Getting fame or money or more eyeballs doesn't change you, it exposes you [3/2/09]

so I'm sitting here searching my name uh through uh you know Twitter search like I always do and um I find this uh post by Ryan Miller and it asks a great question um have I sold out and it's a great piece uh he really isn't being mean in any way he actually says that you know part of my brand equity in his opinion is that I'm uh I'm very accessible to my community answer my emails as he goes into saying I know you guys can't see this um as he goes into saying somewhere in here but here's where it gets complicated I'd argue that his fans are so passionate because in addition to putting out great content he's accessible he interacts with his tribe on a regular basis he answers emails every email it appears to be true I've received many responses from his uh inquiries blah blah and it goes out to saying that you know it's about like a band getting bigger and then you don't know I guess I'm doing this video because once it for all I want to squash the conversation there is no thing as selling out or Fame changing anybody or money or more eyeballs on them here's what it is guys it's very simple more eyeballs more attenion it just accentuates it doesn't accentuate it just exposes who you are it so Ryan and anybody else wondering yes I'm stretching my brand I'm doing obsessed I'm doing different things some uh what's uh had a great comment here uh from Rachel her F she was the first person she says what uh with when your primary business is selling wine the wine liary tv. com is an ex a logical brand uh extension excuse me corked is a logical brand extension uh an interview show around celeb obsessed ladies is not quite the progression for Gary vuk so I think he risk runs the risk of not much selling out but extending his brand far outside his core competency also very cool but you know I've got to scratch my own itch I want to do lots of things but what I want to stay really focused on is this point it's you know what More Money More Problems more attention only does one thing it only shows everybody who you are I promise you if the whole world cares about what I have to say all they're going to find out is that my mom and dad did a phenomenal job see what happens is the world just gets to know you that much better because there's that many eyeballs at you so I challenge and promise the world to catch me on videotape kicking a child or slamming a door on an old lady it's not going to happen you are who you are and your DNA defines you and your upbringing defin you and uh the more eyeballs on you is just an opportunity to show how true and real you are so Ryan great point I agree but I promise you the people that become famous or inFAMOUS or what have you they just get exposed so the ones that are awesome to begin with end up being awesome to a lot more people and the ones that were jerk offs just end up being jerk offs so that's just the way it rolls