{"id":3522,"date":"2022-11-25T19:04:40","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T03:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/?p=3522"},"modified":"2023-01-24T07:32:31","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T15:32:31","slug":"were-not-qualified-until-its-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/were-not-qualified-until-its-bad\/","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;re not qualified until it&#8217;s bad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"687\" data-attachment-id=\"3523\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/were-not-qualified-until-its-bad\/far-2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/far-2.jpg?fit=2000%2C1341&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1341\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"far-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/far-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C687&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/far-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C687&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/far-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C687&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/far-2.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/far-2.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We might feel like frauds. We might feel like we&#8217;re not qualified to do our job &#8212; whatever that is. We might feel like we have nothing to offer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230; until we see how bad the situation is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I go to an event to perform, I might think I won&#8217;t be that great for a certain group. Then, I see someone introducing me, I see how bored the audience is, I see how poorly something is planned. Suddenly, I know exactly what my purpose is. I know how to fix it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I talk to a potential client and I feel nervous that they might not hire me, sometimes they&#8217;re just not right for me, but sometimes it&#8217;s really obvious to me. 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