Objective vs Subjective

So, these can be easily compatible, so I will try not to get them confused...(It makes sense in my head, but explaining it is not as easy).

In my every day life, as a performer, it is important to be more objective with ourselves. For example, going into an audition, I have to be able to give an objective opinion about myself. If a casting director says to me "We are only looking for women who can do a triple pirouette" and I don't have my triple, then in order to be onjective, I have to say that I don't have my triple, and maybe I'm still only working on a single. I can't say to the casting director "Triple pirouette? Hah! How about a quadruple!" because I would be giving false information, and I would be thinking too much of myself, when I am not ready for that kind of challenge.

Objective is factual versus Subjective is more opinionated and based off of what we think.

A subjective analysis of myself as a performer would be "I can do my triple pirouette just like that ballerina in the front row, because I am just as driven and motivated." This is subjective because I am jumping the gun and trying to do a higher skill before I mastered a lower skill, and my claim is opinionated. I don't know if I can do my turn like that ballerina, but I "believe" I can, which means I can.

An objective claim about myself would be "If I practice and master my single, then I can eventually nail my triple like that ballerina in the front row." This is an objective claim because practicing a lower skill will lead to eventual mastery of a higher skill, and my aspirations are more realistic.

I hope all of this dance talk made some kind of sense :) Let me know if anyone would like some clarification.

~Theresa