tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066108.post1625971936680546787..comments2023-11-02T09:43:50.767-04:00Comments on A choral musician's blog: On EnvyCurrentConductorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17496136929514285841noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066108.post-55291837582614783422008-04-02T23:18:00.000-04:002008-04-02T23:18:00.000-04:00To Katherine:Good point. It has taken me a while ...To Katherine:<BR/><BR/>Good point. It has taken me a while to feel comfortable saying "I am a musician" and "I am a conductor" when people say, "So, what do you do?" It's getting a little easier, but it's taking a while - it's tough to shake the feeling of being a fake. Hello, <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_Syndrome" REL="nofollow">imposter syndrome</A>? But that's a whole CurrentConductorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496136929514285841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066108.post-4848259138291281032008-03-31T20:37:00.000-04:002008-03-31T20:37:00.000-04:00I'll bet this is true in any profession; I know it...I'll bet this is true in any profession; I know it is in mine. Early in grad school, I started thinking about what 'profession' means — the act of professing, of standing up and saying <I>this is what I do</I>. That's hard, and it's always scary thinking you can nerve yourself to do it and have the world answer <I>yes, and?</I> <BR/><BR/>But you like the work, and you're doing it, so brava!Springfarmalmanachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05916451018394438492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066108.post-4835387273365417762008-03-30T22:58:00.000-04:002008-03-30T22:58:00.000-04:00To rbarenblat:Thanks!To rbarenblat:<BR/><BR/>Thanks!CurrentConductorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496136929514285841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066108.post-22678046555650567632008-03-30T22:52:00.000-04:002008-03-30T22:52:00.000-04:00I applaud your honesty here; I can pretty much gua...I applaud your honesty here; I can pretty much guarantee that others share these feelings! Of course, what you're describing isn't limited to the music / conducting world, either.<BR/><BR/>I like your conclusion at the end of this post, too. (Not the lolcat -- well, that too, but what I meant was your point that envy is natural and it's okay and one can experience it and then move on to a healthyrbarenblathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10882606147795083729noreply@blogger.com