The Piano Story
W E have a story we like to share with people early in their careers. It’s a great illustration that may help you in training and supporting your own organization.
Imagine an audience of 500 people seated before a stage with a grand piano. Suddenly, out walks a person who has never had even one lesson and knows nothing about music. After
the applause dissipates, he very aggressively begins to bang out horrible combinations of sounds that literally hurt one’s ears. At first, the audience glances around the room in utter shock and disbelief. Following a full ten minutes of pathetic piano beating, the audience begins to boo and hiss. Within a couple of minutes, their boos drown out the performer, who calmly stands, bows, and walks off.
As the hacker exits, a pianist with thirty years experience enters from the other side of the stage. He methodically and flawlessly plays a beautiful Mozart concerto. When he’s finished, the crowd leaps to its feet and gives him a thunderous ovation as he bows two or three times, then exits the stage.
In the dressing room the expert pianist notices that the first performer is gently humming to
himself and adjusting his tie before leaving. Although the expert pianist is somewhat embarrassed to bring up the subject, his curiosity finally gets the best of him. He smiles in the mirror at the first performer, and asks a question:
“Forgive me for intruding, but I notice you aren’t particularly offended by what just happened out there. I have to ask you, what’s it like to be booed off a stage. I mean, isn’t it horribly
degrading?”
The gentleman turns around so that he is facing the pianist and with all seriousness responds, “Oh no. I didn’t take it personally. It was the piano.”
Perhaps one of the most interesting elements of human nature is our tendency band to a greater or lesser degree we all possess it—to place blame elsewhere. The truth is, while
many people criticize our industry after they fail, it’s not the fault of the industry. As in the preceding story, a poor musician can’t legitimately blame the piano for his lack of talent. You may want to remember this story and share it with new distributors.
HARRY SIR LOFTY.
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