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Remember that time you wanted to get that role you really wanted?
You read the posting over and over.
You weren’t sure if you were qualified.
But when I asked : "what does the job require?"
You rattled off every skill. Every tool. And Every outcome.
Not hypothetically.... you had done it all.
You even led a team doing the same thing just last year.
The work was in your bones.
But the job title was odd.
The department name was new.
The salary? A level up from anything you'd made before.
So what did you do?
You backed off. Started doubting. Started thinking, “they probably want someone flashier.”
"We often think our ideas are not original.
The fact is that from your experience and perspective,
it's new to almost everyone.
Share more."
Maybe someone from FAANG. You started downplaying every win.
"If I had only worked at Meta for 10 years"
You thought “It just doesn’t feel like a match.”
There's no way.
The reality of the situation
It didn’t feel like a match because it felt like a stretch.
And stretches feel risky - Even when they aren’t.
"We overestimate risk and underestimate opportunity" says Jeff Bezos.
So ...test it out!
Rewrite your story.
And make it stupid obvious how you are the right person.
Nail the interview.
Get the offer the job.
And a signing bonus.
All for a role you almost didn’t try for.
And here’s the ridiculous part.
No new skills.
No fancy referral.
No magic.
Just the courage to stop assuming 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯’𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺.
And finally test the market with the truth.
Get out of your workhorse role and get the learning role you deserve.
Adopt that mindset and you'll stop aiming low and start getting what you actually deserve.
Thats what I think.
- Matt
I'm running a free live workshop where we'll talk about these issues - and more. It will be Q&A and I won't be taking everyone. If you are interested in being part of the discussion, learning something about levelling up and re-defining your career, join me:
https://www.obviouschoicesystem.com/workshop
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