Speaker 1Shut up, and sit down. Welcome to Being On Stage, the only podcast that gives you motivation, inspiration, and confidence to be better on stage. No matter how you entertain, sing, dance, band, comedian, public speaking, MC, drag, burlesque, performance art, or street performer, this is the show for you. Hey, rock stars. Welcome again to the Being On Stage podcast. This is your host, Reggie Dawson. Thank you for tuning in. One of the things that I've been reflecting on is, you know, it's been about six months since the podcast left the ground. And one of the things I've been reflecting on is, what can I do differently in the next six months based on what I've done in the last six months since starting? And one of the things I want to change is I want to change the frequency. So I'm really going to work to change the frequency. And I share this with you because a lot of times when you share. When you share it, you become accountable. And that's kind of what I want to talk to you today is sharing your dream, like sharing what you're doing with people that you know, people that, you know, your family, your friends. I think it's important to share. You're sharing your dreams with people. It does a couple of things. One, it lets people know that you have vision and you have goals and you have dreams. And it also holds you accountable to do something about those dreams. That's one of the things that I've learned through, you know, my leadership and my coaching training. Because, you know. Again, I have a day job. I'm a coach at my job as well. One of the things I've learned through all my professional training is you've got to be accountable. And the number one way to hold yourself accountable is to tell other people about it. Because then in conversation, you may see these people a year from now and they're going to. Hey, how's that podcast thing going? You know, that's a conversation I get into pretty regularly, you know. Because when I started this podcast, when I decided that, you know, I wanted to coach entertainers, you know, I wanted to take what I learned as an entertainer for 12 years or more and I want to apply it and coach other people again because I've done this in the past. But I want to focus all my efforts on others. You know, I told people. I told people at my job. I've told my family. I've told my friends. I posted on Facebook about it. And you know once you put it on Facebook, you got to do something because then everybody knows. I think it's safe to say that when I began this journey, you know, I put myself out there for everybody to see. You know, I shared with everybody that I was going to do a podcast. Even still to this day, if the opening presents itself, I talk to people. I tell them, you know, "Oh, yeah, I also coach entertainers to be better on stage. I do a podcast all about performing on stage." You know, I tell people about what I'm doing and my question is, is are you doing that? Are you telling people what you're doing? Are you sharing your dreams and your goals with the people that are around you because that's where you're going to get your support? Yes, later down the line, once you're. Once you get more rehearsed and you get those bigger shows and you get that bigger crowd and you really start, as they say, making a name for yourself. When you get to that point, that's going to be great. You're going to have plenty of support. But what if you're just starting out? Like what if you're still working on yourself, you know, and everybody should always be working on yourself. But no matter what, the best support you're going to get is from the people that are closest to you. Now, yes, you may get a couple of people that don't believe in you. Of course, that's going to happen because they live negatively. But you're going to make a difference in their lives. And I've said it before, I'll say it again. You can't have that negative anywhere near your career if you're going to make it. If you're going to do something with this, you've got to start X-ing out all the negativity, but you still have to share yourself with people. You've got to share your dreams, your vision. You know, I talk about when you're on stage, it's all about the audience. And it is, you know, when you're on stage, you're doing a performance that is very much about the audience. But the art, the art behind the creative process, that's about you. That's where you need to be sharing. Be sharing yourself because you're sharing yourself with your audience, but you're not even sharing your vision with your family and friends. You've got to share with people what you're doing. It's going to hold you accountable and push you to get better because people are going to ask about even if they don't believe in you. I guarantee I mean, maybe you've got this distant cousin that you only see at Thanksgiving. And so you're sitting down to a grand old turkey dinner and they just happen to be across from you. And all of a sudden they're like, so how's that miming? And you're like, what are you doing? You're like, what are you doing? I'm in there every day posting something, doing a video, posting a little quote or something to think of, doing a little question and answer. So I'm in there every single day. Join the group. Again, beingonstage.com. Share yourself with us. Share yourself with other people. We're looking forward to hearing what you've got going on in your performance space. So come on over and please, as always, keep on shining.
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