The Embarrassing Story of My Ripped Jeans
I spent this last weekend in the middle of the California desert for a seminar with my coach Max Simon. In August. Air conditioning was spotty. The water was “unpottable” (code for poisonous). The speaker had laryngitis and couldn’t speak.
And the class totally rocked! I don’t think I’ve ever gotten so much specific, detailed, easy to follow instruction at a single event. Information that I think could TRIPLE my income in the next year.
What does that have to do with my EMBARRASSING STORY?
Given the location and the group of people attending, I knew the event would be pretty casual. So I packed casual.
I didn’t expect to be on camera. It wasn’t my event, after all.
Silly me. I packed a pair of very fashionable “distressed” Rock and Republic jeans. My favorites.
Even though I’ve only been coaching with Max for a couple of months, he called me out onto his “expert panel” and introduced me as a “rock star” client. (I’m blushing and preening as I write this.)
When I climbed to the stage the whole audience (and camera) got a rare rear view!
And the videos of the event will be repackaged as an info-product. Place your orders now, lads!
Here’s the life lesson, besides always be camera ready and get the seat of your jeans patched before leaving the house…
It didn’t matter. All people talked about afterward was my authenticity, presence on stage, and message. I heard again and again how people appreciated my vulnerability, honesty, and sense of humor.
In fact I left the event with some supercharged business alliances, a couple of high profile interview requests, and some new clients too.
I’m sharing this because I really want you to embrace that inner freak/weirdo/klutz we all try to hide from the world, and then find the community that will LOVE you for it! People are STARVING for authenticity more than perfection.
Have you ever had an experience like that? When something that could have been a total disaster or humiliation taught you something good instead? Please share your comments.
Tags: authenticity, life lessons, Max Simon
August 23rd, 2010 at 6:16 pm
Hey Morgana,
GREAT article. I have had to laugh at myself so much in the last few years…so healing and refreshing! I especially liked this:
“I’m sharing this because I really want you to embrace that inner freak/weirdo/klutz we all try to hide from the world, and then find the community that will LOVE you for it! People are STARVING for authenticity more than perfection.”
I find, like you, that the more comfortable I am with my imperfections…the busier I am getting!
Thanks as usual for your sass and panache!
And triple your income? Yeah Baby, then what are you doing for the rest of the year!
Love,
Catherine
August 23rd, 2010 at 8:19 pm
My philosophy has always been if you can’t laugh at yourself, you haven’t the right to laugh at anyone else. Good for you, turning potential embarrassment into pure win.
August 27th, 2010 at 3:15 am
Dear Morgana, I truly appreciate all the beauty you bring to the planet. I am praying for the opportunity to work with you one-on-one please check out my email to you via aime and contact me. My life of overt trauma since birth historically has been very, very challenging and yet, my faith pulls me through. Finding you on the internet is a breath of fresh air…I have been researching and developing information on the art of self-love and looking forward to sharing my books and programs and hopefully transform countless lives world over, making the world a better place than when I entered. Your statement of self acceptance is one of the greatest expressions of self-love. In my quest to become on with it I prayerfully and relinquishing perfectionism. It has been quite the process and yet I see glimpses of my greatness in all my imperfections and even in my historical need to be perfect. Thank You for sharing and in part, because of your jeans story I AM further supported into not accepting any new applicants into my life who cannot appreciate my seeming imperfections…they are in my mind my self-balancing tools…Sending You Love, Light, Peace and Blessings!
August 27th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
Oh, how to take that in stride. It sounds like you were very authentic in the situation and a great example for others. I have many friends who want to be perfect and are unaware that 1) who sets the perfection standard, and 2) that perfection doesn’t exist. You have given permission to others how life’s little mishaps can turn into gold.
Thanks Morgana
Sue
September 10th, 2010 at 12:46 pm
Morgana,
I was at Joshua Tree for the ‘distressed jeans but impressed audience’ event.
It was more than your authenticity that we were impressed with…
And it was more than the amazing life that you have been able to create for yourself and others…
It was also that in what could have been an embarrassing moment, you chuckled, held yourself high, answered the questions with the authority you are and cracked a joke about it. It was your willingness to stand and not shrink that taught us all so
much about how to be.
With Thanks and Love
Farhana