This is a true story. It was several years ago
now. When I wanted to test myself and face one of my fears. Over the years I
have tested myself many times and learnt how to conquer my fears. This is just
one story out of many I could tell.
Amazed at how my confidence had
improved since I got myself off that couch and started Yoga, I began to look
for other challenges. I was reading a local newspaper article one day about a
film director who was planning to shoot some of his film in the locality. The
article explained that the director would be requiring extras and doubles for
some of the scenes. I decided to write to the director explaining that I had
done some amateur dramatics and that I would like to audition if that was
possible.
My confidence had grown but I wasn’t
arrogant about my chances of obtaining an audition.
Sure enough, I got a reply
explaining the date, time and location of the auditions. This was great, I
thought, but the auditions also coincided with a yoga festival that I wanted to
attend the same day. So I phoned and explained my situation with the director’s
secretary and I asked if I could go first as apparently there would be around
300 people attending auditions that day. Sure enough, that’s what happened; I
was one of the first to get in front of those rolling cameras, just as well
because the queue seemed at least a mile long.
Anyway, I had practiced
reciting some Shakespeare for days, just in case they asked me to recite
something to test my voice. I wasn’t sure what the procedure would be, I had
never been to a real audition before, and I was in another world as far as
professional acting goes.
The first thing the
director did was tell me briefly
what the film was about and handed me a script and told me my part. From
memory, I think the film was called ‘My Darling Tom,’ so there I was, trying to
act the part of a terrorist from a few lines while the cameras rolled. Talk
about being nervous. I was terrified and I failed, but in many ways I enjoyed
the experience and my recital of Shakespeare ‘to be or not to be’ was
definitely not to be, I missed so many keywords I went from wordperfect to
don’t bother.
The key to achieving
self-confidence is therefore a recognition that all the activities we attempt
might not turn out to be successful, and that we should not dwell on negative
results. Success comes to those that keep trying, and self-confidence maintains
our enjoyment until we reach our goals. Although my recital of Shakespeare was
a failure, I didn’t let it get me down. I wasn’t expecting to become the next
Sir Laurence Olivier.
Self-belief allows us to cope in any
situation with the ability to manage failure as part of the road to a
successful outcome. An athlete may compete in many events and only win a few.
It’s part of the journey.
At the end when I analysed myself I
said, ‘I was glad that I had challenged myself and that I’d also enjoyed the
experience of the audition.’ For
getting up there and having a go I gave myself ten out ten and then went on to
enjoy the rest of the day at the yoga festival.
So don’t
fear failure,
just challenge yourself and don’t worry about what other people may think, and
don’t be too critical of your performance. Give yourself a pat on the back for
trying, and keep building that confidence.
Are you listening, what are you dreaming?
As Jesus said, “belief is everything.”
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