If you’re trying to learn something new, do it like someone more experienced, more mature, more qualified would do it.
My daughter, a middle schooler, is taking voice lessons. Her teacher challenged her to sing like a high school student.
She wants her to get a mental image of a more mature sound that she can live into. She’s asking her to stretch her mindset as much as she’s asking her to stretch her voice.
It’s commonly said that if you want the next job you should just start acting like you have it in your current role.
Most people would say, “I’ll sing like a high schooler when I get to high school. Or, “I’ll do what’s required of the next job when I get it.”
Most people would say that. But you don’t have to.
DAVID BERRY is the author of “A More Daring Life: Finding Voice at the Crossroads of Change” and the founder of RULE13 Learning. He speaks and writes about the complexity of leading in a changing world.
