11 Mar I Put On My Dream Show – Here’s What I Learnt
“If you can sit in the discomfort of the new experience and learn how to survive it, you get to live a different version of your life.”
I’ve learnt two things this year that I didn’t bank on learning (and it’s only bloomin’ March lol!).
Number 1:
To grow, you must (1) do something that pushes you beyond your comfort zone, (2)steel yourself as you learn to hold the terror, the uncertainty, the utter solitude of this act in your nervous system, and (3) somehow survive the whole ordeal. If you can do all three, you get to be a new version of yourself. If you can’t, well, you get to try again.
Number 2:
Your business will pay for your dreams, long before your dreams will pay for your life. Now, I can see more clearly than ever that there is a commercial business model – the thing you do that leads to revenue – and there is the dream – the thing that set you off on this journey in the first place. The dream will cost money in the beginning because you’re take a punt on a vision only you can see. Plus, just because it’s your dream, doesn’t means it’s commercial. We still have to learn to ‘sell’ the dream to others right?
It is not lost on me that this could have gone horribly wrong – it still could go horribly wrong haha. I could have lost my nerve. I might not have sold the tickets. I could have tried my jokes and…crickets.
Somehow, by the grace of fate and the grace of you, these events worked! I mean, we had a hoot didn’t we?
So far we’ve done Newcastle and Leeds, and we’re making plans for Birmingham, Reading, and possibly even Brighton! Does that sound good?? I know there are so many cities I could go to but I’m still building my courage too ;-).
And so…before we move on, I want to share with you what I’ve learnt from this experience so far.
In this episode, we look at:
- Why dreams don’t always match your commercial model – and what that means for your business and your plans.
- What it means to prove your value up front, in order to sell your tickets now and in the future.
- What it feels like at the utter edge of your ability, why most people turn away, and why facing it will change your life!
Plus, there are a few sneaky behind the scenes bits in there for anyone who hasn’t seen the show yet 🙂
🎥 Watch the episode on YouTube
What’s Covered in This Episode (Timestamps)
0:00 – Introduction: Behind the scenes of the dream show
0:30 – Planning and rehearsing a two-hour production for the first time
1:58 – How my usual speaking style didn’t work here and why that matters
2:46 – The nervous system overload: why pushing past limits is essential
4:31 – Transformational vs. motivational: what I wanted the audience to feel
6:08 – How sitting in discomfort changes you forever
6:59 – Lessons on business, commercial models, and dreams
8:18 – The importance of proving your value before you have a reputation
8:50 – Making your offers viable and delivering clear outcomes
9:11 – The edge of ability: why most people turn away
Final Thought
If you’ve got a dream, a purpose, or a goal that scares you, take note: it’s supposed to be hard. It’s supposed to push you. The lesson isn’t just in finishing the task – it’s in who you become while doing it.