Be So Good They Can’t Ignore You

How to get success to come to you

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When I was in school, I spent a lot of time listening to Steve Martin.

I mean, who could ignore this guy? He comes on stage wearing a three-piece all white suit and immediately jumps into his stand up act. He was incredibly funny, but he was good at other things, too. Juggling. Making balloon animals. Playing the banjo.

Before I even knew his name, I was laughing at his material on The Smothers Brothers show, Sonny and Cher, and Laugh In.

It was when I saw him on Saturday Night Live that he became a fixture in my youth.

What made Steve so good?

My teenage life was hard.

It wasn’t hard because I was poor. We had money. My parents loved me. I had everything I could ever want.

But I didn’t have great social skills.

It was clearly my own fault. I trace it back to sixth grade. I was awkward and full of energy. I took it into the classroom and this twit of a…