I was walking around London today and I went into this store and Coldplay was on….they are actually quite big over here.
Anyway it had me thinking so I wanted to share a fun blog with you today.
In life, we never talk about ‘if.’ You all know how I feel about people that live their lives according to ‘if’: IF I can do this, IF I can do that…
A few weeks ago we did a blog asking if you could go back and actually meet one of your childhood crushes, who would it be? Today I have a different question for you: if you could be any type of performer, what would it be?
I saw Coldplay during the summer, and when I saw Chris Martin play in front of 20,000 cheering people – watching him jump on stage and seeing his energy – I thought to myself, would I want to be a rockstar?
All my life, I dreamed of being Joe Namath or some type of football star. “Fading back to pass, number 12, David Wygant, looking down the middle… looking left, looking right, here comes the blitz, running out of the pocket, he throws the ball… TOUCHDOWN!” Jumping up and down, winning the Superbowl, having 75,000 people scream my name – I thought that was a big thrill.
Or standing up at the plate: “number 47, David Wygant, left fielder for the New York Mets, three balls, two strikes, two men out…” Down 2-1, seventh game of the World Series, the crowd is silent, and then they start chanting, “Wy-gant, Wy-gant, Wy-gant.” Tip – foul tip… into the catcher’s mitt and he drops it! He’s still alive! “3-2, fast ball, he drives it over the left field wall, going, going, GONE!” A home run! Rounding the bases, hearing 75,000 people scream my name as all my teammates are jumping up and down waiting for me…
Maybe if i was playing for the Mets they would not be doing there annual September choke!! I love waking up in my London hotel room and logging on to see how the Mets bullpen blew it the night before!
Those are big thrills. But after spending the last ten years motivating everybody, teaching people how to connect with the opposite sex, and speaking in front of live audiences? I’ve got to tell you: while there is no greater rush than doing what I do right now, if I had to be somebody else, I would love to be a rockstar.
I love getting in front of a thousand people, getting them to laugh, getting them to react, and getting them to feel. But watching Chris Martin sing with his band was unbelievable – to be able to see 20,000 people swaying to your words.
It’s not just swinging a bat or throwing a ball. It’s actually crafting words and emotions into songs and then getting other people to feel through those. That’s power.
So that’s what I would be. What would you be? If you could be any type of performer, what would you be?
We’re talking sports hero, rockstar – any live performer. Would you be a musician? Would you be a conductor? Would you be a rockstar? Hell, maybe some of you even want to be Gloria Estefan! I don’t know why, but maybe some of you would want to be her. (Not that I have anything against her music, it’s just that I never want to hear it. I would rather hear nails scratching up and down on a chalkboard.)
Would you like to be a football or baseball star? What would it be if you could be any type of fantasy person? As a kid, you thought about this all of the time – but as an adult, more evolved, it will be interesting to hear your responses.
I would be a rockstar, because in my business I feel like a rockstar. When I get up and I coach all of you, or get up in front of people in a seminar, I feel like a rockstar. I get to relate and connect with every single person in the audience.
I already feel like I’m living a rockstar life. But if I had to take it to the next level, I would definitely have a band with three of my best friends. The problem is that none of us can sing or play any instruments – but this is a fantasy blog anyway! And as Mr. Rourke says, “smile, everyone, because the fantasy is yours!”
>>>>>>>>>>But if I had to take it to the next level, I would definitely have a band with three of my best friends. The problem is that none of us can sing or play any instruments – but this is a fantasy blog anyway!
You too!
David,
You know how I can tell you are gay?
When I was in high school all I ever dreamed about was being in a well recognized punk band. It wasn’t even the fame that drew me towards that dream (after all, punk music probably wouldn’t make anyone all that famous anyways), but rather it was about the feeling I’d get by seeing some little kid wearing my band’s patch and sharing my ideology.
As I’m getting older, I’m getting increasingly tired of the negativity that goes into that particular style of music. Nevertheless, I’d still love to be able to get that same old feeling I used to dream about in one way or another.
I’d be a professional wrestler!
I would love to be a broadway performer … Put me in Les Miserables as Eponine, or in Wicked at Elphaba, or in A Chorus Line, or Hairspray, or West Side Story, or ….
I would love to be a broadway star!!! How incredible
As a second choice …. Billy Joel is my all-time favorite singer and I’d love to be able to get up on stage in front of a concert hall full of people and do that intro for “Angry Young Man” on the piano …. BRILLIANT performer!
Put me down as the President of the United States of America. But this is more of a .. i am still working towards type goal. haha so david now you can say that you taught the President Of The United States when i get elected. I love the power, the way people listen to your ideas and value them and arguing your point even if you are right or wrong in addition to speaking infront of large crowds, it just makes my adrenaline go.
my second would be a singer like andrea bocelli. i love just being able to express your self through music
heck ya i wanna be a rockstar! too bad i can only play piano :/
I definitely would be some sort of business leader or politician. I like the idea of being on the go, busy, accountable, and in such an active position in life. Would get my adreneline going, keep up the excitement, etc.
But pretty much any full time job that isn’t reptitive in nature, involves traveling from the office, and requires an active use of the mind would make me happy. And of course, money is a consideration, but that is secondary barring the existence of other options.
I would be a professional basketball player. Simple.
yeah….yeah… i want to be a ROCKSTAR soon !!!
Rey
what re you talking about
you want to be me)
Rich
See you friday did you miss me?
I want to make people laugh….. no I want to make them laugh so hard that they struggle to breathe and piss themselves!!! Have you ever been in a comedy club and the comedian is so totally “on” to the point where the entire room is belly laughing and no matter what the comedian says it envokes even more laughter ? I would love to be able to connect with people in that way
I was (still am) a very good tenis player; I even got a 4yr tennis scholarship in a private college. However, neither my height (5′8″) nor my athleticism (not the greatest athlete out there to say the least
allowed me to get to the pros. Wish I had a bit of NADAL-ness (what an animal 
to have got to the next level.
VAMOS everyone!
I would like to be Michael Jordan.
I admire Faith Hill. I’d want a life like hers– famous singer, beautiful person inside and out, married to her hot and handsome fellow rock star singer soul mate, beautiful kids, and happy happy happy. That would be the ideal life!
I THIS I THAT!
Let me join in the fun too
I love to teach. I want to be teaching people… anything that I truly value in life. In a very empowering way.
A teacher like a rock star!
Why am I reminded of Jack Black :p
Simple, Derek Flint from Our Man Flint.
Next up would be Napoleon Solo from The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Rogerio
I would like to be MJ, his airness Micheal Jordan, specially for his mind
ANYONE CAN BE A MUSICIAN! Go find a professional musician and learn from them. At least find a qualified person if your money’s leaking out of your wallets too fast. It is never too late. I am a musician musician myself and I started with the violin, then I progressed to pick up piano, guitar and started singing and composing. I wouldn’t say I was musically talented, but after I received education in music I could just UNDERSTAND music and almost directly feel what the composer was trying to convey. It’s a divine feeling.
gowie
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