if you're still waiting for permission to pivot... π
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purpose + possibilities.
I just had a lovely coffee date with a former client who's become one of my ATL gal pals. π«ΆπΎ
When we first worked together a couple years ago, she was stuck in the way most folks are when they come to me.
She was SO ready for a professional change, but she couldn't see what, or how, or whether she even had the right to want something different.
And this week, she sat across from me glowing. β¨
Not because everything is figured out.
But because she's heading to graduate school in the Fall, and she's excited to keep figuring it out.
That's the part that got me. ππΎ
That shift from dread to curiosity. From paralysis to motion. That's the whole point of it all, right?
We talked about how terrifying it is to bet on yourself when the world, and sometimes the people closest to you, are signaling that starting over isn't okay.
That you should have it together by now. That pivoting is a luxury you can't afford.
But the truth is that while making the leap to start fresh and bet on yourself may be a privilege...
Evolving into a higher version of yourself is absolutely your right. π―
And most of us are sitting on permission we've already been given, waiting for someone else to hand it to us officially.
π¨ Spoiler alert: Nobody's coming with the permission slip. You have to draft and sign it yourself.
That's what this week's story is about.
New York-based creative, Γss β singer, actor, content creator, and event producer β decided early that freedom and mobility weren't things she'd earn someday. They were the foundation she'd build everything else on.
So, what are you waiting for permission to do β and who, exactly, are you waiting to get it from?
I'll go first...
I spent much of the past four months planning public screenings of my documentary, Return. But then, private screenings started happening naturally, and they just felt right.
So I followed that, and now two more private screenings are on the books for May. ππΎ
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So you see...sometimes the path you planned isn't the path that's ready for you just yet.
And honoring that isn't quitting. It's wisdom.
Your turn: What's one thing you've been waiting for a sign to start or stop?
purpose + our people.
This is me and a few Upward Bound scholars after a panel last week at RICE. π
I came prepared to talk about careers and entrepreneurship, but they just wanted to talk about dance. Then we made a TikTok video.
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I guess that's what it means to give the community what it needs. π
P.S.My former client didn't wake up one day with all the answers. She just got to a place where she trusted herself enough to keep moving without them. That's the goal. Not certainty...momentum. Consider this your reminder. β¨
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