Ready to break free from the "shoulds" in your creative life?

I'll never forget the overwhelming pressure of "shoulds" as I stepped into the professional world after college: I should move to a specific place, I should get a certain job, I should attend every single audition. Sound familiar? Join me as I share my personal journey through this maze of expectations and reveal valuable insights on breaking free from them.

We'll dive into treating advice as an experiment rather than a rulebook, redefining your own version of success, and identifying subconscious beliefs that might be shaping your creative career. With simple exercises to regain control of your life and career decisions, this episode is your ticket to a more fulfilling and authentic creative journey.

(0:00:09) - Creative Career Shoulds Navigation

(0:15:38) - Identifying Subconscious Beliefs for Creative Careers

TOPICS: Creative Career, Professional World, Good Advice, Own Voice, Subconscious Beliefs, Acknowledging, Understanding, Identifying Thoughts, Holding Back, Exercise, Take Back Control, Life Decisions, Graduating College, Stepping Into Professional World, Moving, Getting Job, Attending Auditions, Flexible Job

Your One Thing This Week

What did you learn growing up about creative careers? This can be from your parents, people who raised you, teachers, professors, peers and friends.

This can be anything you remember them saying or it can also be things that you perceptively learned from their emotions or reactions. Write it down.

Now I want you to go back through that list you created and circle the things that you want to keep with you. What are those really good, powerful beliefs that are currently helping you. Now I want you to also cross out anything that you want to leave behind any story, any narrative, any should trap that you do not want to take forwards in your career.

These are deep seated beliefs and learnings, that whether you know it or not have been subconsciously guiding you in your own career. In order for you to take back control from the shoulds, you have to start by acknowledging what they are.

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