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Do It Everyday

from The Being On Stage Podcast

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Do It Everyday

In this episode of the Being On Stage podcast, host Reggie Dawson opens by describing a disastrous two-week stretch in which he and his wife were both seriously ill, leaving him lethargic and unproductive. Despite this, he took two coaching calls: one with a performer needing tips for staying calm on stage, whom he advised to throw himself completely into the performance, and another seeking new ways to perform, with whom he discussed expanding beyond a single talent into skills like juggling, dancing, or music. He invites listeners to book a free 20-30 minute call through his calendar for advice or an outside perspective. Reggie then announces a personal commitment: recording a podcast every day for a week, as a stepping stone toward daily episodes throughout July. He connects this challenge to performing, explaining that daily practice improves skills, builds accountability, grows an audience, and boosts confidence. He encourages listeners to post rehearsal videos daily, including failures and mistakes, because audiences love watching progress. Finally, he urges eliminating the word "try" in favor of decisive action, and invites listeners to reach out by email or through his calendar, closing with his signature phrase, "keep on shining."

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Speaker 1Hey, Rockstars. Reggie Dawson, your host of the Being On Stage podcast. Welcome back. Man, can I tell you, it has been a disastrous couple of weeks. Like, I mean, absolutely disastrous. I mean, there's been highs, there's been lows, but overall, if I could go back and relive the last two weeks, I would choose not to. We've been sick in my household, all of us, all of us. Actually, our teenager was on a mission trip last week, so that was nice. But we were both sick, horribly, horribly sick. My wife got sick first, I took care of her, and naturally, when you're the caregiver for someone who's sick, what happens to you? You get sick. It may seem kind of odd, doing a podcast all about getting sick, but think about it. As a performer, getting sick, that affects your career. That affects your ability to do what it is you love. I can't say that I've completely been unproductive while I've been sick. I did get a couple of call requests in, so I got to talk to a couple of performers about what's going on with them, and it was really interesting. One of them just needed some advice for getting on stage for the first time, and they had confidence out the you-know-what, but they just needed some tips for, like, how to stay calm, cool, and collected in the moment. And so, you know, I shared what I do, and that is just get into it. Just get so totally, totally, completely into your performance. That's the best way to get rid of nerves. Like, you know, you have those pre-performance nerves, but then you have those nerves that set in, like, about 30 seconds into your show when you realize that everyone's just staring at you. And at that point, just throw yourself into your performance. And just, you know, as I sometimes call it, go balls to the wall, which basically means just go for it. Go all in. Like, throw yourself completely into it. Get completely immersed into what it is you're doing, and just let the real feelings flow out. And just, I don't know. There's no other better way to put it, but get into it. And then I got to talk to another individual who was actually just looking for new ways. New ways to perform. And so we talked through some other talents and everything. And that's the thing. It's just because you do one thing on stage, like, just because you sing really, really well, it doesn't mean, like, you can't take up learning something else, like juggling or dancing or an instrument or something like that. So we talked through some of those options and everything. And, hey, listen, if there's something that you want to talk through and just kind of you need a sounding board, you need some advice, you've been, I don't know, maybe you've been wanting to hear what I have to say about your specific situation. Not the two of you. Not the two of my own horn. But, hey, it happens. You can book a call with me on my calendar. Just go to beingonstage.com slash calendar. And it's completely free. We'll just get on the phone for, like, 20, 30 minutes and, you know, talk through what you got going on. Sometimes it's good just to get some outside perspective. So I'm here for you. You know, let me know what I can do for you. But, yeah, so talking to these two individuals, you know, while I'm sick, taking care of my wife while she's sick, and the week before. We were just, like, you know, when you start to get sick, you get lazy, you get lethargic, and then you finally start sneezing. That was that whole week before. So just two weeks just completely, like, blah, and then cough, cough, sneeze, sneeze, sniffle, sniffle, I guess. But that's what's been going on, you know, for us for the past two weeks. But you got to, I got to come back to it and I got to stick with it. So here's what I'm doing. I'm actually kind of making a commitment. Today, it's something I've been thinking about doing since I started this podcast. And I don't know why I just think about things. And I think we all do that. We all go through things where we just, like, we think about doing something, but that's all it really is, is just we think about it. We think about it. We think about it. We play through a couple of different scenarios. We even get to the point where we're hyping ourselves up. We're like, yeah, yeah, yeah, we're going to do it. We're going to do it. And then we just don't. Well, that's kind of how this happened. But, you know, I've been doing this podcast now for, like, a year and a half. And I don't know. I've been thinking about doing this and thinking about it. And I know other podcasters have done it. It's actually a podcasting challenge, if you will, among the community. Some people try this. It's a podcast every day. And most people try to do this for a month. Now, since I'm that think through it kind of guy, I've thought through the whole month. And I'm like, you know what? Let me start with a week. So, you know, today's Monday, July 1st, beginning of the month. So I can easily transition into doing it for the whole month. But it's something I've been wanting to try. So I'm going to do a podcast every day this week. And then that's going to prepare me to do a podcast every day in July. And you wonder, like, what does this have to do with you? What does this have to do with performing? Well, one, making a commitment and setting a goal. One, it helps you hold yourself accountable because I'm making a commitment to put something out there for people. So, obviously. If I don't do it, I'm breaking a commitment to you. You know, I'm not reaching my own goal. It pushes you a little bit. You know, it makes you more accountable to anything that you do every day. You're one. You're going to get better. And I know I'm like one to a B. I'm like making an outline here as I talk. But just roll with me. So if you do something every day for me, it's podcasting for you. It's juggling, singing, dancing, baton twirling, whatever it is, getting on stage even. If you do something every day, you're going to get better. And because it's a social media platform, you know, podcasting is social media. I'm also going to try and work in some Facebook stuff there, too. You do something every day, you're going to reach more people, thus building your audience. So for you, this could translate as, you know, posting a rehearsal video every day on Facebook or Instagram, posting a performance update on Twitter every single day. And by doing this, And really, if you choose social media, I would recommend video, doing Facebook or Instagram live every single day of you rehearsing. Even if it's not live, even if you record the video and post it later, whatever. But post a video every single day this week or this month, you're going to get better. You're going to reach more people. It's putting yourself out there. And because you're doing something over and over and over again, you're going to build such a skill in whatever it is, whether it's, you know, talking to a camera, talking on a microphone, working on a backflip. Could you imagine if you committed to learning something new to put on stage and you practiced it and videotaped your practice every single day for a month? Can you imagine how good you'd be at that one particular thing that you're working on? And everyone would see your progression. And by the way, people love to watch you progress. So if you're not putting out your rehearsals, if you're not putting out your failures, your mistakes and things like that, and I'm not saying. I'm not saying make a, you know, a "wah" post, like a "Oh, the performance didn't go well, I fell, blah, blah, blah, woe is me." None of that. I'm saying, like, actually videotape yourself as you're trying to do a backflip and falling. Or as you're trying to juggle and hit yourself in the head. Or as you're trying to sing and your voice cracks, you know. Record yourself trying something new. Your audience loves it. You're going to like it. And it's going to help you progress even more. Side note: It builds your confidence. Like, nobody's business. Because if you can fail in front of everybody, success is going to be so much sweeter. If you can fall on your face, let your voice crack, hit yourself in the head, fall on your butt. If you can do that in front of people or on video, you can do anything. Anything. So, make the commitment with me, you know, let's do this every single day. Start with a week, and then let's work our way to the month, you know. A month is a very short time. It's a very scary thing to commit to, I can tell you that. I just told you my thing about, "I'm going to start with a week and see how it goes." Yeah, because a month scares me. But, it's something I want to try. It's something I really want to push for. I have to eliminate the word "try." I always tell my daughter that. I'm like, "There's no such thing as try. Don't try. Just do it, or don't do it." And I've got to eliminate the word "try." I think that's going to be my next thing that I work on, is getting rid of the word "try." And I think we can all do without trying. And just get to doing. You know what I mean? That's my spiel. That's what's going on. I'm making a commitment to do something every day. And, that's that. But, I can still make time for you. So listen, still, make that appointment on the calendar. Because, let's get after something, you know. Let's put your dreams in your little GPS navigation in your head. And, let's go do it. Let's go do it. Hit me up. You can send me an email, [email protected] Or, just jump on the calendar, beingonstage.com/calendar. Thanks for tuning in to the Being On Stage Podcast. Can't wait to hear from you. Hit me up. And always, always, keep on shining.

