Performance is made up of many things, and having fun experiences can actually help your performance improve. I’m going to share my experience and 3 tips on how to maximize your performance through fun experiences!
1. Watch a live performance. This may be a concert, play or other type of performance. One of my favorite ways of improving my own performance is to watch live shows. When I lived in England, I loved traveling to London to see West End musicals. Think of this as research for how you can learn from the performers’ performances, use a show for inspiration, or even find new views on your life!
2. Get involved. If you’re doing an activity without putting your heart into it, it’s much less interesting and you won’t learn as much from it. If you go to a sports game or another event in which you’re fully involved, it’s much more fun! You get excited, have energy, and can use that experience in the future. Your experience can help you regain that feeling again when you need it for performing.
3. Believe in yourself. Is there something you’ve felt you could never do? How about something you know you can do but are really struggling to get a grasp on it? If you do whatever it is you felt you could never do, then it makes difficult tasks at work, etc., seem easier.
For example, I didn’t like swimming for many years. I’m usually natural at any kind of sport. I’d enjoy being in the pool for fun, but not in actual swimming. So, when I was a college, I decided I would join the weekly swimming classes at the gym for about 8 weeks to improve my swimming.
Taking swimming classes was something very different for me, and it gave me confidence in other areas of my life to think I could do something I’d avoided for so long. I actually enjoyed taking the classes and improving my swimming. I’m not saying I’m a great swimmer, but it’s a nice thing to have done.
There are many ways that having fun experiences will help you perform better. The key here, though, is that they are healthy experiences. I’m not saying that partying is going to help your performance.
However, playing a sport on the beach, practicing a play in the park, or going to see a performance you’ll enjoy can help you relax and be inspired. Enjoying life is a great thing! 🙂