Bille Eilish started out very small. Just like the rest of us.

Singer and songwriter Billie Eilish has sold 41.5 million digital singles and 5 million albums.

She’s won seven Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award.

She is the youngest artist in Grammy history to win all four general field categories—Best New Artist, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Album of the Year—in the same year.

But back in 2017 – just six years ago – she was performing at her first music festival. Recently, footage from that performance went viral. The audience is… sparse. Unenthusiastic. Completely unaware that they are in the presence of a future star.

It’s a great reminder:

You never know what may come of your creative endeavor. There is no telling when or how your efforts will manifest into something new, unexpected, profitable, or world-changing.

On this day, at this music festival, back in 2017, did Billie Eilish have any idea that one day in the future, she would be one of the most recognizable people on the planet?

Probably not.

But she worked hard. Wrote songs. Performed them whenever possible.

Eventually became a star.

You just never know, which is why you set goals, do the work, try like hell, and hope for the best.