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Become A Model For The Right Reasons
Why exactly do you want to become a model? Knowing whether or not modeling is your real purpose in life is critical before you spend the time and effort to find out.
Let me ask you something: Why exactly do you want to become
a model?
Before you answer, let me tell you why I think finding your
unique and personal answer to this question is so important
for your future as a model. And why knowing whether or not
modeling is your real purpose in life will make all the
difference for you.
For starters, modeling is a very demanding profession, both
mentally and physically.
Unless this is something you really want to do, and with
everything you’ve got, you may quickly find that modeling is
less glamorous and just plain harder than you expected. You
might even discover it isn’t what you expected at all!
To outsiders modeling looks easy. All they see is you
jetting to a beautiful location, wearing designer’s clothes
and looking great while photographers and make-up artists
fawn over you.
The reality is that yes, you’ll certainly experience your
fair share of glamour and excitement. But there’s a flip
side to this picture, one that outsiders rarely suspect.
You’ll be away from family and friends for extended periods,
often missing out on important events back home.You’ll
sometimes feel like an outsider while you move temporarily
to a strange city, working the fashion season there. And
like all models, you’ll also experience plenty of pavement
pounding, calls to sacrifice and loads of rejection.
Trust me, this is no cake walk!
But none of this should discourage you even one little bit
if modeling is your true calling in life. If it is, I can
promise you that you’ll enjoy the upside of this career far
more than you’ll feel discouraged by its downside.
Like they say, “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day
in your life.”
So…
HOW DO YOU KNOW IF MODELING IS YOUR TRUE PURPOSE?
To find out if modeling really is your true purpose, I
believe there are three questions you must ask and answer to
yourself, the first being the most direct, “Why do I want to
become a model?”
Everyone is going to have their own answer to that question.
What is yours?
Is it to achieve fame and fortune? To travel the world and
meet all kinds of interesting people? Is it to be perceived
as beautiful or popular? To show others who the shy or
’geeky’ kid you were back in school is now?
While these can certainly be by-products of a modeling
career, I don’t believe they are good reasons by themselves.
I hope the real answer for you is more along the lines of “I
just have to because it’s inside of me!”
In other words, I hope your desire to be a model comes from
a feeling deep inside you. It is your true purpose trying to
find a way to get out and express itself.
The next question to ask is: “Would I do this even if I
wasn’t being paid?”
If your answer is “Yes!” because the thought of being a
model excites you totally, because the amount of “inner
income” you would receive would outweigh everything else,
you’re on the right track. (Understand that I’m definitely
not suggesting you work for free as a model—you shouldn’t—
but I do want to make a point.)
And the acid test for determining whether modeling is your
true dream is to ask yourself this: ‘What would I do if I
knew for certain that I couldn’t fail?’
In other words, if you could know in advance that success
was guaranteed and that you could be and do WHATEVER you
wanted, what would you choose to set your heart and mind to?
I encourage you to open up your mind here as you consider
this question. Put absolutely no limits on the
possibilities.
If your answer loud and clear remains “I would still want to
become a model more than anything else!” then you’re already
well on your way to becoming one. All paths to success
begin with a clear vision of what you want. And why.