I grew up with Margot Robbie, otherwise known as Barbie in the hugely successful movie.
Margot has (and continues to be) a source of enormous motivation for me.
As I grew up with Margot, I don’t see her as a movie star; I see her as someone who has become a movie star.
The Barbie movie has been hugely successful, hitting the top 10 for all time movie ticket sales in Australia. The film has officially hit $US1 billion at the box office, which is huge for a movie that cost around $US150 million to make.
What’s more, Barbie has rolled out one of most successful movie marketing campaigns. It’s impossible to walk through shopping centres and high streets around the world without being confronted by pink. It’s created a cultural movement.
Margot played no small role as a producer of the film with her production company, Lucky Chap– making the film even more successful for her personally.
There are two take-aways from Margot’s success.
First, I figure if Margot can achieve all that she is, there’s nothing stopping me achieving what I want to.
Now, I have no desire to be a movie star, but I have my own vision of the future which sees me reaching my full potential. Every time I read about Margot’s latest success I’m provided with a fresh dose of motivation to push a little bit harder in pursuit of my highest potential.
She became a movie star.
Motivation can come and go. Goals generate motivation, but they alone aren’t enough.
Our goals must be supported by daily sources of motivation and inspiration. I get inspiration by reading about people who are conquering, or have conquered, their goals and dreams. I also use visualisation tools and try to consciously make new and inspiring connections.
Second takeaway is Walt Disney’s famous proclamation, “all our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.”
Pursuing goals comes down to making progress every day.
In this respect, Margot’s success is the product of compound growth.
Margot didn’t start as a movie star, she became one, thanks to daily, compounding growth at honing her craft.
Daily growth that compounded from high school plays to amateur movies and short films.
From amateur movies to Neighbours.
From Wolf of Wall Street, into more than thirty different movies, into a raging success like Barbie.
The outcome is the product of daily growth. It doesn’t have to be a huge leap. Just 1 per cent daily is plenty.
So, what constitutes 1 per cent growth for you today? And tomorrow?
