Who’s Directing This Rep?
There’s a moment before every lift.
Bar loaded.
Hands on steel.
Breath about to lock in.
And backstage… the cast starts moving.
🎭 Meet the Cast
There’s The Doer.
She doesn’t say much.
Doesn’t need to.
She just:
- grips
- braces
- drives
She’s been here before.
She knows how to move.
Then there’s The Ego.
The playwright.
Always writing.
Always revising the script:
- “This is your weight.”
- “Don’t miss this.”
- “This proves something.”
He’s passionate.
Committed.
But give him the stage at the wrong time…
and he turns everything into drama.
And then…
There’s the one most people never develop.
The Director.
Experienced and wise. Calm. Observing.
Not loud. Not emotional.
Just clear and direct!
Decides:
- who speaks
- who moves
- when the scene begins
🎬 The Problem Isn’t the Ego
Let’s be clear.
Ego is not the enemy.
It’s the part of you that writes identity:
- “I show up.”
- “I lift this.”
- “This is who I am.”
That matters.
That’s your script.
You don’t want to burn it.
You want to stage it properly.
🧨 Where It Breaks
Things fall apart when the playwright runs onto the stage mid-scene.
Shouting rewrites:
- “Push harder!”
- “Don’t fail!”
- “This has to go!”
Now the lift isn’t a lift anymore.
It’s a performance about you.
And The Doer?
Gets pulled out of rhythm.
Second-guessed.
Over-directed.
Performance breaks when the script interrupts the scene.
🎭 Run It Like a Production
This isn’t about silencing anyone.
It’s about roles and timing.
Before the lift
The Playwright writes the script.
“This is our lift.”
During the lift
The Doer performs.
No notes.
No rewrites.
No commentary.
Just action.
The whole time
The Director runs the set.
“Not now,” to the Playwright.
“Action,” to the Doer.
After the lift
The Playwright can speak again.
Hell… he can take a curtain call and celebrate with the cast.
Like the jubilant boys on the ice after a brilliant goal.
Just don’t let him rewrite the scene mid-performance.
🎬 What Kind of Drama Is This?
Every lift is a scene.
Sometimes:
- comedy (it flies)
- thriller (it grinds)
- tragedy (you miss)
But the best ones?
They feel like play.
Alive.
Unforced.
Fully focused and committed.
Improvised… within a structure.
🎯 Final Cue
Right before you lift, ask:
“Who’s directing this rep?”
If the playwright is in charge…
You’ll feel it:
tight
loud
overwritten
In the blink of an eye, throw that dude aside and put the calm director back in charge.
With the director overseeing all…
Everything settles.
And The Doer steps in…
and performs.
⚡ Final Truth
You don’t need to kill the ego. In fact, it is the genius behind the production.
But, you need to:
scope its role in the production
time its involvement
and trust your lead performer
Because when the roles are clear…
the lift becomes a scene
the scene becomes play
and play becomes performance
