A pocket jury is a collection of broken soundtracks that judge your life whenever you dare to be more than you currently are. It can be built from criticisms by strangers, comments from friends, missteps, and missed opportunities. It often has reams and reams of evidence that you’re not the right one to do that thing you’re thinking about doing, but yet it’s small enough to travel around in your pocket.

To beat a pocket jury:

• Listen to what it’s saying.
• Gather evidence about what’s really happening.
• Tell yourself the truth.