A Play About You

This weekend I had the pleasure to be in the audience for the first ever Suburban Showcase. It was grand, altogether grand. One artist that performed there was a financial planner and poet, Lynn Torre. She presented several poems throughout the evening. Her last poem was "A Play About You" which presented the idea that we are the Writer, Director, Producer and star of our very own play. Our life!

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Lynn's book of poetry Dance of the Leaf: Poetic reflections on life, love & soul will be out later this fall.

Our lives are a play of our making. We can take the opportunity to make changes in our lives as a director would a scene in a play. This could be called re-inventing yourself, taking a new direction in life or simply changing careers.

If you're in job transition you are at a point to evaluate your career and find that this is an opportunity to change careers. So you're the author of your life and career. You might not be in transition but at a decision point in your life, again you might want to challenge yourself as a director might push an actor to do better in your role.

Some people need to hire a director for their play. They hire a consultant, a career coach to offer direction in their professional life. They remain the Producer of their play and have hired a pro to help their actor create the best possible performance of their life. Hiring a coach/director can really make a difference in the play you're producing and starring in.

Realize that regardless of the economy and what's going on in the government, you have some say in how your life is to turn out. You are the Play-write, the Producer, the Director, and most of all the lead actor in your play.