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 I have just achieved a life-long dream!
After much deliberation, I recently mustered the courage to audition for a local
production of the musical "Oliver!" It had been exactly 20 years since I last
auditioned for a play and, in fact, it had been "Oliver!" that I auditioned for
two decades ago.
My first experience with the theater was an unfortunate turning point. As a
self-conscious teenager, struggling to manage some additional stressors at the
time, I completely flopped during my audition. Sparing you the gory details, the
experience was enough to cause me to swear off acting for the rest of my life.
But creative passions lingered and, for many years, I have regretted my decision
to play it "safe."
Eleanor Roosevelt had clear opinions regarding fear that I have always found
inspiring. "Do one thing every day that scares you" is a thought that has long
been attributed to her. The quote has uniquely positioned itself as a magnet on
my mother's refrigerator and each time I walked into her house, I was reminded
that acting is what scared me.
So, when I learned that "Oliver!" was going to be performed in our local
theater, I instinctively knew it was time to take action. Perhaps another quote
from Eleanor -- "You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience
in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which
you think you cannot do" -- was another inspiration.
And, in the process of taking action, I also learned a few things about acting:
- We have each been actors under some circumstance of our life, for
example, when we've put on a confident air, despite feeling small on the
inside. We all know how to access feelings that can shape what we present to
the world.
- When you let go of being self-conscious, a play is a chance to play, to
explore another world, and another part of you.
All these years later, I am pleased that I acted. Pleased that I gave myself
another chance to try something I've always loved. It's never too late to try
again and, for me, the outcome of the audition isn't nearly as important as was
the process of trying.
Coaching inquires: What actions are waiting to be expressed in your life? What
dreams could be re-evaluated? What is possible for you now, in a new time and
space?
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