This is the big “unlock” for me
Oh, hi friends!
Are you waiting for someone to give you the green light?
Are you waiting for that festival to accept your work?
Are you waiting for that residency to tell you you’re worthy?
Are you waiting for your boss to give you a promotion?
Are you waiting for your friend to ask to read your stuff?
Are you waiting for your company to start on its own?
Are you waiting for someone to hire you?
Hire yourself.
Hire yourself.
HIRE YOURSELF.
How do you know when to leave someone or something?
When the light goes out of my eyes when I talk about them or it, when I feel my vitality sapping at the prospect of seeing them or doing something.
What makes you doubt yourself, and how do you manage it?
Doubt is my way of life. Courage is overcoming it.
Loved this Q&A with Tina Brown.
My friend Nita Baum recently introduced me to Jake Kahana, one of the cofounders of Caveday—an immersive event to facilitate deep work. (YOU KNOW I LOVE MY DEEP WORK.) They've got a bunch of events I thought would be interesting to Brass Ring readers. (This isn’t sponsored, I just really like what they’re doing and thought you would find it valuable!)
There’s a Get Yourself Paid workshop on May 24 on how to master the money part of running a business or side hustle. And another workshop called Figure Out Your Finances on June 4 about how to overcome your personal finance fears and get clarity on your $$$. You can get $10 off these workshops using the discount code FROMKARA
And their main event is Caveday—an all-day event where you relinquish your cell phone, shut out distractions, and settle in for a long work sprint (complete with lunch, snacks, and coffee!). You work on whatever you like from 9am to 6pm.
This kind of deep work is how I finished writing a film, a play, a spec script, and a bunch of other major projects. Sometimes you need to burrow in, you know? The only bad part of having Caveday at your own home is that it’s super lonely and you have to feed yourself. I'm looking forward to the next New York Caveday on June 24. You can get $5 off using the code SIXDEGREES
Happy burrowing!
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Thanks, as always, for reading.
Love, Kara