Is stardom infectious?

Surely seems so whenever I watch Indian Idol and whenever I think about it..Or is it grooming? Can't say which one or whether it is both!

Indian Idol 3 is the only I watch regularly (Well, Everybody Loves Raymond and Family Guy are creeping into that space) and I must say watching it itself has been a growing learning experience for me. I see every participant grow as a singer, performer(hate that word...overused) and as an individual..Maturity they say grows with responsibility and being responsible for winning 1 crore is no easy deal and that really shows. Every participant has been singing better(Amit with his choice of Aamir songs excels himself every time) and they seem to enjoy what they are doing which actually reminds me of Peter Collins book "Good to Great"..he talks about companies that were good, but shot up to be great beating market and competitor averages by huge margins. It is definitely an interesting read, so lay your hands on it! One note in it says that great companies

1) Do what they are passionate about
2) Do what they are good at
3) Do what is beneficial to their bottomline

The above three criteria are not a "OR" thing...they are an "AND" thing! He calls this the hedgehog priniciple...no reason why we have to attach this principle to only a company...Every individual is a company within himself striving for his mission in life! Taking this principle to Indian Idol, I feel the contestants meet all the criteria...so no matter who takes the money and the car, if they keep pursuing their passion with discipline, they will all be very successful!! I wish them all the best!