Too Smart For This with Alexis Barber
Too Smart For This
107. Micaéla Verrelien on Creating Your Dream Career, Overcoming Insecurities, and Refusing to Settle
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107. Micaéla Verrelien on Creating Your Dream Career, Overcoming Insecurities, and Refusing to Settle

Micaéla Verrelien does it all: creative direction, hosting, modeling, content creation, and today, she graces the Too Smart For This pod to discuss investing in yourself, chasing your dreams, and more!

Show Notes:

  • 4:09 Forging your own path rather than being swayed by the opinion of others

  • 5:18 Your creative ambitions deserve your all or nothing

  • 7:01 Leave what no longer serves you, but always have a plan

  • 10:56 Book yourself for things you really want to do – invest in yourself

  • 11:11 Doing what you need to do to get where you want to be

  • 11:21 “No” means “Not right now”

  • 16:40 Importance of being present and living moment to moment

  • 18:36 How intuitive thinking allows you to make better decisions

  • 19:11 Navigating the unhappiness of landing your “dream job”

  • 19:24 Viewing the unknown with excitement, rather than trepidation

  • 20:11 Finding comfort in the balance between happy and sad – regarding and accepting each emotion with equal weight

  • 24:00 Accepting your body as is, not comparing yourself to others

  • 25:25 Looking forward (not left, right, or to social media) for validation

  • 27:20 You are your own competition

  • 27:51 Finding inspiration in others

  • 28:20 Importance of looking forward to what’s to come rather than lamenting the past

  • 30:04 Finding the determination to pursue your dream even on bad days


Resources/Mentioned:
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own by Shonda Rhimes
UnPrisoned on Hulu

Keep up with Micaéla!
@micaelaverrelien on Instagram
@micaelaverrelien on TikTok
@micaelaverrelien on Pinterest
@MVerrelien on Twitter
Micaéla Verrelien’s Website


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