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Taylor Swift’s Top 10 Rules For Success
Swift became the youngest woman ever to be included on Forbes’ “100 Most Powerful Women” list, ranking at number 64.
She is one of the best-selling artists of all time, having sold more than 40 million albums, and 130 million single download.
She’s Taylor Swift and here are her Top 10 Rules for Success.
1. Turn your STRUGGLES into TRIUMPHS
Raised in Wyomissing, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 14 to pursue a career in country music.
2. Evolve
She became the youngest songwriter ever signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house.
3. Lead by example
The release of Swift’s eponymous debut album in 2006 marked the start of her career as a country music singer.
4. Get feedback
Her single, “Our Song”, made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Hot Country Songs chart.
5. Love what you do
Her second album, Fearless, became the best-selling album of 2009 in the United States.
6. Continue to surprise people
Fearless won four Grammy Awards, with Swift becoming the youngest Album of the Year winner.
7. Live life on your own terms
Her album,1989, earned a Guinness World Record after it became her third consecutive album to sell a million copies in its first week in the US.
8. Stay open to inspiration
1989 won three Grammy Awards, with Swift becoming the first woman to win Album of the Year award twice.
9. Adapt
She’s known for narrative songs about her personal experiences.
10. You’re specialShe has been honored by the Nashville Songwriters Association and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Bonus:
Steer the ship.
Have fun.