Dilemma!

[wednes]

What I need to know is: what happens if I get this radio gig I want, and end up going on the air a few days a week...but it turns out that I SUCK! ?

I often do not try new things, out of the crippling fear that my life will culminate with everyone finding out how much I really suck, deep down inside. I would hate that, because then maybe no one would like me, and I'd be lonely.

So should I try for the job? Should I take it if they give it to me? or, is being offered the job its own reward? Why am I such a gutless wonder when it really counts, and outspoken on things that don't really matter? Radio would give me the opportunity to embarass myself in front of lots more people. Do people even listen to the between-song-talking of the DJ anyway? Would I be talking my heart out, only to find that eveyrone changes the channel at the sound of my voice?

Dammit, I don't know what to do...

Comments

[rivetkitten.livejournal.com]

I often do not try new things, out of the crippling fear that my life will culminate with everyone finding out how much I really suck, deep down inside. I would hate that, because then maybe no one would like me, and I'd be lonely.

yea, i had that problem too... still do, as a matter of fact... but the thing is, if you *don't* try new things, your life might culminate with everyone thinking you're just weird and suck. however, if you *do* take the job and take the chance, you might get more friends.... maybe even admirers. :)

oh, and btw, sometimes the dj's rants can be quite entertaining. i try to listen as much as i can. just assume they're listening, and try to not be boring. :)

[princezna.livejournal.com]

Oh c'mon... you know you'd be good- you are so witty on this LJ- I'm sure that's the case in real life too. You'll be great- what the hell- LEAP!! I mean... what do you have to lose? Who cares if people like you or not. Won't you have a radio name? No one will even know it is you. Also- they won't hire you if you totally suck... so this shouldn't worry you. You'll be great- just be yourself. My friend backfromblonde can give you some pointers- she's been working on the radio for years and years. Do it!!! You know you want to- don't let fear stop you!!! Fear is not real unless you make it so.

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[wednes.livejournal.com]

I'll keep you posted. I should have my demo disc ready in a day or two.

Take it. Totally.

[lirrin.livejournal.com]

C'mon, first off, it'd be fun. And you know you wanna. Don't let a little thing like fear of making an ass out of yourself stop you. What's gonna happen if you suck? The world's not going to end, neither is your life, and in a few months it'll be forgotten anyway. And if you DON'T suck (which you totally won't), you'll have a cool new experience and maybe it'll lead to more!

Plus, it's gotta be a drag to get to the end of life and think, "Shit, I wish I'd just done that." People who think less of you for giving something new a shot aren't worth worrying about anyway. :)

[cepheidus.livejournal.com]

Were you not a phone sex operator* once upon a time . . . [* actual job title changed to protect the innocent].

One would think these lines of work are fairly similar. [grin]

Re: Take it. Totally.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Dammit, quit telling me stuff I already know.

it sounds so logical coming from you!

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[wednes.livejournal.com]

No dude, that was exactly my job title.

As soon as P helps me with a demo disc, I'm going to apply.

Take that, Guernica!

[mpolgara.livejournal.com]

>Were you not a phone sex operator once upon a time . . .

Wow, you too? Small world...

[zenithberwyn.livejournal.com]

I was a radio DJ in my small Michigan hometown of Big Rapids for a little while. People thought I sucked because I didn't play the same AC/DC, Ted Nugent, Metallica, and Led Zeppelin songs over and over and over and over and over again. I know this because once in a while someone would tell me so in a bar, not knowing I was the DJ who was not rocking them adequately.

So just remember that if someone thinks you suck, it's probably because they are a stupid fucking idiot.

I find that this assumption works very well in many areas of life.

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[wednes.livejournal.com]

Thank you for confirming what I have long suspected.

and FYI, anything you hear about me from Marie, probably only happened in her mind.

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[wednes.livejournal.com]

You are so boss, M. (May I call you M?)

Was it a delightful combination of the funny, the sad, the pathetic, the jerk-asses and the smoking of the pot?

That's pretty much been my experience. But I love all the pics of "me" that I get to send out to people. One year I put them in my Christmas cards as "me at work".

Bwah hahahahahaha!

[spun-lepton.livejournal.com]

Pardon the sports reference, but... "If you don't swing you'll never hit the ball." I keep telling myself that when I begin to doubt my abilities to get into voiceover and voice acting.

Grains of salt.

[zenithberwyn.livejournal.com]

God love Marie -- I know I do -- but sometimes I get the sense that if her people-reading skills were a book, the title would be "Fantastical Tales of Wonder."

Re: Grains of salt.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

I can see that. She really is a very sweet girl.

Re: Grains of salt.

[zenithberwyn.livejournal.com]

Yes, she is. I love her to pieces. She is also an irrepressible character.