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<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDuring our last club party, we had a second chance to dance for an audience. But this time I was ready. I smiled from ear to ear and shrieked with pleasure every once in a while to make the others smile. The magic potion had worked: technically, we were less precise in our steps. But on the applause meter? \u2013 unbeatable!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So here is what I take away from this: The first time, I did my routine with the intention to achieving perfection in my steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The second time I went out there to have fun \u2026 and to show the audience that we thoroughly enjoy ourselves when tap-dancing. My intention had changed my perception, my performance and, most of all, my positive impact on others (my ultimate purpose!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What about you? \u2013 What are your intentions after summer vacation? What is your ultimate purpose?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A year-end show always marks the end of our dance class. Taking great pride in my achievements, I showed the video of our performance to a friend. His comment was: Why isn’t anybody smiling? Offended, I watched the video again and realized that he was right. We were so focused on our routine that we forgot to smile! During our last club party, we had a second chance to dance for an audience. But this time I was ready. I smiled from ear to ear and shrieked with pleasure every once in a while to make the others smile. The magic potion had worked: technically, we were less precise in our steps. But on the applause meter? \u2013 unbeatable! So here is what I take away from this: The first time, I did my routine with the intention to achieving perfection in my steps. The second time I went out there to have fun \u2026 and to show the audience that we thoroughly enjoy ourselves when tap-dancing. My intention had changed my perception, my performance and, most of all, my positive impact on others (my ultimate purpose!) What about you? \u2013 What are your intentions after summer vacation? What is your ultimate purpose?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2289],"tags":[2407,2408,2412,2409,2410,2411],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n