What's the Worst Thing That Can Happen?

It’s my favorite question to ask people, both as a musician and as an engineer. In my “day job” I spend time thinking about risk - the product probabilities & consequences. Many times it can be challenging to quantify the costs of catastrophic outcomes (safety or environmental consequences for example). One way to break down complex issues into simpler concepts is to start with asking what is THE WORST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN? So how does that question apply to us, the Hesitant Singers?

Has that thought ever crossed your mind? Take a moment and ponder the thought - to stand in front of the mic, in front of a piano, in front of strangers, worse yet in front of your FRIENDS - What is the worst thing that can happen? I mean the WORST thing that can happen? Some of the worst outcomes, in general, I can think of - death, illness, prison - are pretty unlikely results so the worst thing won’t be that dramatic. So what is it then?

• Will people not like me anymore?

• Will people laugh at me?

• Will people think less of me as a person?

• Will the accompanist look at me disappointingly?

These questions … these self-doubts … are called the RESISTANCE, the negative voice in your head that holds us back and keeps us from sharing our voice with the world. Our mission is to work together to beat the Resistance and get out there and sing.

Because honestly, are people really not going to like you anymore? Besides, I can assure you that, as your accompanist, I would never be disappointed in you! Let me prove that to you!