​Since starting improv there is something that i notice I do a lot – and that is say Yes! Now, i have always been someone who has been outgoing and taken opportunities when they have arisen but I  do find the word yes is now more and more prominent. I am not sure what i am saying yes to more then i was before but whenever i do say it i feel a lot of positive energy surge.

Just to put into perspective what i was like before doing comedy – i would always embrace life and live it to the full – when i moved up to Newcastle and knew no-one up there I still embraced the adventure and would spend weekends travelling around the North East by myself and even going making a solid plan to go to a concert every single month so that I was entertained. I even went and lived and travelled around the East Coast of America by myself for three months – so you can see the word yes has always been something that has been important to me.

However, i find sine taking improv, my yesses have been more important – they have helped me to declutter and push my life. I say yes to now to taking even bigger challenges – i push myself and apply for jobs I probably wouldn’t of done before and have lead me to the place in which I am today. I say yes to getting rid of negativity in my life and realised it’s better to have a few close friends then loads to have a “squad” (myself and good friend James had a very long converation about this the other day and it has done this to both of us – it makes you realise that life is about quality not quantity).

I say yes to myself throughtout interviews and it creates a positive vibe to the employer that I probably didnt have before. Whilst I may be single, it makes me feel more confident in talking to guys I like and i don’t find a block anymore instead of thinking “oh crap i am acting like an idiot” instead i think “screw it, just do it and say that silly thing you were going to say.”

I have always been an outgoing person but improv really has developed me as a person. I don’t feel afraid anymore to get rid of the things that were making me unhappy instead I embrace the things that do and feel closer to the people that make my life great. I feel more confident in life as a whole and feel that being a yes [wo]man really is great.