Actress Kerry Washington has a spread in People's 2007 Most Beautiful People issue. She said something that really struck a cord with me:
"When I first started meeting with agents, I remember one immediately telling me all the things I had to change: I'd have to get my teeth fixed, lose weight. Then I met with another agent two weeks later who was like, 'You're perfect – let's start.' That's a good rule to follow: Go where the love is."
Now, granted, she is one of People's Most Beautiful People, so she has that going for her. But I think if you have the tolerance and the confidence in yourself, that's a really good rule of thumb. Every person is going to tell you something different. Why waste time making all the changes to yourself if the next person you talk to isn't going to notice that imperfection, but rather something else?
"When I first started meeting with agents, I remember one immediately telling me all the things I had to change: I'd have to get my teeth fixed, lose weight. Then I met with another agent two weeks later who was like, 'You're perfect – let's start.' That's a good rule to follow: Go where the love is."
Now, granted, she is one of People's Most Beautiful People, so she has that going for her. But I think if you have the tolerance and the confidence in yourself, that's a really good rule of thumb. Every person is going to tell you something different. Why waste time making all the changes to yourself if the next person you talk to isn't going to notice that imperfection, but rather something else?
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