(Part 4) Reinvent Your Game, Refresh Your Name: (Old-School Flava)
Celebrity Profiles of Success in Business, Career and Community

Arsenio Hall hears the words ‘you’re hired’ He’s the latest winner on NBCs Celebrity Apprentice. Hall is best known for his once popular late-night talk show. Over the years his career has had its ups and downs after the show ended. Now it seems he’s making a name for himself, again!

Maybe that’s the reason behind the success of Celebrity Apprentice. It lets celebs reinvent their game and refresh their name. But how does this happen for regular folks who’ve gone through changes? Well, one place you’ll find answers is in the journey of Hall and others who are making their comebacks.

Enter Marion Jones. She was once a world-famous track athlete. Jones says she got caught up in the ‘fame and fortune’ wave. She was later banned for steroid use. After spending time behind bars, she now hopes to redeem herself. Sure, the rise, fall and rise again by Hall and Jones came with a price.

They’d admit that it also came with a new sense of priority. What matters most in life is sometimes what people praise least. So reinventing your game is about making the shift from the pit to becoming a hit. Through all the disappointments, they’ve worked hard at being better persons inside and out.

That’s how you reinvent your game after a streak has ended. Hall and Jones had different bumps in the road. They had to shake things up to get back in the flow. Some are wondering if there’s another TV gig in Hall’s future. But how many would bet that Jones will appear on the next Celebrity Apprentice?

(Part 4) Reinvent Your Game, Refresh Your Name: (New-School Flava)
Celebrity Profiles of Success in Business, Career and Community

Arsenio Hall hears ‘you’re hired!’ After 16 others heard ‘you’re fired!’ He’s the latest Celebrity Apprentice winner. As the number of players got thinner. Best known for his once popular talk show. His rebound seems ready to blow. With ups and downs after the show ended. Hall again getting his name branded.

Maybe that explains the show’s success. Where celebs bring their careers back after recess. But how does this happen for regular folk? Going through changes that’s no joke. With millions hoping to reinvent their game. Some looking to refresh their name. The answer is in how Hall and others rebuild their fame.

Enter Marion Jones in the hot seat. Once a world-famous track athlete. Says she got caught-up in the wave. Fame and fortune was her rave. Later being banned for steroid use. She admitted to shooting-up the juice. Spending time in the pen. The rise, the fall, hoping to rise again.

A new sense of priority was key. In making a change and feeling free. What matters most gets praised the least. Had to step back to slay the beast. Making the shift from the pit. Reinventing their game to becoming a hit. Yet through all the setbacks and pain. They’ve worked hard at an inside-out gain.

That’s how you regroup when the streak has ended. Or when fences need to be mended. They had different bumps on the go. Shaking things up to get back in the flow. Is there another TV gig upcoming for Hall? Bet some money you’ll see Jones on Apprentice this fall.

Tip: Reinventing your game is in how you go from the pit to landing among the greatest hits.

Talkback: How much would you bet on a possible Arsenio Latenight return or Jones appearing on Celebrity Apprentice?