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From Act II, Scene VII of As You Like It, Shakespeare asserts that “all the world is a stage and all the men and women, merely players.”
A good performance does not guarantee a good response.
Learning this may be the secret to both contentment and success.
Somewhere along the line, we have acquired the idea that good things eventually receive acclaim. Nothing could be further from the truth.
There are factors at work in the marketplace of humanity that are often geared to eliminate competition by thrusting good ideas, good sensations and even good performances to the rear. Otherwise, mediocrity would have no chance of surviving–and we all know that the mediocre is often hoisted on the shoulders of the masses and proclaimed to be excellent.
So the first thing we must do is establish a standard for ourselves that is higher than present expectation.
There’s a simple reason for this:
If we do receive rave reviews, then we know that it was brought about by concerted effort rather than luck. And if we don’t, we can have confidence that any persecution or retribution that comes our way is more than likely being spawned from some pit of prejudice or jackal of jealousy.
So if we’re not going to always receive what we’re due for our performance, what is the purpose of trying to excel, or stepping out on the stage of life to display our hearts in the first place?
Every real performance which is practiced and perfected affords us four delightful conclusions:
1. We can stop lying.
That in itself should be enough to encourage us toward developing the glorious rendition of our part.
2. Every good performance exposes our insecurities.
Isn’t it fascinating that rehearsal always brings the faults to the forefront, and then we can decide whether we are secure enough to improve them?
3. Performance eliminates conceit.
There is no need to be conceited about something that is obviously good. Conceit is generally birthed in a person who privately fears that what he or she has to share is insufficient. So they try to cover it up with pomp and circumstance.
4. And finally, the pursuit of a great performance, whether regaled with honors or not, gives us a huge opportunity to overcome our fears:
- Fear of failing
- Fear of obscurity
- Fear of being critiqued
- And fear of suffering injustice while knowing deep in our hearts that we’re doing something of great quality
The truth of the matter is, great does not always rate. It doesn’t come with a guaranteed award.
But it does reward us with a true sense of confidence… that we have stepped out and found our best.
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