Last night was the first meeting of my Success Team. There were only four of us, which was a little disappointing, but we’ll see.
We met up at Starbucks and then moved outdoors, where we sat at a small table by the Hudson River, the skyline of Lower Manhattan looming on the far side. It is rare that I can look at the skyline of Lower Manhattan without thinking of certain things.
We did several exercises. One of the first exercises was to describe each other. In turn, each person would turn his or her back to the group, while the other three discussed the positive aspects of that person for three minutes, based only on first impressions. You had to take notes on what was said about you.
Here are the notes I took on what was said about me:
depth, absolutely
reserve – indicates strength –
doesn’t show you everything at one time
still waters run deep
very friendly
a lot going on – interested to know more – what he holds dear to him –
seems like a deep thinker – rather considered –
thoughtful of other people – aware of what they’re feeling –
sensitive to what they need – not a bull in a china shop
good taste in frappucino! sweet tooth – good thing!
expressed himself well – no trouble with it –
comfortable with words & w/ talking about himself but
not in a self-centered way / but matter-of-fact
After that, we each picked a practice goal and brainstormed about solutions to those goals. And there are homework exercises. In addition to the homework, each of us is supposed to call one of the other team members during the week to check on that person’s progress.
The goal I picked was to find an acting class in the city, but I don’t know how enthusiastic I am about that anymore. I think instead that I’d like to find people to read my screenplay and tell me what it needs to make it better. I think it needs more plot, but I don’t know, because I can no longer read it with a fresh eye.
By the way, one of the group members is trying to find people to attend her workshop for women who want to empower themselves. Are any of my readers females in the NYC area who would be interested in learning more about it? Or who would like to publicize it on their blogs (like I’m doing now)? If so, I can give you her e-mail address.
Hey, look, it’s working.
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