thats when you know they're bullshitting you

one my music business professors has said "he's a genius, he just hasn't been around long enough for people to recognize it". my music has been compared to philip glass and beethoven in one of my music classes. thats when you know they're bullshitting you. I mean, how are you supposed to live up to something like that?

The first professor wants me to produce better songs for him and the second professor gets a sense of self esteem by building his students up with encouragement. Either that or they genuinely mean it (to some degree). But to accept that means I have to live up to a certain frightening pedigree (genius, beethoven etc). I mean, thats a lot of ridiculous pressure, I'd rather assume they have other motivations for saying these things.

i suppose this might be similar to the problem hot chicks have with accepting they're hot. your ego gets in the way and it makes it difficult to see what the truth really is or if people want something from you.
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when you look at it as human nature, the world isn't so complex anymore. you could explain things by citing the human motivation behind it. Thats all there is to the world.

Basic salesmanship psychology tells us that people in general have about 14 needs:

1. A sense of power or mastery
2. Ego-gratification, pride or importance
3. Financial success
4. Recognition
5. Social or group approval
6. Desire to win or be the first or to excel
7. A sense of belonging or roots
8. Creative expression
9. New Experiences
10. To do something worthwhile
11. Liberty and freedom
12. Self-Esteem, dignity or self-respect
13. Love
14. Emotional security.