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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Part of what I do as a comedian is I'm constantly
reassessing my information,making adjustments and going for
the win Meaning, I feel likeone of the greatest formulas of
success, whether you're shootinga two-point shot in basketball
or you're an army field sniperor something like that.
(00:20):
Right is, the only way to getbetter at your technique is to
evaluate your own results andthen, after that, should, as the
only way to get better at yourtechnique is to evaluate your
own results and then after that,should there be adjustments,
then you make them and then,when you go back, you execute
and you're even better.
Right?
I think that one of the bestlessons that I learned in the
army was doing something calledan after action report, which
was kind of difficult in someaspects, meaning it was
(00:41):
basically, after you're done amission, you're supposed to look
at things that you did good at,and even things that you did
bad at, and write them down andmake those corrections.
But what if you had somethingnothing but like a great day?
Okay, it's harder to find a badand good, but even then that
part of that's like part of whatthe challenge is.
So I you really put it onyourself to find greatness in
(01:04):
greatness and find greatness inpotential weakness, if that sort
of makes sense.
Lately I've been going throughmy comedy and in the comedy
world they call it punching up.
It basically means like makingyour jokes tighter and stuff
like that.
And I am constantly doing thatand sometimes there will be no
(01:28):
changes.
And I am constantly doing thatand, um, sometimes there'll be
no changes, and that's a greatrepetition because that means I
get to rehearse and get one stepbetter memorizing and knowing
and really becoming one with,like the words that I'm saying
making it subconscious.
So, uh, someone in the backthat's uh, you know, has a.
Uh, someone in the back that'suh, you know, has a?
(01:48):
Um, like a waitress orsomething, may have like four
drinks, maybe they get.
She gets bumped over, they hitthe ground, it crashes and it
distracts everybody, except forme on stage Having that laser
focus, you know, drillingsomething, so that even
subconsciously you know it.
It's like you're on autopilot.
That's the only way to dothings, which reminds me there's
actually another um, uh,podcast.
What are you doing as far ashow to memorize everything?
(02:10):
Um, but that, that'll be nextweek.
Um, but uh, yeah.
So last night I basically tooktwo full minutes, which is a
whole lot If you consider each.
Each one minute in comedy moreor less represents one week of
work.
So in an hour that's basicallyan entire year's worth of work
(02:34):
or more.
It could take two hours, right.
I mean, how often does amusician come out with a new
album?
Maybe every year, maybe not,but generally speaking, when you
space it out more, which ispart of the battle, right.
When you, if you space it outmore which is part of the battle
, right, if you space it outmore, to like once every two
years, probably better, higherquality, but you also become
(02:55):
less relevant.
So you have to fight thatbattle as well.
So it's like, do you dosomething?
It's like half an album withgood songs and the other kind of
filler which I hate to say, butit's kind of a common trend,
especially nowadays.
You got that single, anyway,getting off on a tangent.
But yeah, whenever I get anopportunity to reassess,
recalibrate and execute and win,I feel like it's one more
(03:19):
internal check that I get to do.
That you can do if you try itout.
So, no matter what your sport isor whatever you do, write down
what you did good and write downthings that maybe were bad,
okay, not even in a big way.
Okay, some things may be moreglaring, obvious to you, right?
Others maybe not.
But finding the bad and good issuch a challenge.
(03:39):
I mean, what if you were likean expert?
What if you were like a martialartist?
Right, you're a UFC fighter andyou win a fight in the first 30
seconds, okay, and you do it,maybe through like a submission.
You get a guy, you start tryingto choke him and he taps out
Okay, that's a solid win for you.
Very simple, very easy, okay.
(03:59):
But how could you find that?
And that good?
Right, but how could you findthat in that good right?
When I look through my materialthat I know that works and I'm
trying to make it better.
It's not easy, okay, but youstill get positive repetitions.
Shooting that basketball, okay.
Trying to choke out that guymetaphorically or maybe really,
(04:20):
whatever right, or, in mycircumstance, in my comedy.
Because you get to be more indepth with the material, get to
really memorize it Again, itbecomes a part of you.
I'm so passionate about alwaysbeing progressive and always
being better, right.
This is one of the biggest, oneof the biggest contributors to
my success and my growingsuccess that I've ever had.
(04:44):
And again, if it's, I get tosay it out loud compared to just
knowing it.
It really it makes anotherimprint, not just on a positive
memory, positive reinforcement,right, but it's like you get to
hear it out loud, you get tothink things out loud, and
that's one of the things alsothat I love about this podcast
(05:06):
is because it's great for thelistener, but it's also great
for me because I get somethingout of it and I'm always down
for progression.
If you want to be better,listening to this stuff more
than likely in some aspect well,almost Not always, but almost
always okay, there will besomething that you can get from
(05:26):
it, because that's the onlything I'll ever say.
I'm only going to say thingsthat are going to make me better
.
So if you're selfish and I saidin a funny you know how funny a
weird way but if you're selfishin a good way, right, uh.
And you're interested inimproving yourself, right, I'm
not really.
I think that's selfishregardless, wrong term, right,
uh, listen to this stuff,because there's always going to
be something in there for you,because I'm only going to put
(05:47):
stuff in here for me and itwon't be isolated, it's broad.
So anyway, y'all have abeautiful day.
Thank you so much for your timein advance.
I'm Benja Welldone.
Until next time I'm out, peace,thanks.
