{"id":1775,"date":"2020-10-02T15:53:04","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T22:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/?p=1775"},"modified":"2020-10-03T17:18:28","modified_gmt":"2020-10-04T00:18:28","slug":"pompous-performer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/pompous-performer\/","title":{"rendered":"Pompous Performer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" data-attachment-id=\"1777\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/pompous-performer\/head\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/head.jpg?fit=2000%2C1324&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1324\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"head\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/head.jpg?fit=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/head.jpg?resize=1024%2C678&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/head.jpg?resize=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/head.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/head.jpg?resize=1536%2C1017&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/head.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In my first few years as a street performer, I did way better when there were no other entertainers around. I could connect with the crowd and give them the good stuff that they wanted. I didn&#8217;t have to worry about being innovative, creative or a genius. I was more generous and giving. I lost myself to the act of entertaining. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our tribe is the audience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we hang out with a lot of other people who do what we do, we get into this incestuous way of thinking. It&#8217;s easy to find crave the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/validation-creation\/\">validation<\/a> of other peeps in our industry. But that makes us self-centered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our tribalism kicks in and our performer tribe becomes the one to protect. The audience \/ the gatekeepers are seen as a different tribe. They are the enemy. They are the threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tribalism is an evolutionary instinct and it&#8217;s going to happen. The solution is to remember who our tribe really is. We are connecting and building a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/branding-simple-difficult\/\">brand<\/a> new tribe with every new audience. Not only is tribing up with the audience gonna help us do better and adjust our priorities, but it&#8217;s also gonna trigger a tribal response in the audience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We can so easily become the outsiders. When I&#8217;m about to step on stage for 1000 business investors, I might have thoughts flash that I&#8217;m not like them. They are from a different world. So, I remind myself I&#8217;m not here as a visitor from a different village bringing my weirdness. I&#8217;m here as the weird part of this tribe. I&#8217;m a business person too and I want us all to have a good time at this event. I care about people, friendships and family. I love laughing. We&#8217;re the same tribe and I&#8217;m going to do my part for the tribe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In my first few years as a street performer, I did way better when there were no other entertainers around. I could connect with the crowd and give them the good stuff that they wanted. I didn&#8217;t have to worry about being innovative, creative or a genius. I was more generous and giving. 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