Center of Attention

I just finished watching a documentary about Destiny’s child. For those who don’t know who they are, Destiny Child is one of the biggest selling female groups of all time, selling 40 million records worldwide. They have racked up enumerable industry awards, accolades and platinum or gold records. It was not just one individual who created the groups success, rather a team effort. When each of the young talented ladies contributed their talent, they were unstoppable in the late 90’s and into the new millennium. Now, what happens when a group member wants to be in the spotlight more than the other members… Drama. This creates tension from all group members and the fighting begins. The fighting to steel the attention. In the long run this is what caused members in Destiny’s Child to seperate. In order to be put in the spotlight, an individual must try to put themselves above other members or teammates to make them stand out. Being in the spotlight means that the attention is drawn to this particular person. Another example of this was Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neil in the L.A. Lakers. Kobe Bryant was in the spotlight and loved being the hot shot in the team. Shortly after, O’Neil signed onto the Lakers and was getting equal attention. He was also put in the spotlight through media, fans and the teammates. Kobe did not like this and thought having O’Neil on the team took away from his attention and soon after they separated to different teams. The take home message is make the team or group the centre of attention, not just one individual. Groups are remembered as groups, not individuals and teams are remembered as teams.