Part of what I do as a comedian is I'm constantly
reassessing my information,making adjustments and going for
the win Meaning, I feel likeone of the greatest formulas of
success, whether you're shootinga two-point shot in basketball
or you're an army field sniperor something like that.
(00:20):
Right is, the only way to getbetter at your technique is to
evaluate your own results andthen, after that, should, as the
only way to get better at yourtechnique is to evaluate your
own results and then after that,should there be adjustments,
then you make them and then,when you go back, you execute
and you're even better.
Right?
I think that one of the bestlessons that I learned in the
army was doing something calledan after action report, which
was kind of difficult in someaspects, meaning it was
(00:41):
basically, after you're done amission, you're supposed to look
at things that you did good at,and even things that you did
bad at, and write them down andmake those corrections.
But what if you had somethingnothing but like a great day?
Okay, it's harder to find a badand good, but even then that
part of that's like part of whatthe challenge is.
So I you really put it onyourself to find greatness in
(01:04):
greatness and find greatness inpotential weakness, if that sort
of makes sense.
Lately I've been going throughmy comedy and in the comedy
world they call it punching up.
It basically means like makingyour jokes tighter and stuff
like that.
And I am constantly doing thatand sometimes there will be no
(01:28):
changes.
And I am constantly doing thatand, um, sometimes there'll be
no changes, and that's a greatrepetition because that means I
get to rehearse and get one stepbetter memorizing and knowing
and really becoming one with,like the words that I'm saying
making it subconscious.
So, uh, someone in the backthat's uh, you know, has a.
Uh, someone in the back that'suh, you know, has a?
(01:48):
Um, like a waitress orsomething, may have like four
drinks, maybe they get.
She gets bumped over, they hitthe ground, it crashes and it
distracts everybody, except forme on stage Having that laser
focus, you know, drillingsomething, so that even
subconsciously you know it.
It's like you're on autopilot.
That's the only way to dothings, which reminds me there's
actually another um, uh,podcast.
What are you doing as far ashow to memorize everything?
(02:10):
Um, but that, that'll be nextweek.
Um, but uh, yeah.
So last night I basically tooktwo full minutes, which is a
whole lot If you consider each.
Each one minute in comedy moreor less represents one week of
work.
So in an hour that's basicallyan entire year's worth of work
(02:34):
or more.
It could take two hours, right.
I mean, how often does amusician come out with a new
album?
Maybe every year, maybe not,but generally speaking, when you
space it out more, which ispart of the battle, right.
When you, if you space it outmore which is part of the battle
, right, if you space it outmore, to like once every two
years, probably better, higherquality, but you also become
(02:55):
less relevant.
So you have to fight thatbattle as well.
So it's like, do you dosomething?
It's like half an album withgood songs and the other kind of
filler which I hate to say, butit's kind of a common trend,
especially nowadays.
You got that single, anyway,getting off on a tangent.
But yeah, whenever I get anopportunity to reassess,
recalibrate and execute and win,I feel like it's one more
(03:19):
internal check that I get to do.
That you can do if you try itout.
So, no matter what your sport isor whatever you do, write down
what you did good and write downthings that maybe were bad,
okay, not even in a big way.
Okay, some things may be moreglaring, obvious to you, right?
Others maybe not.
But finding the bad and good issuch a challenge.
(03:39):
I mean, what if you were likean expert?
What if you were like a martialartist?
Right, you're a UFC fighter andyou win a fight in the first 30
seconds, okay, and you do it,maybe through like a submission.
You get a guy, you start tryingto choke him and he taps out
Okay, that's a solid win for you.
Very simple, very easy, okay.
(03:59):
But how could you find that?
And that good?
Right, but how could you findthat in that good right?
When I look through my materialthat I know that works and I'm
trying to make it better.
It's not easy, okay, but youstill get positive repetitions.
Shooting that basketball, okay.
Trying to choke out that guymetaphorically or maybe really,
(04:20):
whatever right, or, in mycircumstance, in my comedy.
Because you get to be more indepth with the material, get to
really memorize it Again, itbecomes a part of you.
I'm so passionate about alwaysbeing progressive and always
being better, right.
This is one of the biggest, oneof the biggest contributors to
my success and my growingsuccess that I've ever had.
(04:44):
And again, if it's, I get tosay it out loud compared to just
knowing it.
It really it makes anotherimprint, not just on a positive
memory, positive reinforcement,right, but it's like you get to
hear it out loud, you get tothink things out loud, and
that's one of the things alsothat I love about this podcast
(05:06):
is because it's great for thelistener, but it's also great
for me because I get somethingout of it and I'm always down
for progression.
If you want to be better,listening to this stuff more
than likely in some aspect well,almost Not always, but almost
always okay, there will besomething that you can get from
(05:26):
it, because that's the onlything I'll ever say.
I'm only going to say thingsthat are going to make me better
.
So if you're selfish and I saidin a funny you know how funny a
weird way but if you're selfishin a good way, right, uh.
And you're interested inimproving yourself, right, I'm
not really.
I think that's selfishregardless, wrong term, right,
uh, listen to this stuff,because there's always going to
be something in there for you,because I'm only going to put
(05:47):
stuff in here for me and itwon't be isolated, it's broad.
So anyway, y'all have abeautiful day.
Thank you so much for your timein advance.
I'm Benja Welldone.
Until next time I'm out, peace,thanks.
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