Coach HarmonyI Am Great At Turning Negatives Into Positives. But Not So Great At Laughing At Myself. Own It. Learning To Laugh At Yourself Is A Great Quality. Laugh At You Before Others Do!
Heres My Sad Attempt At Self Humour
I Studied So Hard In My Bat Cave They Called Me The Animal When I Stepped Out Or Showed Up On Occasion. It Wasn’t That I Was Brought Up Without Manners By The Way, Far From It. But It Might Be How Well I Tolerate Others. They Say I Don’t Suffer Fools Gladly. While That Nickname Was Harsh, Unkind, Or Ridiculous, I’m A Personable Friendly Person Once You Get To Know Me, I Care Deeply But It Doesn’t Always Show. And Often I Think About The Greater Outcome Ahead. I Can Also See Things From Their Point Of View Now. I Think Fast. And I Learn Quickly. Others Tend To Need Validation. I’m Not As Selfish As I Seem. But Perhaps Trying To Be A Hero All The Time Doesn’t Pay. Allow Others A Chance.
I’m A Lover Not A Fighter. But, Other People Can Be Unforgiving. They Dislike Losing And They Dislike Someone Different. I Didnt Make It Easy For Myself. Being A Winner . It Mattered, But I Needed To Slow Down And Enjoy The Journey More. Honestly I Don’t Think I Ever Learned To Fit In Properly. So I Drifted. I Didnt Mean To Ignore Everyone.
I Laugh About It Now. Curiosity Carries People Away To Some Far Reached Far Fetched Places. Noone Had A Clue What I Was Doing. I Had Failed To Brand Myself I Worked In Silence. And Peoples Imaginations Had Began Awondering. I’m Not That Or Anything Of The Kind. Speculation, Judgement Nosiness & Fear. I Just Have 10001 Things Going On Upstairs. If I’ve Ever Ignored You Or Made You Feel Unimportant Or Inadequate, I Apologise.
I Was A Real Sports Person I Had Great Sportsmanship. I Would Shake A Hand Or Lose Gracefully. But Losing Isn’t Always Easy. My Consistent Winning Upset A Lot Of People. I Was Unaware, Oblivious To The Fact. Or I Saw Myself Not Like The Rest. And I Apologise For Not Noticing The Fact.
I’ve Simply Gone Through Life With A Narrow Focus. I Wasnt Gentle Or Kind Enough. Broad Minded, But A Little Unforgiving Or Relentless. Imagine I’m Just An Athlete With Testosterone Flying Around. OR a Musician Bopping Around. Leaving People Standing With Their Mouths Wide Open. Now I See That Picture Of My Early Days More Clearly. Mum Was Right I Wasnt Fitting In. She Told Me “You Have To Fit In With The World, The World Won’t Fit In With You.” Wise Words If You Want To Fit In, Be Liked, Or Follow Others. Dad Said.”Just Copy Others For Goodness Sake”. Winning Was Like A Drug To Me. It Was All I Had.. Perhaps People Only Liked Me When I Won.
Achieving And Winning Is What It’s About. But Perhaps I Took Winning A Little To Far. Being Right Winning Or Succeeding Isn’t Always That Important. We Have To Make Room For Others And Help Others. I Helped My Team, My Runners, And I didn’t See Anyone Else. But Realising That Being Part Of A Team, A Community, Gets Better Results Together.
Four Musicians Go Out To Lunch
Four Musicians Go Out To Lunch. I Don’t Know How Many Musicians You Know, But All Musicians Walk Funny. One Bobbing Up And Down. One Walks Like Charlie Chaplin, And One Taking Giant Long Strides Like They Could Cross A River In Moments. That’s How My Tutors Walked. All Extremely Gifted Talented Musicians.
The More Talented Musicians Are, The Stranger Or More Noticeable Their Walk Is. And I Noticed This When I Joined My Tutors For Lunch. I Was At Nash Mills Near Hemel Hempstead. It Was Great. I Went On To Teach Music Production To A Few. But I Should Have RTB Returned To Base. SoundBase Music Trust.
Talented People Are Often Quiet, Different, Or They Walk Funny. And That’s Okay. You Might Look A Little Funny In General, That’s Okay Too!