{"id":3941,"date":"2024-07-20T14:58:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T21:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/?p=3941"},"modified":"2024-07-19T14:58:56","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T21:58:56","slug":"the-rockstar-doesnt-look-like-a-rockstar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/the-rockstar-doesnt-look-like-a-rockstar\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rockstar doesn&#8217;t look like a Rockstar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We misremember<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"3942\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/the-rockstar-doesnt-look-like-a-rockstar\/blog-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blog2.jpg?fit=3024%2C1701&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3024,1701\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 13 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016129032258065&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;blog&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"blog\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blog2.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blog2.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blog2.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blog2.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blog2.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blog2.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I asked my friend why he wanted to dress so crazy and bring such a planned persona to the stage. He said he wanted to show up like a rock star. I was confused. &#8220;In what way?&#8221; &#8220;What&#8217;s a rockstar?&#8221; to him a rockstar is someone polished, full of ego, flashy, fearless, an icon of perfection in the realm of boldness. <br><br>I can relate to that FEELING of what a rockstar is. The feeling broke down when we had to name rockstars and look at how they are. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out this rockstar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ROAKlnaMuRw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mick is doing an amazing performance of rock and roll! he&#8217;s badass. Super charismatic, super energetic. He&#8217;s not god-like at all. He&#8217;s extremely human. That&#8217;s what makes him magnetic. That&#8217;s what makes him powerful. That&#8217;s how he owned livingrooms and the studio. That&#8217;s how he made a career. <br><br>This is what a great performer is. We want to see peak humans. We might transform them in our memories to something else. As entertainers, or public speakers, or leaders; this distortion of reality is detrimental to us. It holds us back from letting it all hang out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s the power of a rockstar. They show up fully. They don&#8217;t just present a little piece of themselves. They put it all out there and it&#8217;s insane to experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Take action<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Be flawed. Be total. Think about something you TRY to do on stage or in life. Stop trying to do it. Just show up with energy. 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