Hi everyone and welcome back to And you, How Did
You Make It. As promised, I will be doing those
small recaps to help you gather the best takeaways
from the episode. And this one with Emma has
many. But let's start with the first one and
the most obvious one. You can be more than one
thing. Emma is both a cybersecurity graduate
as well as a creative industry leader. which
reminds you that you don't have to choose one
path. The second point would be, you remember
how Emma was just repeating and repeating to
try to make you understand that if you don't
try, you never know. Try to live by a rule. Even
if you're not good at something, just try it.
You might like it, you might do it for a while.
The most important thing is that you're not putting
limits to yourself. The third thing, and it would
be for anyone who's just trying to find reasons
for not doing something is to start with what
you have. If you want to start photography, start
with your phone. The idea here is for you to
be as resourceful as possible instead of waiting
for the resources. The fourth point, and I think
that's something that you have to apply to your
life, whether you want to work in the creative
industry or not, is to ask, reach out, volunteer.
Raise your hand. That's exactly what Emma did.
She was asking to be involved. She was reaching
out to promoters. She was reaching out to event
coordinators. At school, she was always volunteering.
So it's all about showing up and being proactive.
It helps you connect to others and get your name
out there. It comes back to seizing every opportunity,
looking for those opportunities around you and
everywhere you can. And you can start small,
but you have to stay driven. You have to keep
showing up. And it goes back to the consistency.
You will grow from all the learnings that you
have through consistency. You can do it. It is
highly connected to my fifth point. You can have
doubts. And Emma did mention that sometimes she
does have doubts as well. But you have to keep
showing up. Everyone has doubts. How are you
managing them? How are you still moving forward?
And unfortunately, it can be paired with rejections.
And Emma mentioned that she sent hundreds and
hundreds of emails before actually getting what
she deserved. So both doubts and rejections are
parts of the process. You just have to keep on
going. Which takes me to my sixth point, which
is actually my favorite takeaway. to not forget
your values, to stay grounded in what matters
the most to you. Emma was actually offered a
gig, an opportunity to go to Central America
to shoot two female DJs. But as she said, she
turned it down because she had to go back home
for Christmas. So a great reminder is sometimes
you might reject yourself something that Seems
like an opportunity of a lifetime which might
not take place again. But think about your values
first. Think about how it aligns with yourself.
And you know what? Those same female DJs called
her back and offered her another opportunity
a few months later. So when it's meant to be,
it's meant to be, right? And the last takeaway,
the seventh, is about... discipline. Emma is
highly disciplined on the work that she does
and everything it takes to make things happen,
but also on taking care of herself physically
and mentally. So yes, this episode will teach
you so much and I'm trying to make those recap
under five minutes, but I cannot recommend you
more this episode. You will feel inspired. I'll
see you soon.