Commitment trumps being 'good' in improv

I received an email from one of my Level 1 students, who, incidentally, is joining us tonight for our new Level 1 class (yep, it is sooo good people redo it :) and what she wrote blew me away. She was able to communicate something I struggle to say very succinctly and in a really cool way!

She said this in observation of watching her fellow students
(BTW I asked her permission to use this):

“I guess what I’m trying to say is that I realised it’s not necessarily to do with being “good” or “bad” in improv, but rather it’s the commitment that makes it compelling and entertaining. They might not have felt super confident on the inside, but just the act of committing gave the scene conviction. Anyway, hopefully that makes sense!”

Wow it sure does make sense! COMMITMENT IS KING!

Like my very astute student realised, being able to improvise is about
COMMITMENT!
Just committing to being in the moment, present and listening. That is all! :)

Another cool example of the power of commitment was from a coaching client of mine who said he was shy to speak to women in bars and strike up conversations. He was worried he would be embarrassed or say something ‘dumb’.

But he observed his best mate doing ‘dumb’ moves on the dance floor to the band, surrounded by women laughing and talking to him.

He said he couldn’t believe how many phone numbers the guy would get after his ‘dumb’ dance moves.

I asked, ‘was he committed to being ‘dumb’?’ he laughed and said ‘YES!’ I said well that’s how he got away with it.

COMMITMENT IS KING!

What are you committing to in your life?


Seize the joy!!!


Lindsay x