{"id":2105,"date":"2023-04-18T10:18:21","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T14:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/get-fired-as-quickly-as-you-can-steve-pavlina\/"},"modified":"2023-04-18T10:18:21","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T14:18:21","slug":"get-fired-as-quickly-as-you-can-steve-pavlina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/get-fired-as-quickly-as-you-can-steve-pavlina\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Fired as Quickly as You Can \u2013 Steve Pavlina"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This week Rachelle and I have been attending the NAB Show, a major creative conference and expo in Vegas covering content creation and production across film, radio, TV, broadcast, streaming, and more. This is the show\u2019s 100th anniversary, so it\u2019s been evolving over many years. I\u2019ve never been to it before, but I heard of it last year, and Aputure offered us free passes this year, so I figured we\u2019d at least check it out. I\u2019m glad we went since it\u2019s been worthwhile.<\/p>\n

My favorite part was a one-hour conversation with Brett Goldstein, who was very warm, open-hearted, and funny. Brett is the actor who plays Roy Kent in the Ted Lasso series, and he shared a lot of creative wisdom.<\/p>\n

The moderator was Ashley Nicole Black, one of Brett\u2019s co-writers on Ted Lasso. She shared an interesting and effective piece of career advice she\u2019d received as a writer: Try to get fired as quickly as you can.<\/em><\/p>\n

She took that to mean that instead of trying to fit in as a new writer on a team, share all the ideas that you sense could get you fired for going too far or for being too odd or over-the-top. That\u2019s where you\u2019ll find your creative gold.<\/p>\n

This will likely get you fired from teams where you really don\u2019t belong \u2013 teams that won\u2019t appreciate what you bring to the table. And that\u2019s a good thing since it will free you up to discover where you do<\/em> belong.<\/p>\n

Both Ashley and Brett agreed that the ideas that you\u2019d think people will reject most harshly are often the best career-making moves. This included Brett suggesting that he be cast as Roy Kent in Ted Lasso, which could have backfired badly since he was a writer for the show. He had a strong feeling that he was meant to play that character, so he went with his gut and made the offer. What if he\u2019d held back and played it safe instead?<\/p>\n

\u201cTry to get fired as quickly as you can\u201d could be a nice mantra for finding the work and career path that can handle your full range of strengths and talents. If you try to fully express those aspects of yourself where they aren\u2019t appreciated, you could easily get fired.<\/p>\n

Brett also shared that he\u2019s come to believe that there are really no bad ideas \u2013 just bad timing and bad context. A seemingly bad idea in one situation might be brilliant in another.<\/p>\n

Even if your potential strengths are rough around the edges, you still need to start expressing them in order to hone them. They won\u2019t get any better if you hide them.<\/p>\n

Want a lifeless and mediocre career instead? Don\u2019t rock the boat and try to fit in. That\u2019s a great way to end up where you don\u2019t belong. Are you in that situation now? You can still apply the advice here, starting today.<\/p>\n

This works if you own a business too. Think of it as scaring away the customers, clients, and partners who can\u2019t handle your uniqueness. If you still have a viable business after that, you probably have a keeper that you can invest in long-term. And you\u2019ll get to serve people who appreciate what you do for them. Plus you won\u2019t have to deal with the headaches of bending over to serve total mismatches.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve seen time and time again that the ideas that felt risky or edgy to me were often those that produced the most value for people. The articles that I was most hesitant to publish were frequently the most impactful. I\u2019ve enjoyed a delightful lifestyle thanks to the simple, repeated act of sharing honestly.<\/p>\n

Instead of fearing criticism and consequences from people who aren\u2019t a match for you anyway, you may as well deliberately court their rejection to speed things along. For instance, if Trump supporters are a lousy match for your business \u2013 as they are for mine \u2013 channel your inner Logan Roy and tell them to fuck off!<\/em> They need to hear it because they\u2019re being really, really stupid. Then focus on serving the people you like and respect. Remember the rule: Mutual respect or disconnect<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Some people have an objection to this because they feel that we should all be connected on a spiritual level. Hey\u2026 spirit gave rise to differentiation too, so don\u2019t be so afraid of it. Go ahead and love everyone at the level of spirit, but dump the mismatches on the mental, physical, and emotional levels, so you can do some real exploring of what matters to you. Don\u2019t hide behind spirituality as an excuse for avoiding rejection \u2013 it\u2019s inauthentic and phony, and you\u2019ll lose the respect of some great matches when you do that. Don\u2019t pretend that you resonate with everyone you meet. Bounce over to the circles where mutual alignment is strong. Bounce out where resonance is weak.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s often the case that you must bounce out of a mismatch before you\u2019ll even perceive the possibility of a match. That\u2019s because if you\u2019re in a mismatched situation, you\u2019re actually repelling matches, usually before you can even perceive them.<\/p>\n

You can also apply this advice to relationships. Think of your best relationships as being anti-fragile. You can express the full range of your personality without holding back, and you\u2019ll still be loved. Imagine getting involved with someone new with the attitude of sharing everything about yourself that\u2019s you think will induce someone to reject you. Anyone who makes it through is likely to be a strong match.<\/p>\n

So share the ideas and express the aspects of your personality that you hallucinate will get you fired, rejected, or cast out. That will help you discover where you\u2019re most appreciated and where you can push your talents and develop your ideas even further.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Profit<\/a>
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