Green Room - Week 26 - Day 4
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therealljidolIn case you missed the ground shaking last night, the results from the final Round Two came in: http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/464364.html True to form, they managed to shake things up.
How much will be shaken up (or perhaps stirred, not enough things are stirred these days. Damn you Bond!) when our Top 17 take the stage? http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/462769.html Only time will tell.
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I'm running low on time this morning - but I did want to start the ball rolling on some meta:
I "get" low self esteem. I get being humble and thinking you can do a better job. But if you are at this point - you are here for a reason.
People like your work.
When you are eliminated. That doesn't mean people have stopped liking your work either. With the sheer talent pool this season, that means someone got a few more butts in the seats for that particular entry. Which is fine, and it is how it works in the "real world" of publishing as well. Publishing, and pretty much every other aspect of life.
The number one thing is that you need to believe in yourself, and writing *for yourself*. Do you need to keep your audience in mind? Of course. Being able to find a successful fusion of those two concepts can separate someone struggling from someone successful at what they are doing. There are plenty of writers who can string together brilliant pieces and don't manage to find that level of connection that they need to have in order to get noticed, and stay noticed.
How much will be shaken up (or perhaps stirred, not enough things are stirred these days. Damn you Bond!) when our Top 17 take the stage? http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/462769.html Only time will tell.
***
I'm running low on time this morning - but I did want to start the ball rolling on some meta:
I "get" low self esteem. I get being humble and thinking you can do a better job. But if you are at this point - you are here for a reason.
People like your work.
When you are eliminated. That doesn't mean people have stopped liking your work either. With the sheer talent pool this season, that means someone got a few more butts in the seats for that particular entry. Which is fine, and it is how it works in the "real world" of publishing as well. Publishing, and pretty much every other aspect of life.
The number one thing is that you need to believe in yourself, and writing *for yourself*. Do you need to keep your audience in mind? Of course. Being able to find a successful fusion of those two concepts can separate someone struggling from someone successful at what they are doing. There are plenty of writers who can string together brilliant pieces and don't manage to find that level of connection that they need to have in order to get noticed, and stay noticed.
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Date: 2011-05-20 04:30 pm (UTC)I think it's hard for me to "get" why other people behave that way since it's so foreign from the way I am. Sure, I've probably had occasional spells of it, but they're rarer for me than they are you. I'm generally able to change my focus around, which makes it harder for me to understand why others can't. Though I do accept not everyone can be the same, even if I don't always understand it.
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Date: 2011-05-20 04:34 pm (UTC)Well I'm a dang stubborn person. I believe what I believe and have a hard time changing that. It's gotten me far in life when that something is good to be stubborn about...it holds me back in others that aren't so good.
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Date: 2011-05-20 04:43 pm (UTC)Ahh, yes. A lot of good traits do have negative sides to them, too, unfortunately. Just like the whole confident vs. cocky thing ;)
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Date: 2011-05-20 07:00 pm (UTC):trying to think how to word this:
I was always unsure of myself growing up. My mother, in particular, was a hard-liner in that I was always expected to excel at everything I did. Whenever I fell short -- and hey, everyone does -- it was doubly shameful for me because not only did I disappoint myself, but I also disappointed her. She didn't take mistakes lightly. Cut to adulthood -- I'm standing on my own two feet, I have my own opinions, my likes/dislikes, but that drive to excel is still as strong as ever. Except this time around I'm not so much into disappointing my mother as I am disappointing myself because I expect myself to be better than everyone else, even though intellectually I know I'm not. And when I do disappoint myself, it's like walking into a firestorm.
Does that make any sense?
There are people who are more prone to this way of thinking than others...chemical/psychological makeup and all that.
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Date: 2011-05-21 01:34 am (UTC)That doesn't mean I don't understand the underlying thoughts and not wanting to disappoint yourself. I totally get that.