What We can learn from Clive Davis

Clive Davis didn’t start out in the music industry.

He wasn’t hunting for the next superstar.

He wasn’t even looking for a new career.

He was a corporate attorney — one of the best. His reputation for excellence and leadership was so strong that a friend asked him to lead a major record label, even though he’d never signed an artist in his life.

He could have said:

“I’m a lawyer. That’s what I do.”

Instead, he stepped into the unknown.

What happened next changed music history.

Clive Davis discovered a talent he never knew he had:

He could recognize greatness when he heard it.

That instinct led him to shape the careers of some of the greatest artists of all time — including Whitney Houston. Without his willingness to try something outside his lane, the world may have never heard her voice.

The lesson?

Don’t label yourself as “just” anything.

You are not a one-trick pony.

You have strengths waiting to be discovered — but only if you’re willing to step into new territory.

Your next breakthrough might not be in the field you’re in.

Your greatest gift might be the one you haven’t used yet.

Keep growing. Keep exploring.

And don’t be afraid to surprise yourself.

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