FROM THE EDITOR
MUSIC AND MAINTENANCE
I WAS WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT MICHAEL JACKSON THE OTHER DAY ON CABLE. I DON’T REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE SHOW, BUT IT WAS ABOUT JACKON’S CAREER FROM THE TIME HE TRANSITIONED FROM A YOUNG KID SINGING ABC 123 TO HIS YOUNG ADULT CAREER LEADING UP TO HIS THRILLER ALBUM RELEASE IN THE 1980’S.
During the documentary, person after person talked about how Jackson constantly strived to improve himself. He soaked up information from others around him like a sponge. He would practice, practice, practice. Then he would practice some more. Someone once asked him how much time he spent practicing dancing each day. His answer – “Until I’m so tired I can’t dance any more” he answered. People kept on saying over and over how hard he worked. Yes, Jackson had natural talent. But without hard work and a burning dedication to his craft, I’d be willing to bet he wouldn’t have been nearly as successful in his career. Should everyone who chooses music as
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
JOE ESCOBAR
jescobar@DOMmagazine.com 920.747.0195
a career judge their success or failure by whether or not they reach superstar status like Jackson or others? Absolutely not. Let’s face it — the music industry is tough. To reach the level of accomplishment that Jackson reached takes a combination of talent, hard work and a little bit of help along the way. If someone is happy singing as a backup in his or her garage band, no problem. If someone enjoys playing at local venues for some extra spending money, good for them. If someone sings karaoke on Saturdays at the local bar because they enjoy it, so be it. But if someone wants to excel – to move
beyond being good to being great, they need to push themselves! They don’t need to work as hard as their peers — they need to work harder. Much harder! Only then will they have a chance at making it big. I have seen the same thing play out in
aviation maintenance. There are some with more mechanical aptitude than others. There are some with more intellectual abilities than others. But most of us have the ability to rise above being a good mechanic to being a great mechanic or a great leader or maintenance manager. if we choose to. Look around you. There are some mechanics in the shop who have been turning wrenches for a long time. They are happy and have no desire to move up the corporate ladder. They are good mechanics, having gained knowledge over their years of experience and have “Been there, done that.” Then there are some mechanics who
have a passion for learning as much as they can. They love working on aircraft. That passion leads them acquire as much knowledge as they can. They don’t wait for years or decades to gain knowledge by experience. They seek out opportunities to learn as much as they can. These mechanics tend to get noticed and are often off ered job advancement opportunities. As a fi nal note (pun intended) — a
person’s career success is based on his or her personal perception. We shouldn’t judge someone else’s career success or failure based on our own personal perceptions. But if our perception of career success
involves moving up the career ladder, it’s going to take hard work and dedication to get there. Here’s to your career success! Thanks for reading, and we always appreciate your feedback! – Joe
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