In 2007, famous Violinist Joshua Bell turned up at a metro station and played one of his best pieces.
For an artist whose concerts are overbooked, how many people stopped to watch him?
Hardly anyone stopped. Out of 1,097 people that passed Bell by, only 27 gave any money, and only 7 stopped and listened for any length of time.
Amazing Musician. Amazing Music. Yet no audience.
Why?
Perhaps, because, in consuming music, art, poetry…
We buy into the story first, then the rest.
If we buy into our own story , the rest will follow.
Who am I? What’s my Story?
First questions first.