Lots Of Opinions
As creatives we often have trouble here…
Lots of opinions…but not sure what we want.
We can’t help but speak up….laced with ambiguity.
We have lots of words…and we insulate them with many more.
We are allowed to try things. We are allowed to not know. We don’t have to be perfect.
But don’t hide behind the fear that goes with it. Own the ideas and decisions. Be clear about what you want,take responsibility if it doesn’t work, and keep going.
How Far Can Your Energy Go?
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There are performers who want and expect their energy to go from the stage all the way to the back of the room.
Then there are performers who think they want their energy to go to the back of the room but they hesitate.
And that slight hesitation is the chasm between the two types of performers.
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The Games We Play
When we think of our career choices as games it helps remind us of a few things…
-it’s easier to think of games as our own choices, not things that happen to us
-it’s just a game, it’s not personal (at least not as much as some of us wish it was)…games are an invitation to hold it lighter
-it’s clearer to see who is playing the same game and who isn’t
The games we choose to play are more important than we often realize, and less personal than they often feel.
Vacuum Of Excitement
This happens when things don’t turn out the way you’d hoped.
You didn’t get the gig
The song didn’t connect
The producer is too expensive
The musician is unavailable
The company passes on you
The people didn’t show up
The vacuum of excitement and the sadness in the creative adventure is also a gift. It shows you that you’ve found something that unlocks a deeper part of you…the part that is willing to get sad.
Of course it hurts. But there’s a lot of people walking around not doing anything they care enough about to be sad and frustrated when it doesn’t go to plan.