
Give me the thing.
The flop.
The mistake.
The awkward conversation.
The client response you’ve reread 14 times.
The thing you said wrong.
The decision that suddenly has you questioning your own judgment.
The moment your brain has grabbed by the throat and decided is now evidence about your entire fucking career.
For $22, borrow my brain before you make your next move.
Private personalized voice memo from Veronica Dietz
One situation

That has not stopped you from thinking about it.
You’ve already told yourself:
“It’s probably fine.”
“I know one bad result doesn’t mean anything.”
“I shouldn’t care what they think.”
“I just need to be more confident.”
Cool.
And yet here you are considering rebuilding half your business because Susan used a period instead of an exclamation point.
This is not a pep talk.
You do not need me to tell you that you’re brilliant and everything is perfect.
You need someone outside the situation who can look at what actually happened and separate it from the 47 additional conclusions your brain has attached to it.
That’s The Misread.
One situation.
Tell me:
What happened?
What are you afraid it means?
What are you now questioning, changing, avoiding, delaying, or talking yourself out of because of it?
That’s it.
You do not need to write me a dissertation.
Although based on the women I know, I fully expect supporting exhibits.

