Before I dive into the interview / discussion on the show Media Scope with Dr. Tachi, I feel that I must dive deep into how this opportunity came about.
It began in the twitter spaces. I came across a guy (who will remain nameless) that is extremely knowledgeable in blockchain tech. Being in the same spaces with this guy is intimidating because he knows so much. But he’s still so humble and shares how he obtained his knowledge.
Although it intimates me to be in the same space as he, I still find myself following him wherever he is just to be amongst people that I can learn from. That mindset lead me to a broadcaster and journalist Dr. Tachi a host of her own show called Media Scope.
One day, I was scrolling through my Twitter home feed and got a notification from him. I clicked it and I noticed that he was speaking LIVE so I jumped in immediately because I knew he was talking about something worth listening to. The live was on Instagram and the discussion was about blockchain tech, NFTs and Web 3.
The questions were fairly easy enough for me to answer, at least from the chat, which lead me to believe that I too could be a guest on this show. After the show was over, I messaged the host and thanked her for her high quality content. I also informed her that I was invited by one of her guest and that I was interested in becoming a future guest on the show.
I elaborated on my area of expertise which is music and shared my current music NFT project. She said that she needed to check the schedule and that she would get back to me when she saw an open slot. I kept in touch with her for two weeks checking to see if a slot had opened and it did.
Media Scope: https://youtu.be/-w6l9GNn3Xk
That’s me at the top right. I felt totally out of place and my nervous were pouring from my fingertips it felt like. The reason why I was so nervous was because I didn’t know that he was going to be on the show until 3 hours prior when I received the list of guest appearances.
At this point there’s no turning back and I am the type of person that takes life by the horns so I decided to calm myself with a bit of relaxing yoga, which helped up until I looked at the clock and realized I had one hour until showtime.
I was nervous the entire time. I could barely think straight because I knew that the questions would have a level of difficulty that would challenge me to my core. But guess what? I survived lol 😂 and cringed while watching the playback.
But you know what? I’m proud of myself. Because although I wasn’t the smartest person in the room but I was in the room with smart people which makes me kinda smart 🙂 And the fact that she reached out to me to be a guest on her platform opened my eyes to my significance in the NFT community.
It made me realize that I do have something to offer, that I am a valuable person in this space and that I’m just as great as the people that I was sitting next to.
After the show, I connected with a friend and shared my excitement with her. We laughed and talked about my experience on one of the largest platforms that I had ever been on. She talked me through all of my nervous thoughts and gave me great advice and even coached me on how to follow up with the host and guests. S/O to you! You are a real one.
This experience was a real life lesson for me. I learned that you can truly do anything if you really want to and that your value is greater than you realize. That fear is only a illusion and it’s ok to be scared. As long as you do it scared, you’ll see that it wasn’t as bad as you thought it was going to be.
I’m glad that I took a chance and followed my instincts. I’ve made some new connections which I’m sure will take me down new paths and lead me on to more awesome opportunities like this one.
DeAnn Lynn 