People Don't Tell You How Many “Overnight Successes” Took Years

Someone suddenly becomes famous, the internet calls them an overnight success but sometimes they've been creating for five, ten or even fifteen years.

You just didn't see the earlier part.

• The failed projects.

• The empty rooms.

• The small audience.

• The bad songs.

The jobs they had before anyone cared, success can look sudden from the outside because people usually discover someone near the end of the journey.

The overnight part is often just the part you noticed.