You’ve met with the prospective manager/agent/publicist/etc a handful of times. They seem ok, not great, but not bad. And isn’t it better to have someone in that seat than an empty chair on your team?
And having met with them so many times now, there feels like a tremendous amount of obligation to hire this person. They’ve even picked up the check a couple times.
And if you come on board sometime this week, there’s that special opportunity (they’ve been talking about incessantly) that has the potential of maybe happening sometime in the near or distant future…perhaps.
Doesn’t the answer have to be yes now?
They have a special opportunity MAYBE lined up? They picked up dinner? They have a cool office? There’s been multiple meetings?
Hands tied. Trapped. You feel trapped.
But you’re not.
You feel trapped when you don’t believe you have options.
When you feel trapped, go meet with 5 other people in that same field.
Even people you don’t think you would hire. Even people you don’t think would want to work with you.
Your eyes will be refreshed.
Believing you have options gives you energy and power.
Give yourself this gift (of meeting with more people) and receive the freedom it brings.
p.s. If someone is rushing you to sign, that’s a bad sign.
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