So, did anyone else have a problem answering some of those personality test questions? I did.
As entertainers, we put a mask on every night. We wear both a physical mask (hair extensions, fake boobs, fake eyelashes, heavy makeup) and an emotional mask. For those of you who are relatively new to entertaining, you may still be in the process of developing your Stripper Persona.
I remember talking about Stripper Persona to a newbie one night a few months ago. She said something to the tune of, “Most guys just don’t seem to like me…that’s just who I am, and I can’t change that” I told her that she needed to separate her Real Life and her Stripper Persona. The Stripper Persona isn’t necessarily a whole lot different from the Real Life Persona…it is just amplified. It’s still you, but it embodies all the qualities that that you want to be….but are too shy to be in your Real Life.
Ironically, after a while we tend to become more like our Stripper Personas. I’m not referring to the loud, drunk, and topless aspect; I’m referring to confidence, friendliness, poise, and the ability to socialize with people who aren’t like you.
I first noticed this at the very first Exotic Dancer MBA that I taught with Lia from Starlight Ministries. Lia gave all the participants the Myers-Briggs personality test. As I was taking the test I had to stop and evaluate some of the simplest questions like: “Do you usually approach and introduce yourself to strangers at a party?” Avalon would….Rebecca wouldn’t. “Do you make your decisions quickly by your gut or slowly by anlyzing facts.” Well, Avalon can quickly decide a customer’s personality type and appropriate sale….Rebecca spent YEARS of research to design the system that Avalon uses.
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