Why do people strive for success at all costs?
Why do child actors grow-up to have so many issues?
Why do revered celebrities get admitted to rehab?
How can people with so much money become depressed?
The answer is a childhood-feeling of neglect and need for approval or attention. I saw it in myself. I only played Rugby in school to get my Dad to watch. When he didn’t show up, I stopped playing the game.
My efforts were bargaining for the currency of attention.
In adulthood, unresolved issues of neglect or a sense of expectation cause some to chase fame and praise. Their pursuit of attention drives creativity and achievement — but it’s not always fulfilling.
“Grandiosity is the first sign of a repressed childhood and it’s usually coupled with depression.”- Alice Miller
Think about yourself and your own relationship with ‘fame’. If you want to be famous in any regard, you’re not doing work for the right reasons.
Learn who you are and what motivates you. Is it ‘likes/comments/fame’?
When doing work, ensure it’s for the love of the work itself and not the attention it garners — or you run the risk of being successful, but empty.