Many folks are drawn to entertainment as a way to fit in. They feel that they were an outsider, except when the stage happened to them, or when they had some kind of art to share.
When this feeling comes up for us again with our audience, it can really screw us. The thing that makes our creations great is the connection, not the specialness of us. I’ve had this hit me when I’m going on stage for a big corporate event or two. I think, “These people all have jobs. They’re normal. They’re in sales and they are around other sales people. They want to hang with sales people. They don’t want to watch this show. I don’t fit in here.”
With this kind of thinking, I’m a mess. I have no power, I have nothing to offer them. So, I can change my thinking to, “These people have never been in this place before, they’ve never experienced what I’m about to do. They don’t know how to deal with it or each other in this situation. If they think they know, they are going to be surprised. I’m going to help them fit in.”
I’m just a person. They’re people. We’re connecting. We’re together. I’m doing my part.