It was amazing watching those teens

When my son played the role of Jack in Into the Woods, his high school’s musical, I volunteered to be the back-up parent in the Green Room one night. (The Green Room is the off-stage room in a theater in which actors can change costume or rest while they’re waiting for their cues.) As the back-up parent, I had to be ready with duct tape for a ripped costume, bobby pins for a fallen hairdo—whatever. But all went smoothly that night, so I just sat back and observed. It was amazing watching those teens!   Alive there in the Green Room—as well as on the stage—were principles that breed success not just in our personal lives but in our businesses and private practices, as well. I couldn’t sleep that night until I wrote them down. Now I’m happy to share them with you. Never give up. One girl cried after the opening night performance,Cheap sexy clothes feeling she’d really flubbed her very challenging role as the witch and especially her singing. The next show, she came back utterly determined to succeed and kept up a laser-like intensity all the way through the evening. As fellow students congratulated her on one number or another, she’d say, “Thanks, but I’m not done yet,” and sharpen her focus. She nailed it that night! Imagine taking that intensity, that gritty determination to succeed, into your efforts to get new clients or grow your business! Gather a good support team about you. A show doesn’t go on without a good support team. The student stage crew for Into the Woods was so good that when one of the actors missed her cue as the booming off-stage voice of the giantess, the stage manager bellowed the lines herself. Likewise, as a self-employed therapist or coach, or a small business owner, it is essential to have a team that supports you and can pinch hit when you’re out.   &nbsp