinking they're inferior. If you're being followed by the paparazzi, give them five minutes of your time in exchange for some privacy afterwards. Give them at least this satisfaction.
- It is difficult to recover from public scandals, such as those that faced Charlie Sheen, John Edwards and Chad Ochocinco Johnson. Learn to admit when you need a break to avoid destroying your career.
Step 3. Take some time to get away from the spotlight
The crackling lights can burn the stars. Give yourself the chance to rest, relax and spend time away from the scenes. This way, you can resume your star career with peace of mind, ready to take on the job that made you famous again.
If you've made blockbuster movies, go elsewhere and try your hand at a little play you believe in. Dedicate all of yourself to new challenges and art. Record your album in a remote and distant place, not in the most renowned recording studios
Step 4. Stay healthy
Often being successful means living hastily, always being on the move, sleeping little and ending up on the edge of the abyss. For some, it can be quite difficult to eat healthy, avoid drugs and alcohol, and follow consistent sleep patterns. Schedule regular visits to the doctor. Consult a nutritionist to make sure you are as healthy as a fish and are getting enough vitamins and nutrients in this busy life.
