{"id":2050,"date":"2026-08-29T08:26:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T07:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preethinair.com\/site\/?p=2050"},"modified":"2026-08-29T08:32:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T07:32:15","slug":"sing-like-you-dont-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preethinair.com\/site\/sing-like-you-dont-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Sing Like You Don&#8217;t Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every year, I go to the Edinburgh Fringe and immerse myself in storytelling, hoping to get better at my craft.<br> This year\u2019s biggest lesson came from an unexpected source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br> In a science lecture room, a Madonna tribute act was singing and dancing her heart out to a largely unenthusiastic crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br> Behind her, a PowerPoint slide read:<br> \u201cI am not reinventing myself. I am going through the layers and revealing myself.\u201d<br> Madonna<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br> I talk a lot about reinvention. I give keynotes on it.<br> But perhaps reinvention isn\u2019t about becoming someone new.<br> Maybe it\u2019s about having the courage to reveal more of who you already are.<br> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The singer, kept giving it everything, despite getting very little back. She continued singing her heart out.<br> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then one person stood up and danced.<br> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That gave someone else permission to join in. And then someone else.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not everyone will understand what you do. Not everyone will respond.<br>But the right people will find you. They will take what they need from what you offer, sometimes in ways you may never know.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The work is not to win over the whole room.<br>It is to keep singing regardless&#8230; <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/preethinair.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2822cbeb-21b0-4180-9c95-ff246d63e2dc-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/preethinair.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2822cbeb-21b0-4180-9c95-ff246d63e2dc-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/preethinair.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2822cbeb-21b0-4180-9c95-ff246d63e2dc-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/preethinair.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2822cbeb-21b0-4180-9c95-ff246d63e2dc.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" src=\"https:\/\/preethinair.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2822cbeb-21b0-4180-9c95-ff246d63e2dc-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-interaction-id=\"ec85cac\" src=\"https:\/\/preethinair.com\/site\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/images\/placeholder-v4.svg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, I go to the Edinburgh Fringe and immerse myself in storytelling, hoping to get better at my craft. 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