07.25.08
You can do anything….
“When you’re relaxed.” That’s what my friend, motivational speaker/magician Tim Piccirillo told me. And it’s true. Think of a time when you weren’t worried about the outcome of a situation. You weren’t trying to be perfect. You were satisfied with playing second fiddle–whether it was a job interview, a first date, a company party. You weren’t nervous, because you literally had nothing to lose. Or at least, you weren’t thinking of what you could lose.
When we relax, we can focus, and we can achieve our best results. Paradoxically enough, it is when we aren’t trying so hard–when we relax–that we give our best performances. And, when we can relax about a situation, we can more easily see the humor in it. Then we don’t take ourselves or the situation so seriously. Then we are free to notice other humorous things in our lives. It is cyclical, and self-reinforcing.
