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Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeart Radio.
Good morning.
This is Laura.
Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Today's tip is that if there is something you want, go for it.
You may not achieve everything you try for.
But don't reject yourself by not pursuing what you want.
So you have probably heard the statistic that women won't apply for a job unless they meet all of the qualifications, while men will generally apply if they meet 60.
That is an interesting statistic.
But I am here to say that, whatever your gender, if there is a job you want and you have reason to believe that you could do well at it, you should go ahead and apply.
Will you get an interview for the job?
Will you get the job?
I have no idea.
But what I do know is that if you don't apply, you definitely won't get the job.
Now even if you do apply, the hiring manager may choose someone besides you.
But if you don't apply, you are rejecting yourself.
You don't need to do that on behalf of the decision makers.
As the saying goes, you miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
So if you want to make a goal, you have to shoot.
This is true for jobs and for education too.
If you have always wanted to go to a program at a competitive university, you can apply.
They can reject you.
But you don't need to do that for them.
If you want to take a master class with a famous musician who's coming to town, why not audition?
Again, they can say no.
But if there are open auditions, saying no isn't your job.
Do you want to serve on the board of a nonprofit you care about?
Tell the executive director or board chair of your interest.
If you want to spend time with friends, don't assume they don't have time to get together.
Go ahead and extend the invitation.
They may say no, but you don't need to reject yourself by not inviting them for something that you'd like to do together.
We recently managed to squeeze in a playdate with another busy family in the middle of a busy Sunday.
The other family could have assumed it wouldn't work, but I'm glad they reached out.
Because even if it was only 45 minutes, it did, in fact, fit.
The world tells us no more often than all of us would probably like.
But we don't do ourselves any favors by telling ourselves no and not seeking out experiences we would like, because we believe that we couldn't get them anyway.
So pursue what you want, knowing that you may be rejected, but also you may be accepted.
You just don't know.
And you know for sure you won't get the opportunity if you preemptively reject yourself.
In the meantime...
This is Laura.
Thanks for listening.
And here's to making the most of our time.
Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.
If you've got questions, ideas or feedback, you can reach me Before.
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