Welcome to the online home of me, some guy given the name John Cleveland Payne. In the grand scheme of life, I am just another guy with another blog. But to myself, and hopefully to all of you who actually read this, I am something a little more special. From a young age, I fell in love of the idea of ‘the message’ and medium in which you try to transmit.
Basically, everyone has a message to give to the world. Some are basic, some complex, some have the power to up lift and some are just out there to bring as many people down as possible. But everyone has a message, and most people have problems identifying their message. And the ones who get that far can seem to figure out how to get the world to listen.
Well, I have a message, and this is where I will get a chance to share it. Hopefully, you’ll get plenty of things to keep you motivated or inspired, provide knowledge and comfort, and just have a little fun. Apologies for the state of flux and state of seemingly confusing messages that you’ll get here for a while, as I am doing a lot of personal soul searching, and scrubbing of old ideas to take the best of the past to build a new beginning.
In 2007, I changed the name of blog from “The Mis-Adventures Of The Jazzy Cool One” to “Life In Fast Forward.” I began to tear down old blogs and newsletters and try to find places for them here. My goal is to take the focus off of me the person, and show the world the life I live and share with every human on the planet. I aspire to life at a very high standard, and instead of dealing with people who rather slow us down, I want to find ways to help people pick up there own pace. As you get to see an insight to the further adventures I hope to lead, hopefully you’ll enjoy the ride, and want to come along.
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A Quick Eval Can Help You Keep Your Performance Edge
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
A little note to the people actually in the media on what to do to make sure that you are giving your audience a great performance pretty much every time.
At the end of your performance, show, set, whatever, take a moment to revisit what you just did. Just take a moment for a mental review, and maybe scribble down a few quick notes.
Then, ask yourself two questions: “What did I just do that makes me glad I'm famous/the big fish in the pond/the name on the door?” and “What did I just do that makes me glad I'm not that famous/that big of a fish/the name on the door?” Ask the same questions of all involved with your show.
Compare the answers to the two questions. Contrast what's good and what's bad, and with enough of these quick evaluations in succession, you get a pretty good picture of how well you actually perform on a consistent basis. With this little evaluation exercise, you may be able to truthfully evaluate yourself and know if your performance are going in the right direction.
