Tour Prep: Crisis Of Confidence

My west coast tour begins next week. Over the weekend, that reality came crashing down upon me in the forms of exhaustion, anxiety, and self-doubt.

With just ten days to go until my six week west coast tour begins I should be raring to go and amped up with excitement. Sadly, I am not. I hit a wall this weekend as the impending start to tour came into sharper focus. The weight of all that is left to accomplish, and the myriad unknowns of the trip have suddenly driven my worry into overdrive.

Logically, I should be feeling confident. I had set out to book a very ambitious 30 show run on this trip and as things stand, I have 25 of those dates already confirmed and ready to roll. Yes, the open dates still hanging out there are a disappointment, but 25 gigs is nothing to sneeze at. My summer tour was also a smashing success. So, my current itinerary and recent history would suggestthat I have a very good chance of repeating that success on my run out west. Still, I struggle to tamp down the worry.

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