So, Saturday 29th September was my first official Saturday operating solo.
What a milestone!
There was a mix of emotions and feelings prior to that 8am start, shadowed, oddly, by an overriding sense of calm – the same feeling I get before I’m about to perform.
It struck me at the Intro (the week before) just how much authority you have when you’re leading a large group, and to sit there at the front of the room, looking out across the many young people in front of me, it dawned rather rapidly; wow, every single one of these young people are trusting their experience of Stage2 into my hands. It was unnerving.
But the following Saturday felt different. I felt, as I’ve said, calm. Completely in control of what was happening, when it happened and how it happened. It’s strange because you never really get to a point where you can say “yes, I’m ready”, with any solid amount of confidence, for something like this until you’re actually doing it.
And I did it. I actually did it. And it felt great.
A few weeks have passed since then and it’s certainly gotten easier over time. I am so grateful to have the competent staff that I do have on a Saturday (George & Maya) and they have both served to be valuable assets.
Two weeks ago saw a return of the Kids’ Advisory Board (combined with a Parents’ Advisory Board running alongside it) and I was over-joyed with the positive feedback received by Parents and their children in the way that Stage2 is operating currently. I will be posting the findings of this session in the coming weeks, in order to remain transparent about the needs and wants of Stage2 Members.
I hope you are enjoying these Blog Posts – please help us out by giving them a share and pushing the YDF Festival. These kids deserve good audiences!
As ever, my bestest wishes,
Alex Butler
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