And you’re absolutely right about there being a lot of people under the radar who can do the job just as well (or maybe better), but they haven’t written a book and they haven’t done the speaking.

I’m sure there are some folks on Broadway who are much better at their craft than much of Hollywood but they’re doing what they do on stage while others are getting famous for it. I guess if you’re a complainer you’d have to choose between being famous and being good.

Me, I just want to be great and whatever it is I choose to do today. Tomorrow I’ll be great at tomorrow’s task. And maybe someday I’ll get to share a coffee with one of my tall peeps, not to be with someone famous, but to learn from someone who’s taken things farther than I’ve been able to someone who knows a little more than me.

A few years back I was one of those rather whiny individuals, wondering why 20 or so individuals seemed to control the whole web industry from the blogging perspective. Well bloody heck, just take a look at all they’ve done. You’ll get a tiny sense of the incredible effort that goes into getting your coding, writing, designing, public speaking skills up to that level.

And for every one “famous” web developer, there are a hundred more who can code, write, design, and speak just as well. The market can only take so much, the attention span only so many blogs. Kudos to them for getting their first.

I work my rear off. I’ve been pro bono tutoring 4 developers (overseas and in the States) for a year, I’ve developed a web consultancy spanning 2 states, and I’m part of an online magazine effort launching in June. Am I well-known? Nope.

The greatest things I’ve learned is that being well-known doesn’t really mean anything all that great (sure it’s nice) and that really, if you love your craft and you can make a living by it, what more can you ask for? You are privileged and blessed and heck, that should make you happy! Not whiny.