How To Become The Next Issa Rae
You Have An Opportunity Right Now That Issa Rae Didn’t
It’s an opportunity so big that it’s too big for most people to see.
I’m spelling this all the way out for you because I want to see you win.
The Opportunity
Television and film productions are shut down indefinitely because of coronavirus.
It takes a massive amount of people working in close proximity to produce TV shows and movies and that’s just not going to happen for who knows how long.
Movie release dates have been pushed back. What was your favorite blockbuster this summer?
Oh, that’s right. There weren’t any.
TV networks have a few months worth of already recorded episodes, but they haven’t been recording anything new since March, so it’s just a matter of time before their supply of new episodes runs out.
Combine all that with the fact that cord-cutting has been accelerating for almost twenty years at this point, and there’s a tremendous opportunity for those willing to take advantage of it.
Issa Rae Got Her Start On YouTube
You do know who Issa Rae is, right?
Did you know she got her start on YouTube with her Awkward Black Girl Series?
And look where she is now.
YouTube reaches more 18- to 49-year-olds in an average week than all cable networks combined, according to Google.
Where could you be twelve months from now if you started working today to fill that void in programming that we’re going to see soon?
What kind of opportunities could you create for yourself if you started publishing your own video series right now?
Based on your talents, what kind of superstar do you have it in you to be?
Green Panther Chef
Chef Jazmine Moore has decided that she’s going to take over the cannabis industry with her own cooking show.
Working While Black
Erica Roberts is leading the discussion on corporate diversity by having the conversations that need to be had in order to make our society better in the wake of George Floyd’s murder.
What Could You Do If You Tried?
What industry could you take over?
What discussions could you be leading?
What kind of show could you host that would put you on the radar of all the right people you need to accomplish your dreams?
In every major crisis, there exist major opportunities.
The people who win big in business keep their eyes open and take big action when they see those big opportunities.
Are you going to take big action?
Or Would You Rather Be In The Same Place This Time Next Year?
Black women, you will never have another opportunity like the one that exists right now with the global reckoning on racial inequality taking place as a result of George Floyd’s murder.
The farther we get from May 25th, 2020, the day George Floyd was murdered, the closer we move towards the status quo that existed on May 24th, 2020.
If you don’t step up for yourself right now and take advantage of this opportunity to change things for yourself and for society, that’s your choice.
But do not complain later.
The Three Things You Need
Between your expertise and the internet, which allows you to share your expertise with the world, you already have two of the three things you need to fulfill any dreams you have for yourself.
The third thing you need is the will to take immediate action to make something happen for yourself.
You can’t just sit around thinking about it or talking about it. You have to actually do something and do it immediately because tomorrow is not promised.
It’s okay to do it scared, but you will get nowhere until you start moving your feet.
