Quote Of The Day:
“There’s nothing to fear but fear itself”
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Okay, I stand here today referred to as a mature woman (if you count being 29 mature ha ha). Alright, I’ll admit I am a little older than that, but luckily, I still feel like I am 17. Lately I have been reunited with a lot of my former students who have grown into beautiful, capable, young women embarking on a new journey of singing, writing, and performing their craft. I am so excited for them as I remember what it felt like to be entering the music business with wide-eyed wonderment and a dream of becoming a professional singer and performer when I was their age. It has been an amazing journey that has taken me around the world and allowed me to create and perform with incredible singers and musicians along the way. Who wouldn’t want to experience that kind of magic?…BUT, there is one thing that can hold a person back from fulfilling such a dream and that is FEAR.
It always amazes me when I hear a person sing really well in a casual setting and when I comment on how well they sing they say “oh, I could never get up in front of people and do what you do”. My response is always “why not?” There are so many different kinds of fear: fear of success, fear of failure, fear of looking stupid, fear of being judged… I could go on all day. Well, here’s my take on that… do you want to play in the game or forever be outside looking in wishing you could play? As Nike says – “just do it”. If you love to sing, get out there and sing. In this age of reality t.v., the amount of opportunities for people to enter singing, talent and songwriting contests have exploded. Challenge yourself. Do one thing a day that scares you and if today’s fear is getting up on stage to sing for the first time because you really want to – DO IT… I DARE YA!!! Once you do it, I guarantee you will feel so free and be so hooked. Life is too short not to follow your dreams no matter how big or how small.
Until Next Time… Breathe and Happy Singing!
Angela
ps – two more weeks until the launch of “The 5 Point Singing System” vocal program… stay tuned.
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