Pauza Magazine Spring 2013 | Page 18

arts & cultural experiences 10 Rules for Make a pact. No one else is going to Imagine it. What does a knock-the-ballbuild the life you want for you. No one else will even be able to completely understand it. The most amazing souls will show up to cheer you on along the way, but this is your game. Make a pact to be in it with yourself for the long haul, as your own supportive friend at every step along the way. cause you are so brilliant and have such high standards, you see every way that you could be more qualified. You notice every part of your idea that is not perfected yet. While you are waiting to be ready, gathering more experience, sitting on your ideas, our friends referenced in rule five are being anointed industry visionaries, getting raises, and seeing their ideas come to life in the world. They are no more ready than you, and perhaps less. Jump in the sandbox now, and start playing full out. Find out just how ready you are. 18 – Pauza Magazine Question the voice that says “I’m not ready yet.”  I know, I know. Be- 3 2 1 6 7 8 out-of-the-park life look like for you? What is the career that seems so incredible you think it’s almost criminal to have it? What is the dream you don’t allow yourself to even consider because it seems too unrealistic, frivolous, or insane? Start envisioning it. That’s the beginning of having it. wait to be praised, anointed, or validated. Don’t wait for someone to give you permission to lead. Don’t wait for someone to invite you to share your voice. No one is going to discover you. (Well, actually, they will, but paradoxically, only after you’ve started boldly and consistently stepping into leadership, sharing your voice, and doing things that scare the hell out of you.) Wom Brilliant By Tara Sophia Moh Gasp. Start doing th gasp and get the ad yourself, “What’s th here?” Your fears an will chatter in your h and just fine. When y tive, irrational, mean it for what it is, and r fearful liar, trying to p real or seeming risk and learn how false y rative really is, and ho fears. Don’t wait for your Oscar. Don’t to gather feedback a humble and open to Filter advice. Mos recognize that some stand what you are u you are saying somet of your time). Some to be not their cup o threatened. Some pe with your idea only w helpful to them. So carefully. Test advice sults, rather than follo