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Reflections 5th February

On our relationship with performance, and how we can take control of it.

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Richard Merrick
Feb 05, 2023
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Performance is such a loaded word. It can be something that moves us to tears of joy, from an orchestral recital to a murmuration of starlings, our child at their first school play, or a sublime move on the sports field.

On the other hand, it can be a burden of expectation to deliver a seemingly pointless, sometimes incomprehensible business goal or a burden we place on ourselves in comparing ourselves to others.

Performance can make our souls sing or scream. It’s all about context.

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