Gabriel Mizrahi

Or actually, to be more precise, you can't really get rid of a thought like that.

You can just like stuff it down, which just makes it stronger.

I just kind of allowed it to be there.

But to be there alongside these other more helpful thoughts, like what can I do to make this scene better?

What can I do today that would make the script funnier?

How can I work in this specific idea from her notes or whatever it was?

I'm also trying not to indulge the part of my brain that is going, man, how amazing would it be if I knocked this out of the park and she said yes and we were golden because that's a fantasy.

Again, nothing is guaranteed, especially in this stupid business.

So

I would also encourage you to find your version of that with this job search.

You almost have to pretend for a little while that your happiness and your fulfillment and your ability to have kids are not riding on this job search because actually in a way they aren't.

There are always other ways of achieving those things if you really wanted them.

But even if they are riding on this job search,

That thought is not going to make it easier for you to keep applying, to keep smiling on Zoom for interviews, to keep studying for your certs.

It's probably just going to be overwhelming.

Yeah, but then it's just about showing up and doing the work because she's lit up about cybersecurity, which is all she really needs right now.

A lot of con artists, they are very generous at first.

They're the types of people that are going to pick up the tab when you go to dinner.

They're buying you stuff.

They're very generous.