Stan Lee's Secrets to Success
Stan Lee was the creator of iconic heroes and owner of a multi-billion dollar company. He married a model and they were together for nearly 70 years. He lived to be 95 and was still doing what he loved up till the end. What was his secret? Three simple things:
1) Meet deadlines and pay the bills,
2) like what you do and do what you like,
3) and be open to getting Lucky!
But don't take it from me. Hear it from the man himself!
All I thought about when I wrote my stories was, “I hope that these comic books would sell so I can keep my job and continue to pay the rent.” Never in a million years could I have imagined that it would turn into what it has evolved into nowadays. Never. - Stan Lee
I’ve been very lucky. All I wanted was to pay the rent. Then these characters took off and suddenly there were Hulk coffee mugs and Iron Man lunchboxes and The Avengers sweatshirts everywhere. Money’s okay, but what I really like is working. - Stan Lee
I never thought that Spider-Man would become the world wide icon that he is. I just hoped the books would sell and I’d keep my job. - Stan Lee
When you work with people whom you like and you admire because they’re so good at what they do, it doesn’t feel like work. It’s like you’re playing. - Stan Lee
If you are interested in what you do, that keeps you going! - Stan Lee
There’s never a time when I’m not working. I don’t take vacations. - Stan Lee
I don’t really see a need to retire as long as I am having fun. - Stan Lee
I’m very proud of being a hack. It’s why I’ve lived as long as I have, I think. - Stan Lee
I used to be embarrassed because I was just a comic-book writer while other people were building bridges or going on to medical careers. And then I began to realize: entertainment is one of the most important things in people’s lives. Without it they might go off the deep end. I feel that if you’re able to entertain people, you’re doing a good thing. - Stan Lee