THE GUIDE: Take the Shot

A guide for when you’re afraid to be a player in your own life.

You’ve been watching others move. This piece helps you start.

This companion guide was created for those who resonated with the essay “Take the Shot.”

Image courtesy of Mike Von via Unsplash

In “Take the Shot,” I discuss an instance when a less talented writer publishes work I subscribe to.

Not for the quality, but as a reminder of my need to take action too.

You’ve watched others post. Speak. Launch. Lead.

You might even admire them. Envy them. Judge them a little, too.

But what you’re really doing is watching your own calling get passed over— by you.

This guide is for the moments you hesitate.

The ones where you’re worried about doing it wrong, getting it wrong, being wrong.

The only wrong move is not showing up at all.

Use this to get clear on what’s keeping you silent—and to move anyway.