Hi I'm there.
glad you stopped in.
Feel the seat underneath you.
It's holding all of your weight.
Let it do that job for a while.
Take a big breath in...
Let it fill your belly first.
And let it roll back out.
Like a wave going back to We've sea.
got six minutes.
That's plenty for what we're doing.
Let your hands go loose.
Unclench your back teeth.
There's something you want I to try.
think you already know what it is.
Maybe it's a job you'd love...
with the application still half Or done.
it's putting your work Where out there.
people can actually see And it.
have opinions about it.
Name it quietly in your head.
Just the name of it.
And notice your belly.
Did it just pull in tight?
Is your breath sitting up high...
waiting for something bad?
That's fear doing its job.
It wants to keep you safe.
But it mixes things up.
To your body...
an email that says "no thanks"...
can feel like a real threat.
So it freezes you.
And you wait.
And the thing keeps waiting too.
Maybe it's been waiting for months.
Sitting in a folder called "someday."
That's We okay.
can start from here.
Let's look right at it.
Not the scary cloud of it.
The actual worst case.
The one that could really happen.
Not the one where everyone laughs...
and you have to move to Alaska.
Picture it You happening.
try.
And it doesn't Maybe work.
you get the rejection email.
Or they say no, kindly.
And then change the subject.
Let it Breathe land.
in...
And out...
slowly.
Now keep watching.
The part fear never shows you.
What happens next?
That evening, you feel lousy.
Maybe you call a friend.
Maybe you eat cereal for dinner.
And then you go to sleep.
Picture the next morning.
You wake up.
You make coffee.
The sting smaller is already.
A week later...
you barely think about it.
And a month later?
It's story a you tell.
Maybe even a funny one.
You're still here.
Still you.
A little braver than before.
You can live through that one.
You've lived through worse.
Now let's rewind.
Back to before you tried.
Picture the first step.
Only the first one.
Your finger over the send button.
Or your mouth opening to ask.
Feel the flutter in your belly.
It's allowed to come with you.
Breathe in...
And do it anyway.
Press send.
Say the words.
There.
Scared, and you did it anyway.
That's what brave actually looks like.
Just rest now.
Listen to the waves come in.
Each one reaches the sand.
Then slides back out.
Then tries again.
Breathe in...
And out...
The ocean doesn't get embarrassed.
It doesn't stop after one wave.
A little quiet courage.
That's all this needs.
You have that much.
Right now.
Okay.
Start coming back now.
Notice the chair under you.
Let your toes spread in your shoes.
One more breath in...
And out.
So here's the plan.
Pick one small try...
for this week.
Not the whole dream.
One attempt.
Send one application.
Ask one question.
It can be a little rough.
It just has to be sent.
Put a day on it.
Say it out loud if you can.
"On Thursday, I'll send it."
If it goes badly...
you what know comes next.
Coffee.
Then the next try.