Ignite Your Applause To A Standing Ovation!

By: Dr. Kim Carter

A Standing Ovation is offered in recognition of an outstanding accomplishment or performance. We all have witnessed them and hopefully have received one or two. Standing ovations speak volumes and thus should not be taken casually. Research conducted by The Producer’s Perspective (2014) attempts to make light of this by discussing that some people receive a standing ovation as a result of “social proof”, which is when people conform to the behavior of others by joining in. I argue that although social proof exists, we are happy to applaud the milestones reached by others and are encouraged to do so, even when initiated by someone else. SciencePeople.com, in their article, How To Get A Standing Ovation (2015), shared that standing ovations are obtained by wowing the audience so deeply they rise to their feet. We all have compelling life stories that can ignite you right out of your seat and we stand ready to applaud them, either alone or following the lead of others. May we remain intentional in igniting our applause because YOU deserve a standing ovation.

A Standing Ovation by Dr. Kim Carter

Survivors, trailblazers, innovators, and entrepreneurs too,

Earned the recognition so proudly bestowed upon them by you.

Initiators, catalysts for change, and torchbearers alike,

All give us reason to ignite our applause with empowered flight.

Flight to jump so high above the ground, for which we stand,

Far beyond the circumstances used to change the world for our fellow man.

You’ve birthed a life, saved a life, and made a positive impact in a life, 

Started a cause, resolved a cause, found a cure, or passed a law, pursued with passion and might.

Lit a torch, lived a dream, you are a reckoned force,

Through drive, discipline, dedication, and execution, you stayed the course.

Shine a light on it, ignite a fire under it, and jump to your feet for it,

The standing ovation YOU deserve, never again to sit.