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writes:It took me 3 years to finally make up my mind to contest for a beauty pageant and my talent would be singing. I am a soprano singer and I always sing with my heart so the audience can feel what I am feeling inside. But the problem is I have since lost the passion for singing, Infact hearing my voice sounds terrible to me and I don't want to be another girl who can sing. I want to sing from my heart to the judges. I don't think I would tho I am very much interested in the pageant. How do I deal with this. It's nerve racking. I dont want to seem unreal or fake. Am not good at faking. Should I pull out? I already got my evening gowns ready. Reply to this Question
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reader, anonymous, writes (28 August 2015): well at least you lived to tell the tale..maybe the pageant isnt the correct thing for you,but at least you have a ball gown and life ahead of you..so shake off the blues and cheer up..you can sing like a bird if you want to.Dont forget..it woukd be a very quiet forest indeed if some of the birds didnt sing.....
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reader, anonymous, writes (25 August 2015): This is verified as being by the original poster of the questionI didn't pull through the pageant. My nerves got the best of me. I am so distraught.
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reader, anonymous, writes (22 August 2015): Success is achieved when you don't give up! just try it with all your heart, I am sure if you'd been so passionate about singing in the past it wouldn't just vanish! Pull it one more time and you'd not repent coz you'll get to know that the taste of success is sweet! All the best!
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reader, Slippers  +, writes (22 August 2015):
Hey sweetie; it's never to late to pull out .. but I need to ask you someone . Has someone said or implied something to you regarding the contest ..?
As you sound so down beat about it . When I would have guessed that when you applied you were very excited about it ..hence applying in the first place .
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reader, anonymous, writes (22 August 2015): This is verified as being by the original poster of the questionThank you very much.
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reader, anonymous, writes (22 August 2015): Edit: steal your blessing, not steel! Sorry!
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reader, anonymous, writes (22 August 2015): What you need is some coaching, encouragement, and practice. Your confidence is just a little shaken, my dear.
I think you're getting cold-feet. The threat of competition and fear of not being as good as the other contestants. If you don't believe in yourself, you won't give it your best; so you'll just give-up before you try.
When it comes to attending college, gaining employment, or starting your own business. It takes commitment, believing in yourself, and giving it all you've got. Even when that little voice tries to discourage you. Prove it to yourself that little voice is a liar! It's the devil trying to steel your blessing!
Contests and sports competitions are all about commitment. Driving yourself to do your personal best, without letting the abilities of others make you have self-doubt. Believing you're a winner no matter what. Knowing you are extraordinary and unique. Placing yourself where you belong before you get there, and visualizing winning as a possibility. You strive for it against all odds. Your voice doesn't sound terrible,you're listening to the voice of doubt.
If you don't practice, and put everything you've got into it; you will not lose because you're not good enough. You'll lose, because you gave-in to fear. You're avoiding commitment and responsibility. You know more comes with winning than a crown and a bouquet of flowers. There comes community outreach, charity work, public speaking, and many other opportunities that could open doors for you in the future. It's giving and applying yourself, and not letting fear hold you back. That's winning, sweetheart!
Even if you don't enter the pageant, always believe in your gift. Practice makes perfect. Never allow fear or doubt to lie to you about who your are and what you are capable of doing. Believe you are a winner always, because you care and you do things with pride and good spirit.
Sweetheart, you should share your gift. That's why you have it. You're not singing to yourself; you are singing for the pleasure of others, you little songbird you!
Go do it! Even if you're a runner-up, you are courageous, beautiful, and fierce! You're the winner without the pageant, if you believe in yourself. Print these words and read them over and over. Repeat the affirmation...I'm fierce, I'm fierce, I'm fierce!!! Give it all you've got!
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reader, no nonsense Aidan +, writes (22 August 2015):
I suppose it depends what will happen if you win. If there will be lots of other commitments following a win, then you are probably right to give this serious thought and go with your gut and heart. IF, however, it’s a one-off event, it could just be nerves and you might really enjoy it. In this case, I’d say that nerves can be a good thing and you have obviously really prepared for this, so you’ve got nothing to lose for giving it a go. You might love it, or you might hate it and realise that your doubts were well-founded, but at least you’ll know rather than wonder what if?
I wish you all the very best.
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reader, anonymous, writes (22 August 2015): Book a few brush up singing lessons so that you are well rehearsed.Dont sing from your heart ,just sing from your toes because what right have the judges to judge your heart.They cant..no one can actually judge you..just treat it like a bit of fun, a bit of media exposure , a crazy thing you do when your young,something thats just experience.Dear young lady,you must prebook your later celebrations because this is not a life or death experience. Realistically all the girls who entered couldve written your plaintive plea because they,all want to win but numerically only one person can.Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and probably one beautiful tribal girl could steal the show but she will be far away ,out in the desert ,watching the sun and keeping the sheep,but her beauty when the moon rises will be greater than yours or any of the other girls but as she snuggles down to sleep under a few warm rugs and the light of the moon, she will be totally oblivious to it and the danger of the scorpion that scuttles past on its way to catch a dung beetle.Remember this simple person in her humble life and dont get upset by knock backs, be prepared and take them like a man, i mean woman, because those places are ripe with envy but i hope you find friendship instead.Rinse your throat and after that..who cares if you win or not..its just an adventure for the day and beauty and youth never last forever.
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