Are You A Content Creator Who Is Scared To Death?
I have ONE mission as a content creator & drummer when on stage; to change the moment you’re standing in…but I’m scared to death.
Can’t see the video above? Click here => A Lesson On Intimidation From Mike Tyson
Content Creator Gears Grinding To A Halt
Over the past few years, it seems as though I am dealing with some issues in my drummer & content creator life. Plagued with false starts and half dones. Often, I feel as though I used to be prolific and now…who knows? It’s like fits and starts. I’m excited to do something then I get scared to death. I’ll say in all fairness; I have been going through some tough three years on the personal front with my family. Time that has somewhat slowed me down with my creative aspirations. It seems it’s a bit bigger then just mild procrastination due to mental fatigue. I can’t quite figure out what’s wrong with me…which is why I started/rebooted this blog. To organize my head, find myself, my real voice…not my rant voice. Those of you who know me know that well on Facebook).
Lacing Up Someone Else’s Shoes For A Little Walk
The other night I received the DVD ‘Tyson’ from my Blockbuster queue. While I was working on a website project I had this on in the side window of my screen. I think we, as a society, have formed a pretty clear opinion of Mr. Tyson. I was no different before going into this film. Despite that, I was still curious and I wanted to see what this documentary, and Mike Tyson, had to say. I grew up watching this man, or should I say machine, destroy men. If you spent any time watching a Mike Tyson fight, you would see that he was a pretty intense athlete. Most would call him an animal. It isn’t ’til you hear his story that you get an idea of what/who ‘Made’ Iron Mike Tyson. The mental and physical conditioning, the transformation, the realization and new found purpose for which he was placed here by [insert your deity here].
Where Have I Heard That Before?
Now maybe you’ve watched the scene I posted above; once I saw it, I was speechless. I know we’ve all heard things like this before from master motivators everywhere. For some reason this bit of the film moved me. It just goes to show, you as the viewer NEVER know how someone’s mind is affecting their self esteem and drive. On the outside an athlete may appear to have supreme confidence. Yet underneath they are boxing with themselves.
The Creative Voice(s) In My Drummer Head
I tend to relate and frame this in something I know well, my music/drumming life. When I tour I’m asked by friends how I do it? How do I keep my energy so powerful for the entire hour and change. Am I ever nervous? I respond all the time, “no.” There’s been hundreds & hundreds of shows in my life, with each one I’ve had ONE mission in my performance. I need to give the audience more than what I had. I had to find it somewhere and give it to them…my soul. I don’t do it for flash, I do it to change the moment that you’re standing in. One where you’ll remember everything you WANT and nothing you don’t. There have been many times, especially with Slick Idiot, when the pre-show intro plays. The closer I get to a dark stage the more confident I get… The closer I get to the stage the MORE confident I get… But I’m scared to death.
How do you feel…what are you telling yourself in your head?
