Are You Getting the Role You Want?

Auditions

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A few weeks ago I wrote about casting your own life and auditioning people for it.  After I published it I received a message from my magician friend Basil.  He mentioned that we are always trying to be cast ourselves in our dream role and that we never know which small part we are given by someone else might take us to our next level.

I loved his thinking here.  Not only are we auditioning other people they are auditioning us.  We want to play a role in their life because we want them to play one in ours.

Next time you run into a stranger treat them with dignity and respect.  Whether it is a customer in your business or someone you are running into randomly during the day, you never know what that person may hold for you or how much power and help you can give to them.

Several years ago I was selling a camera to a gentleman.  I took time with him and answered his questions.  I made sure he had all the information he needed to make a good decision.  Immediately after finishing the man hands me his business card and tells me if I was ever looking for a job to give him a call.  While I never took him up on that offer what if that card would have opened to doors to one of my dreams?

Cast Your Life

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Think about your life as a television show for a moment. Season after season (year after year) you are the director, producer, editor, and caterer. You are the star and you get to control just about every aspect of what goes on. But would you like to know what your most powerful job is? You get to work in casting and decide who gets a spot in your show!

You get to choose the people who play a lead roll and those that are the extras in the background. Each role is your decision. You are the boss when it comes to casting and this task should never be given to anyone else. While characters will be introduced by other people you have full authority whether to give them a spot.

Choose carefully who you add into your life show. Audition those that you are considering for your cast and think about the role they will play carefully. Be gentle with those that you won’t be allowing to return next season and always keep open the possibility of a return spot if circumstances change.

And remember, give an award winning performance that you are proud of!  Your life show is your legacy for other generations!