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<blockquote data-quote="Eric Cagle" data-source="post: 43161" data-attributes="member: 277">Re: Getting the gig. Where did it all start?All the above posts have merit. I believe the single factor that will always be the same with anyone who has success in this business is you have to love it and want it. If you start off with limited funds you have to want it more than you want a new stereo or as you progress a new car or boat or something else that you could have bought with the money you spent on gear. Even the person that has 3 million to spend has to want it more than they want a bigger house or jet or island or anything else that 3 million would buy. The amount of heart and soul you put in will be the biggest determining factor on your success and how far you go no matter what point on the scale you start at. I remember after a show one time looking at thousands of pounds of cabinets and amps and stage and truss and all sorts of things that we now had to break down and load up in the truck at 2:00 in the morning after being there since 8:00 am and thinking &quot;We must all be idiots.&quot; Then it hit me...... I work very hard and get paid a little money for the load in and load out but that time in the middle is the &quot;want it&quot; and &quot;love it&quot; for me. I just smiled and grabbed a subwoofer and started rolling it out to the truck. To this day there is always a smile on my face when I roll that first piece of gear off of the truck.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eric Cagle, post: 43161, member: 277"] Re: Getting the gig. Where did it all start? All the above posts have merit. I believe the single factor that will always be the same with anyone who has success in this business is you have to love it and want it. If you start off with limited funds you have to want it more than you want a new stereo or as you progress a new car or boat or something else that you could have bought with the money you spent on gear. Even the person that has 3 million to spend has to want it more than they want a bigger house or jet or island or anything else that 3 million would buy. The amount of heart and soul you put in will be the biggest determining factor on your success and how far you go no matter what point on the scale you start at. I remember after a show one time looking at thousands of pounds of cabinets and amps and stage and truss and all sorts of things that we now had to break down and load up in the truck at 2:00 in the morning after being there since 8:00 am and thinking "We must all be idiots." Then it hit me...... I work very hard and get paid a little money for the load in and load out but that time in the middle is the "want it" and "love it" for me. I just smiled and grabbed a subwoofer and started rolling it out to the truck. To this day there is always a smile on my face when I roll that first piece of gear off of the truck. [/QUOTE]

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