Career Skills - Samantha Mumba

I saw Samantha Mumba's interview with Pat Kenny on the Late Late Show. It was interesting to watch her show many of the skills she's used to be successful

She appeared to accept she may fail in relaunching her career, but she's always known fame and celebrity are fleeting

She acknowledged she was nervous about the Dublin concerts, as she'd gone against the advice of her management team.

She put a good gloss on the fact that concert tickets were not selling as well as she wanted

Now may be all of this was good marketing but she came across as very human and down to earth. She showed skills we all need in our careers, - the ability to accept failure, not being afraid of other people’s opinions, acknowledging we're scared, and being positive. These skills lead us to a happier life.

The only question I would ask is whether she has a strong enough single career focus. She's attempted to do so much in very tough areas, drama schools, modelling, acting and music. Often people are more successful when they focus on one career at a time.
The best of luck to her with her new album


Update 5th of March
Samantha's Vicar st concert has been cancelled as only 180 tickets were sold. It's being put down to poor marketing. She is however taking part in another event with other acts so you can still see her. She's to be admired for her resilience- a topic I'll come back to.

Keywords
career advice
career skills
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fear of failure