ep38. Pivot, Twist, Pirouette - West Park Park Bench Podcast

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I hadn't decided which of the three words I was going to use on the thumbnail. I used all three! Pivot Twist Pirouette. They tie in with the balance theme that I've had this year. This episode is about changing direction and a positive response when things don't quite go right.

You apply for something and you don't get the funding or you apply for something and you don't get the role. Freelancers spend a lot of time putting eggs in baskets and through precarious necessity in to a lot of baskets.

There's a lot of eggs moving around. How long do you keep a basket empty before recycling it? similar kinds of analogies of back burner pans. How large is your cooker? How many back burners can you have?

So Pivot Twist Pirouette...

This is episode 38 - Pivot, Twist, Pirouette. This podcast is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠recorded using Otter.AI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ which generates a transcript. Its not perfect but⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠i⁠f you'd like it to help process the audio here is the link⁠⁠⁠

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ep38. Pivot/Twist/Pirouette - West Park Park Bench Podcast

• Welcome to episode 38 0:03

• What was important to me in choosing a project? 1:31

  • The importance of having a long-lasting project.

  • Pivoting during covid-19.

• What is the free fringe? 3:13

  • PBH free fringe is a little annex of Edinburgh festival.

  • Pivot has been the saviour.

• Taking a show that brings people in. 5:40

  • The PBH free fringe brochure.

• The importance of twist and balance. 7:03

  • Pivoting through the summer and a portfolio piece.

  • Yoga for balance and Balance.

• The West Park Park Bench Podcast LIVE. 8:47

  • Pirouettes.

• The gift of balance. 10:10

  • The importance of listening to one's own advice.

• It isn’t about spirituality, it’s about self recognition. 12:01

  • Spirituality is about self-recognition, not just spirituality.

  • Three benched Treshnish podcasts coming soon.