WEBVTT 00:00:01.419 --> 00:00:03.919 Hi everyone and welcome back to And you, How Did 00:00:03.919 --> 00:00:06.780 You Make It. As promised, I will be doing those 00:00:06.780 --> 00:00:10.039 small recaps to help you gather the best takeaways 00:00:10.039 --> 00:00:15.199 from the episode. And this one with Emma has 00:00:15.199 --> 00:00:19.199 many. But let's start with the first one and 00:00:19.199 --> 00:00:22.600 the most obvious one. You can be more than one 00:00:22.600 --> 00:00:25.980 thing. Emma is both a cybersecurity graduate 00:00:25.980 --> 00:00:30.210 as well as a creative industry leader. which 00:00:30.210 --> 00:00:32.929 reminds you that you don't have to choose one 00:00:32.929 --> 00:00:36.909 path. The second point would be, you remember 00:00:36.909 --> 00:00:39.469 how Emma was just repeating and repeating to 00:00:39.469 --> 00:00:41.130 try to make you understand that if you don't 00:00:41.130 --> 00:00:45.649 try, you never know. Try to live by a rule. Even 00:00:45.649 --> 00:00:47.689 if you're not good at something, just try it. 00:00:47.750 --> 00:00:50.009 You might like it, you might do it for a while. 00:00:50.270 --> 00:00:52.390 The most important thing is that you're not putting 00:00:52.390 --> 00:00:55.929 limits to yourself. The third thing, and it would 00:00:55.929 --> 00:00:59.689 be for anyone who's just trying to find reasons 00:00:59.689 --> 00:01:03.009 for not doing something is to start with what 00:01:03.009 --> 00:01:05.730 you have. If you want to start photography, start 00:01:05.730 --> 00:01:08.849 with your phone. The idea here is for you to 00:01:08.849 --> 00:01:12.609 be as resourceful as possible instead of waiting 00:01:12.609 --> 00:01:19.310 for the resources. The fourth point, and I think 00:01:19.310 --> 00:01:21.530 that's something that you have to apply to your 00:01:21.530 --> 00:01:24.170 life, whether you want to work in the creative 00:01:24.170 --> 00:01:27.629 industry or not, is to ask, reach out, volunteer. 00:01:28.280 --> 00:01:31.040 Raise your hand. That's exactly what Emma did. 00:01:31.280 --> 00:01:34.680 She was asking to be involved. She was reaching 00:01:34.680 --> 00:01:37.099 out to promoters. She was reaching out to event 00:01:37.099 --> 00:01:40.379 coordinators. At school, she was always volunteering. 00:01:40.400 --> 00:01:44.200 So it's all about showing up and being proactive. 00:01:44.840 --> 00:01:48.260 It helps you connect to others and get your name 00:01:48.260 --> 00:01:52.180 out there. It comes back to seizing every opportunity, 00:01:52.219 --> 00:01:56.140 looking for those opportunities around you and 00:01:56.140 --> 00:01:58.670 everywhere you can. And you can start small, 00:01:58.829 --> 00:02:02.430 but you have to stay driven. You have to keep 00:02:02.430 --> 00:02:05.590 showing up. And it goes back to the consistency. 00:02:06.430 --> 00:02:08.590 You will grow from all the learnings that you 00:02:08.590 --> 00:02:13.590 have through consistency. You can do it. It is 00:02:13.590 --> 00:02:16.330 highly connected to my fifth point. You can have 00:02:16.330 --> 00:02:19.409 doubts. And Emma did mention that sometimes she 00:02:19.409 --> 00:02:22.030 does have doubts as well. But you have to keep 00:02:22.030 --> 00:02:26.800 showing up. Everyone has doubts. How are you 00:02:26.800 --> 00:02:28.860 managing them? How are you still moving forward? 00:02:29.759 --> 00:02:32.620 And unfortunately, it can be paired with rejections. 00:02:32.639 --> 00:02:36.340 And Emma mentioned that she sent hundreds and 00:02:36.340 --> 00:02:40.199 hundreds of emails before actually getting what 00:02:40.199 --> 00:02:44.500 she deserved. So both doubts and rejections are 00:02:44.500 --> 00:02:48.300 parts of the process. You just have to keep on 00:02:48.300 --> 00:02:52.599 going. Which takes me to my sixth point, which 00:02:52.599 --> 00:02:56.169 is actually my favorite takeaway. to not forget 00:02:56.169 --> 00:02:58.930 your values, to stay grounded in what matters 00:02:58.930 --> 00:03:02.430 the most to you. Emma was actually offered a 00:03:02.430 --> 00:03:05.909 gig, an opportunity to go to Central America 00:03:05.909 --> 00:03:12.069 to shoot two female DJs. But as she said, she 00:03:12.069 --> 00:03:14.990 turned it down because she had to go back home 00:03:14.990 --> 00:03:21.129 for Christmas. So a great reminder is sometimes 00:03:21.129 --> 00:03:25.539 you might reject yourself something that Seems 00:03:25.539 --> 00:03:27.939 like an opportunity of a lifetime which might 00:03:27.939 --> 00:03:31.879 not take place again. But think about your values 00:03:31.879 --> 00:03:35.759 first. Think about how it aligns with yourself. 00:03:36.780 --> 00:03:40.599 And you know what? Those same female DJs called 00:03:40.599 --> 00:03:42.960 her back and offered her another opportunity 00:03:42.960 --> 00:03:47.400 a few months later. So when it's meant to be, 00:03:47.460 --> 00:03:51.180 it's meant to be, right? And the last takeaway, 00:03:51.379 --> 00:03:56.569 the seventh, is about... discipline. Emma is 00:03:56.569 --> 00:03:59.069 highly disciplined on the work that she does 00:03:59.069 --> 00:04:01.590 and everything it takes to make things happen, 00:04:01.770 --> 00:04:04.810 but also on taking care of herself physically 00:04:04.810 --> 00:04:10.409 and mentally. So yes, this episode will teach 00:04:10.409 --> 00:04:13.889 you so much and I'm trying to make those recap 00:04:13.889 --> 00:04:17.250 under five minutes, but I cannot recommend you 00:04:17.250 --> 00:04:21.910 more this episode. You will feel inspired. I'll 00:04:21.910 --> 00:04:22.329 see you soon.