Radio Broadcasting Careers | Your Motives?

Whenever people approach me asking for assistance in launching their Broadcasting Careers, regardless of whether it's in Sports Broadcasting or Radio Broadcasting, my first question will always be "Why are you interested in a Broadcasting Career?"

The answers are always telling.

If fame is you're reasoning (and many of those interested in Sports Broadcasting Careers seem to fit this mold), you may want to reconsider...and I'll tell you why.

I once heard a famous Christian author and reputable child psychologist, Dr James Dobson, speaking on marriage. The question was posed "How do I know whom the right person is for me to marry?"

His answer involves a principle I transfer to those looking to begin their broadcasting careers. He simply stated that he believed the right person is NOT the person you think you'd like to spend the rest of your life with, but rather...

The right person to marry is the one you couldn’t imagine living your life WITHOUT!

(That truth has worked in my life, as I fooled my high school sweetheart into believing that I was the one she couldn't live without over 33 years ago:>))

Now, let's carry that same principle over to your broadcasting career.

Is radio broadcasting (or tv) something you'd just like to spend your life doing, or...is broadcasting something your life couldn't do without?

There's a huge difference, and the people I come in contact with whose motives are fame in desiring a Broadcasting Career should probably step back for a moment.

On the other hand, those who 'have the calling' in them, and feel their life would be incomplete without taking action on this unquenched thirst, would do well to seek options for moving forward.

I've met and interviewed a goodly number of famous people, but will share a story with you regarding my niece, on the importance of answering your calling without fame as your motivator.

From the time she was a young girl, she loved sports.... and was darn good at whatever she put her hand to. Always shy and never one for the spotlight, she became too talented to play with other girls, so she began competing against boys...and seriously began to put the hurtin' on them, as well.

Fast forward to her high school days, and she settled on Soccer. Eventually, she decided to leave Texas and move in with my brother in Virginia while her parents were reassigned to Italy by the military.

At 15, she was named to the US Women’s national soccer team, eventually played in 3 Women’s world cups, 3 Olympic games and recently retired as the all time leading scorer in the history of International soccer.

You’ve most likely seen her on various Nike/Gatorade/Mattel commercials over the years and is probably one of the most famous women’s athletes in the world today.

And yet, a major part of her appeal is, simply...she's still that quiet, shy kid who'd rather let someone else enjoy the spotlight.

The bottom line is, she would've played soccer if no one in the world knew her name. She was simply answering her calling.

This past Christmas she made a comment to my wife that ties all this together, in saying "Soccer was the only thing that I ever wanted to do and could envision myself doing".

Can you say the same thing in regards to your desire for a career in broadcasting?

This appears to be a common thread for many truly famous people. Their greatness attracts fame as a result of them answering that thing they "had to do".

If pursuing a Broadcasting Career is something you have to do, stay with me. If a Broadcasting career is something you'd just like to try...stay with me, and I'll point you in a direction that may be initially safer.

How can you discern the difference between whether it’s your actual calling or just something you’d like to do?

Just trust your instincts...they’re usually right.

Until next time,

Many Blessings

Michael
http://www.BroadcastingSchool.comchool.com



P.S. To clarify one minor point, when you see the term Broadcasting career, I'm speaking of entering this field in either a part-time OR full-time capacity.