Thursday, January 24, 2013

stage fright

someone you know goes silent in the spotlight.

why are you staring at them?!?  but seriously, just remind them to breathe.  we all have to talk to someone at some point in our lives.  whether it's a whole lot of someones, or even a small group of them, knowing that people are looking to you to know what to say is nerve racking.  if they're a leader, they can put a nut in the joints.  if they're a comedian, they could fall flat. if they're in a speech class, they could look up and see people picking their noses and sleeping in the back.  whoever said to imagine everyone in their underpants was wrong for sure.  ewwww.  but we all have to go through the firing range on any given day, cut them some slack and be patient.  above all... just. breathe. in. and. out.

every day is a syk day.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013

competition

someone you know is about to compete.

give them some encouragement.  don't let them be afraid to win or to lose.  let them know you're behind them.  even if you think they can't possibly win, be in their corner so that if they don't win, they can still have the chance to feel awesome afterwards.  tell them they're a rock star.  make sure they know how cool they are to be giving it a shot in the first place.  after all, they could just sit on the sofa like a lump.  but they're not a lump.  they're putting themselves out there and they want to go for it.  find a way to enjoy the competition, no matter what happens in the end.  it's how you play the game, but it's also how you act after the game has been played, you know.

every day is a syk day.

Tuesday, January 01, 2013

your mirror

someone you know reminds you of yourself.

is could be the way they walk, or they way they fall out of a chair by accident, or the way they move their mouth as they read.  you can find yourself in things that you love and things that really bug the crap outta you.  different versions of you come and go in your life, maybe when you don't expect it or even want it.  esoteric as it may sound, sometimes you relate to another version of yourself when you don't even know the person.  how do you relate to yourself when you is someone else?

every day is a syk day.