Podcast Summary

Key Points:

  1. Host Reggie Dawson recounts a disastrous two-week period in which he and his wife were seriously ill, disrupting his productivity.
  2. He took two coaching calls during his illness, advising one performer on managing nerves by fully immersing in the performance.
  3. He advised a second caller that performers can expand their skills beyond their primary talent, such as juggling, dancing, or playing an instrument.
  4. He offers free 20-30 minute coaching calls bookable at beingonstage.com/calendar for anyone needing advice or an outside perspective.
  5. He commits to recording a podcast every day for a week, as preparation for a daily podcast throughout July.
  6. He urges listeners to apply the same daily commitment to their craft, practicing and posting rehearsal videos every day on social media.
  7. Sharing failures and mistakes on video builds audience connection and confidence, making eventual success sweeter.
  8. He stresses eliminating the word "try" and replacing it with decisive action, encouraging listeners to pursue their dreams.

Summary:

In this episode of the Being On Stage podcast, host Reggie Dawson opens by describing a disastrous two-week stretch in which he and his wife were both seriously ill, leaving him lethargic and unproductive. Despite this, he took two coaching calls: one with a performer needing tips for staying calm on stage, whom he advised to throw himself completely into the performance, and another seeking new ways to perform, with whom he discussed expanding beyond a single talent into skills like juggling, dancing, or music. He invites listeners to book a free 20-30 minute call through his calendar for advice or an outside perspective.

Reggie then announces a personal commitment: recording a podcast every day for a week, as a stepping stone toward daily episodes throughout July. He connects this challenge to performing, explaining that daily practice improves skills, builds accountability, grows an audience, and boosts confidence. He encourages listeners to post rehearsal videos daily, including failures and mistakes, because audiences love watching progress. Finally, he urges eliminating the word "try" in favor of decisive action, and invites listeners to reach out by email or through his calendar, closing with his signature phrase, "keep on shining."

FAQs

It is a podcast hosted by Reggie Dawson that focuses on performing and helping performers improve their skills and careers.

You can book a free call by visiting beingonstage.com/calendar and scheduling a 20-30 minute session.

He suggests getting completely immersed in your performance and throwing yourself into it fully to overcome nerves.

He is committing to doing a podcast every day for a week, with the goal of extending it to the entire month of July.

Daily practice helps you get better, reach more people, build your audience, and gain confidence by sharing your progress.

He encourages performers to record and share their failures and mistakes because audiences love to watch progression and it builds confidence.

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1815 words