Should You Care What Others Think About You? QTL | 28

This episode of Question This Life is a solo episode with your host. 

Part 1 | 00:00:00 - 00:17:31 | 

Part 2 | 00:17:31 - 00:34:34 | 

 

PART 1 

- More detail about integrating good advice and philosophies gathered from deep conversations with experienced peers in your world. 

- When performing as a a comedian, the challenge of finding the balance between being 100% yourself, alert and ready for whatever happens in the moment - and sharing your written, thought-out ideas. 

- Accidentally 'being yourself' early on in comedy, and recognising this fact later in your career when you start to understand what that actually means. 
 
- How the concept of 'being yourself' is something that brings positive results when integrated into your life at every level. 

- Celebrating securing a regular showcase slot once per month at a comedy club - with 3 fellow comedian friends - and how this will have a positive knock on effect with more experience of running, hosting and marketing a show - as well as performing longer sets on stage.  

 

PART 2 

- The concept of worrying, caring what other people think about what you do, who you are, what you say, how you carry yourself etc. 

- Integrating the idea that everyone around you is in their own reality tunnel, you are a minimal part of theirs - and what their opinion is of you is absolutely none of your business. 

- The freedom that comes with realising your thoughts, emotions insecurities, anxieties - are all in your head - and not something anyone else can hear or see or feel. 

- The fear-based trauma responses of living in a tough city growing up that influence how you feel in the present - no matter how irrational it is, and despite how safe and secure things are. 

- Small town mentality - how it hardens you but also can linger as a negative influence. 

- The 'self righteousness' that sits within the belief that everyone else is thinking about you. 

- The infinite possibilities behind someone else's decision making processes - and how important it is to accept you have close to no influence on that whatsoever. 

- The importance of not falling for the trap of feeling 'triggered' when a stranger judges you. 

- Understanding that everyone has their own issues, triggers, traumas emotions - and these have a huge bearing on how they feel about their surroundings and how they choose to act. 

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