Work of the Artist
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Fake It Till You Make It
A professional in any type of industry knows that knowledge comes from learning. Learning comes in many different ways, such as, hands on, text books, surveys, experience and so forth. I know that a lot of my learning come through my attitude. I have always been happy. If I have not been happy, I fake like I am happy until I am happy. Happy and cheerful attitudes will invite people to come back to you again and again. I know that I have failed when my attitude gets the best of me. This week I struggled with being happy. Fake it till you make it was the hardest task I had this week. The one and only reason was because I was sick. However, I made it through this week.
As a professional makeup artist, you make others happy, when you are happy and giving them all the attention. I am working on The Count of Monte Cristo. This show has been a really big success. Everyone who has seen the show is really impressed with the production. As the head makeup supervisor, I am in charge of the whole cast I am there to be happy and solve problems. I am there to ensure that everything will be taken care off and that the cast is ready to go by call time. I have learned, this week that solving problems and getting people ready on time is really difficult when you feel sick. However, even though I was sick, I faked happiness till I believed I was happy. I had to make others believe I was happy and excited for the show, rather than let them know I was sick. The entire cast believed my fake it till you make it scene. Even when my voice started to struggle, they believed my attitude. With the happy attitudes of the crew, we were able to get everyone prepared and ready to go for curtain call. There were a few nights this week that we struggled with time, but with our attitudes and happy fingers we were able to get everyone ready to go.
Also, with a happy attitude, the happiness spreads around. As the happiness spreads around then the show goes well. If there is ill, or intense feelings then the show can be off balance. Something always goes wrong. As a makeup artist, I influence how well these actors perform. I always interact with them. If they are having a bad day, I am there to make it better. I want them to do their very best. Even though I may not feel like I am at my very best, I fake my best to ensure that they will do their best. As a professional sometimes attitudes are the best things to learn. Learn to be happy, or at least fake it till you make it.
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Valeri that was a fantastic post!
ReplyDeleteI strongly agree with your, "fake it till you make it" philosophy. I am generally a very happy person as well but there have been times in my life where faking that the day went well actually had a positive impact. I remember a time when my roommate ask me how my day went and I said that it went well, even though it was a rough day. However, this allowed my roommate to open up about his day and he was having an even harder day! We talked for awhile and by the end of our conversation we both felt much better. By faking that I was having a good day, my roommate was encouraged and therefore a cheerful spirit was added to my day.
I also completely agree with your post. It is important to show a smiling face even if your day has been completely horrible. I have noticed that others attitudes are extremely influenced by my own. When I am in a bad mood, other's moods around me tend to drop. But even if it has not been the best day, if I try and be happy and open to others it makes them happy and in turn their attitude affects you. It is mutually benefiting so faking it till you make it is not only professional it also helps your own attitude.
ReplyDelete"Fake it until you make it" has applied to so many areas of my life, being cheerful included. I don't think we as people generally first learn to 'be' a certain thing and then act that way. I believe that we act a certain way and that is how we then become something. In terms of happiness, I definetly want to be a positive person. If I must force a smile than so be it. I know how much of an influence others have. Negative people are so draining, and positive just the opposite.
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