Bar reservations are through the roof, commercials are trending all over social media, nachos and wings are on everyones’ grocery lists, and all eyes are set on a certain singer to give the performance of a lifetime. It’s that time of year again: the Super Bowl.
In the last few decades, this football ‘play-off’ has turned into a worldwide event. Whether you’re watching the Super Bowl for the game, the ads, or the halftime show, you’re bound to be amazed. All differences aside, there is a lot of pressure for everyone involved. With over 110 million viewers in the U.S. alone, there’s no space for error. That is especially important for the halftime show, a performance that everyone looks forward to on TV and online.
This years’ halftime show performer, Lady Gaga, has a lot of pressure riding on her to give a performance that will amaze millions. She was announced as the halftime performer back in September, and has been working on it ever since. Recently, she’s been working 24/7 on the project. The question, however, is that if this performance is a good moivator for a singer who understands the pressure, or if it is an immense amount of pressure. Is this too much for one person to handle?
Motivation is the entity that describes our direction, intensity, and persistence towards meeting our goals. These goals could be everyday goals, such as waking up on time, to a large goal, such as performing at the Super Bowl. One’s motivation is determined by their intrinsic and extrinsic motivators. In Lady Gaga’s case, her intrinsic motivator is to conquer the biggest stage in the world. As for her extrinsic motivators, it’s to unite the world with messages of equality, especially after the recent political developments.
Gaga definitely has a need for achievement, as she wants to please
everyone there and put on a good show. The need for power would be to have everyone stop and listen to her performance, and understand any of the messages that she gives. There’s no reason to say that she doesn’t have a need for affiliation, as she has said in various
interviews that her goal is to build relationships with everyone involved in the production and show, and everyone at home.
The answer to whether it is an immense amount of pressure and stress would be yes, but it’s what you do with that pressure and stress that matters. For Lady Gaga, she’s turning that stress into a motivator to give everyone an extravagant show. After seeing many of her behind-the-scenes videos, it’s safe to say that the show is in good hands. Gaga has the credibility and the stamina to not give into the stress, and instead use it to push herself. All in all, it’s guaranteed that she’ll get the applause that she deserves.