Don't wait for permission: How to bet on yourself FT. Charlie Walk
About this episode
Emma Paige and Charlie Walk discuss the importance of betting on yourself and trusting your intuition over seeking permission from others.
Everyone wants permission before they change their life. Permission to quit the job, leave the relationship, start the business, move across the country, hit publish, bet on themselves. Here's the problem: no one's coming to give it to you. This week, Emma sits down with legendary music executive Charlie Walk — the man who helped build the careers of some of the world’s greatest artists like John Mayer, Ariana Grande and so many more, by spotting greatness before the rest of the world caught on. The two go down the rabbit hole about the one thing every successful person has in common: they trusted themselves before anyone else did. This isn't a conversation about the music industry, it's a conversation about your life. Emma and Charlie unpack the difference between intuition and ego, why your gut knows long before your brain catches up, how to stop looking for certainty before making a move, and why getting fired, failing publicly, losing people, and starting over might be the best things that ever happen to you. They also get into what it actually means to "have potential," why some people stay consumers while others become creators, how to recognize your own gifts before the…
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