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being the case, I think that you have to
take advantage of that and say something
important.
MADE: Do you feel like you’ve made it, and
if so, at what point was that? And if not, what
does that look like for you?
MADE: How do you push yourself as a
producer after you’ve reached so much
monumental success? How do you continue to
reach new heights? What’s left?
WP: I’m a very driven person, so I am able
to sit back and take comfort and find real
personal joy in my success and the level of
success that I have attained. But to me, the
implication of making it means that there’s
nothing else to attain. So I would say, no,
I haven’t made it, because I have so much
more that I want to do. I don’t know when
that will be that I will have “made” it. Because
what drives me and what’s gotten me to the
point that I’m at is the mentality that I can
always do better. I think I’ll always have that
mentality. So while I am comfortable in why
I am ecstatic about what I have been able to
accomplish and I am very thankful about it, I
don’t think I will ever be somebody that just
sits back and says, “Well you know what, I
made it.” I think I will always be somebody
that says, “I can do more.” Now, there will
come a time when I’ll transition perhaps
into a second a phase of my life, my career
and maybe look into something different or
do things differently, but I will always be
somebody that feels like what else could I be
doing or what could I be doing better - even
as I enjoy my life and my situations.
WP: [Chuckles] You don’t stop, that’s how you
do it. Don’t stop. You don’t get complacent,
you don’t allow yourself to rest on your laurels
and get too caught up in what you’ve done.
Take a moment to enjoy the view of how high
you’ve climbed and then set your sights on a
higher preference that you want to attack or
want to get to. A higher goal that you want to
attain. And you keep getting better. Continue
to progress.
MADE: Do you think that is what it takes to be
legendary in the industry?
WP: No question. Legendary people don’t
allow themselves to be satisfied by just
accomplishing one thing or ten things
or a hundred things. Legendary people
don’t sit back and say, “Wow, let me
pat myself on the back and allow others
to pat me on the back.” Legendary
people are too busy moving forward
on to the next thing to even get the
pat on the back. Legendary people are
continuously pushing and striving and
grinding to get to that next level.
PHOTO CREDITS:
Drexina Nelson for Drexina Nelson Photography
Hair: Reginald Doss
Grooming: Denise Tunnell
Styling: Leah Taylor for
Taylor-Ector Studios
Producer: Staci R. Collins Jackson for The Collins
Jackson Agency
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