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Doubt

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When you look at the word doubt we can all think of a time when we've doubted ourselves. Whether it was our solo in band or choir concert, whether it was on the SAT or ACT's, whether it was our ability to get a job out of college. We have all doubted ourselves at one time or another. I am here to tell you that I am not immune to doubt in my own abilities. As a kid, I dreamed of being a musician. I was so immersed in musical culture that I literally was listening to something from the moment I woke up to the moment I went to bed. I would burn through batteries in my walkman so fast that I ended up stealing them out of remotes so that I wouldn't have to stop. I wanted to be a musician with every fiber of my being. In high school I was in a band. We were pretty good by the standards of the day. Grunge/Alternative was our speciality. We had fans, mostly our friends and family, but fans none the less. Then one day during my senior year, the band went on without me. At th