You can have the best boxing coach to teach you how to throw and dodge punches, the best way to walk the ring, and how to train to avoid gassing out during a fight. Still, until you get hit in the face, there is no way to know how you’ll assimilate that punch and react to it. Meet Clinton Sparks, a producer and songwriter, Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum DJ, entrepreneur, and author, who, despite learning most things in life the hard way, managed to end on top. 

Clinton wrote and produced songs for Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Rick Ross, Diddy, and Pitbull, to name some of them. He worked on several projects with Eminem, Busta Rhymes, and Kanye West. Clinton is also the co-founder and Chief Business Development Officer of XSET, the world’s fastest-growing, most diverse, and inclusive gaming lifestyle brand. 

In this episode, Clinton shared his journey from a troubled childhood to working with the music industry’s biggest stars. We talk about the importance of getting our hands dirty to gain experience, the mentality needed to succeed in life, and why most people nowadays aren’t willing to put in the necessary reps to experience a career breakthrough. 

We also delve into Clinton’s entrepreneurial spirit and connection with video games; he explains why he believes his brain was built to shine in the gaming industry, shares golden nuggets about how to succeed in life, why it is essential to plan for failing, and more.  

Resources:

Visit Clinton’s website: https://clintonsparks.com/

Get his book for FREE: How To Win Big In The Music Business: https://www.winbiginmusic.com/free-book46211038.

Or follow him on social media:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clintonsparks/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/clintonsparks

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clinton-sparks-158096b7/

Visit XSET’s website: https://xset.com/.

Full Episode Breakdown:

2:41 – A bit about Clinton’s story and how he got where he is today. 

5:53 – If you want to be the boss of your life, you must take action and put in the reps.

9:34 – About the things we can learn from the books and the unique knowledge experience offers. 

15:11 – Following other people’s advice is about aiming to become better than them.

20:09 – Life is easy; people make it hard.

24:58 – About Clinton’s struggle to get into the music industry.

29:50 – Getting into gaming and realizing his brain was built for this.

36:07 – The importance of legacy and being recognized by our human quality, not our professional achievements.

41:27 – The incredible power of just asking for things.

47:08 – Some golden nuggets about how to market ourselves.
53:01 – The difference between living a life molded by circumstances and a life by design.