Remember I said yes to a group dance performance last month? If you don’t, you can read all about it here.
Being a non-dancer with zero flexibility, I was highly nervous on the first day of practice.
Turns out, I was not alone!
After days of practice, we all realised that synchronisation was a huge problem.
With deadline looming large, we decided to focus on other aspects rather than being stuck on that one aspect. Things like:
– getting feedback
- dress and presentation
- visibility for better performers
– covering the dance area during the performance
– creating an infectious environment of fun and frolic
– each participant focusing on giving their best on D-day
And I daresay, it worked!!
We enjoyed performing and got accolades from the audience.
Later on, when I watched the videos (to ensure the praise was not misplaced 😜), I realised this:
We all looked gorgeous and happy and had made much less mistakes than expected!
And the audience enjoyed too, which was the ultimate outcome we all wanted.
Here are the lessons I learnt from this experience:
Rather than overthinking and over planning, here is what we should do instead. Ask ourselves:
– How quickly can I get started?
- Who can help me learn from my mistakes?
– How quickly can I get customer/client feedback?
– How quickly can I transform myself based on feedback?
– What is more important: perfecting the results or shipping them?
Which brings me to the ACTION STEP for the day:
Think of one task or area where you are procrastinating because you want things to be perfect when they go out in the world.
To your boss or clients/customers.
Apply the five-step checklist (not all may apply to your case).
Complete the task and ship it out.
That’s all for today.
Adios Amigos!
