What's in a name, living La Vida Lohan

A new month brings new adventures and this month I am in a new class, Product and Artist Management.  I've been particularly excited about this class, for reasons which are too numerous to explain.  One of our assignments was to identify someone within the entertainment industry who we would like to represent, I chose Lindsay Lohan.

Now I know most people would shudder at the sound of her name, but I believe that anything is possible.  Think about this, you know who she is at the mention of her name.  A name is nothing more than a brand, what thoughts come to your mind when you hear Lindsay’s name, how about Kleenex, Disney or Harry Potter?  We all have our own thoughts and ideas when we hear certain things and we identify differently.  So, what’s in a name?  A name identifies you, it’s YOUR brand, it makes or breaks you.

To many, Lindsay may be seen as a total mess, someone who should be forgotten.  I see someone who needs help, someone who needs to find herself and be happy with herself.  There is no doubt that she is talented, I’ve maintained that her problem is her current management, namely her mother.  Often times we are a reflection of our environment, there’s a saying that goes you can’t change where you came from, but you can change where you’re going.  I really believe that Lindsay’s acting out, she doesn’t know who to ask for help and really and truly, she doesn’t know who to trust.  Life has taught me that sometimes you need to take a step back and evaluate the entire situation. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666346/lindsay-lohan-jail-probation-violation.jhtml

Once again, the name Lindsay Lohan brings to mind everything that’s been going on in her life these last few years, partying outrageously, arrests, relationships, etc.  Forgotten is the person who is a successful actress.  Many times, we as the public forget that actors or those in the public eye are still people.  Think about this, while they may have everything you or I might dream of, they still have bills to pay (they just have bigger salaries), many times the things we see them with is just something that someone gave to them so that they can get free advertising, for example; clothes, shoes, glasses, the list goes on.  We absorb those costs as the consumer; in essence, the manufacturer still wants to recoup the costs for those freebies.  In addition, people in the public eye experience bankruptcy, medical problems, money problems and basically problems.  Life is harder when you live under a microscope where every action, thought or word is immediately scrutinized and dissected.  A lot of times people add 2 +2 and come up with 5, those in the public eye can’t freely express themselves without the risk of being attacked for having their own thoughts.  Sometimes I think that free speech doesn’t apply to those in the public eye.

The bottom line is this, how many times have you been misunderstood, how many times have you been frustrated or vented?  Did it ever appear on the front page?  Did you see it on the nightly news?  Chances are it didn’t, but perhaps it affected your immediate circle and that by itself was traumatic, now think about someone in the public eye whose problems are magnified a million times more, not a comfortable feeling is it?  It boils down to this, until you take control of your life and put people in it who tell you what you need to hear opposed to what you want to hear, you can’t move forward.  Problems are just distractions, obstacles attempting to blind you from your destiny.  A great success case is Robert Downey, Jr.; remember how he used to screw up?  Look at him now.  WE as human beings are quick to make snap judgments without knowing the whole situation.  Life has taught me as well that unless it’s heard from the horse’s mouth it’s just speculation or gossip.  Would you like to live under a microscope? 

http://www.nhlsnipers.com/lindsay-lohan-vs-sean-avery-aaron-voros/

It goes without mentioning that I will end as I normally do with this phrase, what price are you willing to pay to become a celebrity?



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