That’s what a great song gives your audience.
Not every song is gonna be a smash. But that one, that one that has the extra magic in it…that unlocks their freedom to not feel silly about waving your flag.
That song is the new first impression, the handshake, the lens which all subsequent songs will pass through.
We’re on your side. We want to tell everyone about you. We need that one song.
I’m not sure it does much good explaining to the audience how hard something was to make.
The difficulty was real but you made it look easy…we get to think you’re a superhero…or at least an expert.
Ultimately the work has to do the talking…there are plenty of things that are hard that don’t result in great work. It’s all hard. It’s not all great. The uniqueness of your project comes from what it is, not what it took to make it.
This doesn’t mean the difficult journey isn’t important. It’s vital. And if the work is rich and meaningful and hard and transforming…it’ll show up in the end result and will have made it better and more connective.
Why do we keep cheering for our losing team?
The answer, of course, is in the question…Our.
You can change your team at any time. Cheer for the winner, it’ll be fun. Cheer for the champion. Buy the jersey. Ride the bandwagon.
But you’ll have to give up the connection and richness of Our.
»» Life long Minnesota Vikings fan here
If you include others, you’re not going to get exactly what you wanted.
They’re not on the same page as you.
They have different training.
They have different stories going on in their heads.
They’re connected to it more than you, or less than you.
So you’re not going to get what you were hoping for when you dreamed it up. It might be better. It might be more fulfilling. You might have to guide and teach. You might have to let some things go. But you’ll be WITH. And that just might be worth risking the outcome.