List of Excuses from Lessons
Workshop filled with excuses: Let’s share them:
Excuses and Lessons from the workshop “I can’t!”
“I can’t!”
Probably the most popular statement. It becomes a perpetual statement as they progress and forget their previous achievements. Throughout the workshop at each stage when it is stated that they can’t they see that they can the process starts again for the next step. With each achievement the statement of “I can’t” becomes less and less important, significant or resistant.
I have a deep fissure that separates the two sides of my brain.
I cant coordinate my 2 sides of the brain.
Turns out we all do. Turns out progress was made and left right imbalance was overcome where we lost track of which hand was dominant, better or more coordinated. We can take turns making one side more coordinated than the other and then switch sides.
One leg was much shorter than the other so bending down and picking up the ball was made difficult.
Recommended juggling in front of a bed or a couch so not having to bend over as far to pick up dropped balls. Three weeks later there was a successful juggler that went on to entertain at many birthday parties and events.
I don’t want to.
Very difficult to overcome. Yet not caring, being “ambivalent” takes so much pressure of learning and just with pushing through that “Rut” remarkable progress can be made.
I can’t catch a ball.
Turns out that the throw is much more important than the catch. The skill is in the throw. The catch will come naturally with a better throw once the body is tired of picking up the ball.
I can barely see.
Turns out that through practice, the reaction time can compensate for poor peripheral vision. The brain does all kinds of mental gymnastics to compensate for one’s given vision. Yes, it is amazing to watch people that have that natural exceptional vision and peripheral view.
I am getting weaker.
As with learning anything, the darn paradox means that as you push through and get better it will take less strength to do more. Learning takes persistence and more of your strength to do it poorly. “It gets easier once you can do it.”
I only have one eye.
This person juggled and was teaching her daughter
“I am too old”
88 the oldest!
“These balls are definitely wrong.”
preventing further practice, just like the weaker hand, practice more and they become your preferred balls.
“I need new balls,”
all variety of throwing objects have their strengths and weakness, pros and cons, good and bad points. Try to find the positive and carry on.
“Juggling is impossible; I will try; Hey! I might get this part; Hey! I did it! How did that happen?”
Practice
“Why do the balls keep dropping?”
Even the best jugglers know that the balls keep dropping. Gravity works! Need to keep practicing until Subconscious, unconscious, ideomotor takes over and the Pass is “Solid.”
“When will I get there?”
There is a saying, “You will get there in the end; If you are not there you are not at the end!” Keep practicing until your ideomotor takes over.