Learning about Success through Improv Comedy
August 19, 2010 by Improv
Filed under improv comedy techniques
Did you know that there is a great deal that you can learn about success through improv comedy? A lot of people don’t look at it this way but there are many great things you can learn from the experience of improv comedy, even if this is not something that you are looking to do as a profession.
Failure and success are important parts of a person’s life. We all go through them each at different points in our lives and most of us strive for success on a regular basis. It just makes sense for a person to want success and to want to do things that will bring them success in life. Whatever it is that you do, you can learn about success through improv comedy and then apply it to your daily life and work experiences.
Here are some points to remember about success:
• You have to want it to get it
• Sometimes it takes hard work to achieve your goals
• It’s important to remember to laugh
• “Don’t sweat the small stuff” – as the saying goes
• True success is not always measured by what’s on the outside
• Don’t allow others to dictate to you what your success means
There are many elements of improv comedy that will help you learn about success. It fosters creativity and ambition as well as the desire to keep trying even when you’re not 100% certain of what you should be doing.
This gives you the confidence needed to make decisions in your life and to talk with people and in front of people. This is one reason it has been used to often to help with public speaking.
It takes a certain type of confidence to excel with improv comedy, or any comedy for that matter. When you want to build confidence in yourself and your abilities to reach success, there are many excellent improv comedy exercises that you can do yourself, with a group or with a couple of friends or family members.
You might even find a way to work this into your business as a training session and you can find that all employees will have a greater chance of success when these techniques are implemented.
Improv comedy is about more than just making people laugh. It can be a tool that is used in business and in life to help build and instill confidence and independence needed to find success. It’s easy to give it a try today and see how it can help you in your efforts to becoming a better, more successful person.
