Keeping Calm Under Pressure

Have you truly lived as a vocalist (or public speaker, or business leader) if you have never found yourself:

Singing (or talking) in front of a packed audience with rows and rows of eyes staring in your direction...

Yet the only ones you’re concerned about are the 8 beady orbs on the head of a spider that’s crawling up the microphone stem 4 inches away from your mouth???
All I could do the whole time was pray he didn’t jump…

Thankfully, we made it through unscathed (both of us! Although Mr. Spider may not be so lucky the next time he turns up on someone's mic in that building...).

Have you ever had to keep your composure under intense (unexpected) pressure like a bug, bee, or some other (minor but freaky) potential danger that suddenly draws all of your attention away from whatever very public activity you were supposed to be doing?

I'd love to hear your story, too!


With EXTRA GRATITUDE to have avoided swallowing a spider this weekend,
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Ashley