The more things you do in life, the more you become aware of others’ behavior.
I’ve realized this a lot in the past year and a half. I’ve written two books and became the tour manager of a band. I’m doing more now than I ever have before.
This has brought a lot of people out of the woodwork. A lot of people that I haven’t talked to in years have come out to show their support. Some do it with a like on a social media post, a nice comment, or even their money.
Since then, many of these people have gone back into hiding.
It can be annoying and upsetting to see this happy. It’s nice to know who supports you through and through, whether it’s a dumb little blogpost or the story of your life.
People have their own lives, though, and can’t sit by you the entire time.
There are some that will, however, and you should never forget those people.
When you are 5, 10, 15 years down the line and (hopefully) in a place you want to be, you will look back and likely have just a handful of people that were really there for you along the way. There will be another 10-30 people that were there but not as vocal. There will be many more that were watching but you have no idea. There are always more eyes on you than you may realize.
Some support, some spectate. You will hope some of the mere spectators would jump on the support train.
But there is no use in hoping for people to do one thing or another. Just appreciate your supporters and remember them in the future when you’re happy and successful.
Dylan Hughes is a 24-year-old tour manager, writing about his life on the road and thoughts along the way. You can read his writing on Medium and check out his two books on Amazon.