anyone familiar?

...i kinda have a semi big oppurtunity knocking at my door and it scares the shit out of me. i dont wanna say just what it is yet, cuz i still feel like talking about it will jinx it, but lets just say my agenda sundenly has the offer of professional assistance. the ball is in my court. and i can feel that if things go right..shit is gonna start happenin real fast (or at least as fast as i can move)

and thats the thing, i know i have skills. and i know possibilty is endless.

but im shook.

i refuse to take any of this for granted but...its like, now that people are saying "hey..you've got something. lets take it to the next level" - im freezing up.

anybody else have success hangups?

has anyone (especially independant business owners) overcome that clinging fear of your own potential?

i refuse to stop hear yaknow, but...i'm all

help family



p.s.==> the oppurtunity is being extended because of how "successful" my blog is becoming. i dont know how many of you have checked it out or not, but once this new oppurtunity starts to materialize as content- it will most likely surface there as well. http://sahboog.wordpress.com

nobody has any encouragement or help to offer? or ya'll just think i'm bullshiting, tryna promote my works?

I say keep your head but do jump in. The fear will only bring regret if you let it take over & block your opportunities. Fear is normal, good even. It shows you know there are some risks at hand, that your life WILL change, & that responsibility comes with that. Don't get down the road & wonder what could have been. If you feel the people you're in talks with are sound & your heart is telling you to do it, then by all means GO FORTH.

Dude, you know my advice on this: Do it!

By the way, would such fear of success be cured if this thread bombs?

I don't know what to say,but I sure am curious.

ThreadBare said:

Re fear of success, we all have it.

Do it anyway. You're young and able, with no dependents. It's the time we look back on later and either say, "hey, at least I took my shot! I have no regrets!" or "Damn, I wonder what coulda been..."

And since you specifically asked about independent business owners: I am in the process of starting my own business, as is my husband (two separate businesses). I can pinpoint two major factors that pushed me to do it:

1. It's something I truly love and will happily spend my time doing.

2. I hate working for other people and don't want to be exploited anymore.

Good luck.

There are no guarantees in life ever. Go for it! I wish you luck !

You only live once, go for it and fuck the fear. Good luck

It's okay to be nervous when you are taking it to that next level. Don't let that stop you though. If this is a really good opportunity, just throw yourself into the situation and don't look back.

FunkMistress said:

Just DO IT - worse that happens is you fail - BIG DEAL

Best wishes

SirPsycho said:

Chile please. Hold your breath and just jump...and btw, I look forward to the Universe getting your behind booked here in Europe for the Reeperbahn Music Festival next year...

There's a saying: 'feel the fear and do it anyway'! I think that this applies here. Mate, there's so much shit out there in the world, that I'm just over the moon that someone good has managed to get himself and his hard work recognised

Just go for it, what have you got to loose? Just don't forget us here when you're all 'high falootin' and shit

Good luck my friend, keep us posted

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Wait. I just listened to the Youtube thing you posted... Is that YOU?!

dude, you ain't got nothing to worry about, success at least.


J/K, what do you have to lose besides your soul?

CalhounSq said:

Totally agree!

Your fear is your driving force, without it there is no real sense of acheivement.

If you go for it you have already succeded... Too many say "What if?" and live to regret not trying. I used to be one of them.

FunkMistress said:

those 2 reasons are BIG in my motivation...corporate america is NOT for me

Ottesen said:

you've been saying that for some time now ...if i ever get the chance, i will DEF get involved in that

MrsGoodnight said:

sinisterpentatonic said:

...you dont know how often i jokingly say "i'm really feelin like i should sell my soul to a record label right about now" on bad days

thank you tho

Steadwood said:

how have you overcome your regret? did you take those same matters in your hand at a later date?









and to everyone else who i didnt quote? thankyou thankyou thankyou from the bottom of my heart.

when i posted this, i had just gotten a "confirmation" that myself the th interested party were going to actually make good on what he had proposed when i met him. i'm happy to share - since then the fear has gone down some, even tho i still have a bit of nerve in my gut...everything tells me that never really goes anywhere.

alot of what you guys have said is very familiar to me and i've even read about much of it in a book called art and fear. i know that fear is inseparable from life (let alone art) and even fuels some of our greatest moments as beings, but seeing the dominos fall down in an orderly fashion is very new and shocking to me. i've been working very hard these last 2 years to rewire my self-image and focus and drive and whatnot- so while i know that fear is the only thing to fear, i still have to cry out about it yaknow?

im not TOO worried...and i REFUSE to stay where i am right now, so ..im gonna make SOMTHING out of this moment

just had to check with ya'll cuz all of yall have come to be a kind of support system in "me just being who i am" yaknow? (i imagine you do) <===[sammi and i were talking about the parallels between the uptopian uptown concept that prince always campaigned, at least in song, and how instinctually close knit his fan community seems to be or feel at least]

anyway...yeah...fear not gone, but i am noticing im becoming more adept at confronting my fears and working with them ...even when i have cry out moments..

whenever "this project" gets finished (or the first part of it) ...i'll be sure to post it here (tho it'll prob have to be in the org artists forum...maybe i'll figure out a way to sneak it in GD )


side not: anyone familiar with BIG HASSLE MEDIA? they also commented on my blog recently and expressed interest in sending me their press releases and updates...i havent responded yet, cuz i like to stop and think about things, but i thought i'd ask

Dude, about the Big Hassle thing... if I read that correctly some of their clients include, Fountains of Wayne, The Pretenders and Van Hunt??? Seriously!!

If that is the case then if you don't jump like we've all said then, well I just won't know what to say...

the list goes on... Weezer, Kings of Leon, Patti Smith...

fo' reals!!
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there is a time and place for everything.....you're just embarking upon your time dude!

...and you already knew your gift would make room for you. ...just like you "go" to the store...you about to "go" to what you prepared for! just part of your routine!

Hey, man! You already know how I feel about it.....

Go for it!

MrsGoodnight said:
Wait. I just listened to the Youtube thing you posted... Is that YOU?!

nod smile

Fuck me! You're really good! Let me know when the album comes out

MrsGoodnight said:

thanks!

it'll be awhile before the mitape is done (it'll be free)

but a good deal of my music can be heard on youtube...just go here==> www.youtube.com/augusttraci

SirPsycho said:

Cool - thanks Phsyc. I;ll check it out. And I'll be sure to tell everyone that I 'know' you from the org - y'know, when you're all famous an' that

MrsGoodnight said:

I have it. It's one of my biggest demons. Will conquer. WILL.