{"id":2812,"date":"2021-08-19T16:52:25","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T23:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/?p=2812"},"modified":"2021-08-19T16:52:29","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T23:52:29","slug":"getting-that-first-laugh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/getting-that-first-laugh\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting That First Laugh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"591\" data-attachment-id=\"2813\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/getting-that-first-laugh\/pexels-koolshooters-6983022\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pexels-koolshooters-6983022.jpg?fit=2000%2C1155&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1155\" 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=\"pexels-koolshooters-6983022\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pexels-koolshooters-6983022.jpg?fit=1024%2C591&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pexels-koolshooters-6983022.jpg?resize=1024%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pexels-koolshooters-6983022.jpg?resize=1024%2C591&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pexels-koolshooters-6983022.jpg?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pexels-koolshooters-6983022.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comedians can lose confidence. Even in a week, we can feel like we don&#8217;t got nothing! Then, we get on stage and we get the first laugh and everything&#8217;s back. It&#8217;s not just feeling that we&#8217;re good. It&#8217;s feeling that being good doesn&#8217;t matter that much. We are useful. We are serving people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The key is generosity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The key to getting unstuck from anything. <\/li><li>The key to doing something tough. <\/li><li>The key to not feeling creepy selling ourselves.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If we are useful to others and serving them in our actions, we feel great.  We are not being self-centered anymore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I am about to talk to a potential client, I might feel completely nervous or I might feel like it&#8217;s a waste of time to talk to them. Then, when I ask them questions and learn their situation, often I have something great to offer them that actually helps them a lot.  The nervousness disappears. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What&#8217;s the first laugh? What&#8217;s the little chunk of evidence that shows us our usefulness? Let&#8217;s get it quick so that we can serve big!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comedians can lose confidence. Even in a week, we can feel like we don&#8217;t got nothing! Then, we get on stage and we get the first laugh and everything&#8217;s back. It&#8217;s not just feeling that we&#8217;re good. It&#8217;s feeling that being good doesn&#8217;t matter that much. We are useful. We are serving people. 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