when playing rugby at senior school, i once attempted a quick lineout, by throwing it to myself. i was commended for my thought and inventiveness. however, in that moment of improvisation i forgot i key rule, the ball must travel 5 metres before being touched. the improvised lineout was ruled unlawful and my breakaway try was thawted.
i learnt a lesson i wouldn’t forget.
my sporting career never went beyond schoolboy rugby and football as my professional career at that early age took me into the theatre. reflecting about the theatrical process now, i see that the process nurtured a culture of success amongst the protagonists. no matter what the role, the success of the show was the goal of all working in the theatre.
i ran my culture of success theory past a friend who still works in professional theatre. he agreed. he also brought to the fore about expectations of colleagues. we discussed a monday load in of a tour. in his department he would be expected to do certain things and he expected certain things from his colleagues.
when a good team worked together, the load in would be easy and successful.
i left the theatre some years ago. an opportunity to learn a new process beckoned.
now i find myself in another phase of learning a new skill and a new working sphere.
using a recent you tube incident as a starting point, i expanded on my culture of success theory with my friend, as i am finding that there is also a culture of failure.
outside of the theatrical process, outside of a common goal, when attempting to do something, to achieve something, i am experiencing conditions that if not reversed will lead to failure of a venture. but how to reverse them ?
to explore the common goal.
my cpd is based on what do i need to do to succeed, what do i need to learn to succeed.
i’ve begun working with the full version of the interactive development tool. my interactive audio kinetic artwork’s interactive component has begun to be properly researched. i’m supported by a very positive online community, where it’s all about succeeding in one’s endeavour.
