Putting
Yourself Out There
I
had a conversation with a close friend last night. She is thinking about going to a three-day jazz
piano workshop this summer. I say ‘thinking’,
for she is not convinced she wants to expose her talent in this way. She is a stellar pianist, the one I would be
proud to accompany me any given day.
So,
what’s the problem?
Like
most of us, it boils down to confidence, a touch of ego or lack of, and fear of
exposing what skill we have and fear of getting better, perhaps.
Does
that last sentence sound odd? I think
not. What if my friend did get better? At what price would ‘better’ come?
It
boils down to “putting yourself out there”, or not.
Other
ways of saying this are:
“Press
publish.”
“Write
the song and then go sing it somewhere.”
“Paint
the painting and show us your stuff.”
We
all have to do it sooner or later, or we stay the same.
If
I sound like I am beating this drum long and loud for everyone to just go and
do the thing, I’m not. For my friend, I
see this as a wonderful opportunity, but that is my view. And at the end of the day, I respect her
decision.
Whatever
‘putting yourself out there’ means to you, please do it when the timing is
right. And nobody can dictate to you
when that time comes.
This is my morning
reflection.
Words of Hope
Encouragement
Inspiration
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