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I just finished from a meeting and it ended with "R said xyz about you and we have an offer for you. This is a paid opportunity where you will join us to help grow talent in the city."
I met R last year at a workshop and we were in the same group doing problem-based learning.
I met R last year at a workshop and we were in the same group doing problem-based learning.
It was just something I said during the workshop that made R ask for my LinkedIn and email. This week R mentioned my name in an established firm and they scheduled a meeting immediately. Today it ended with "we want a brilliant doer and builder like you. Thank you so much."
This is why I always tell students and others who I train during workshops that wherever they find themselves, they should always feel confident to share ideas/suggestions/skills during interactive learning processes (workshop, summit, hangouts, online conversations/forum, etc.).
You don& #39;t know who is listening and watching you. When we talk about personal branding, a lot of people think it& #39;s only about social media or online presence. In reality personal branding is how you make conscious and intentional effort to present yourself in any space or place.
Same experience I had with YWCA Canada in 2018. I attended their national leadership summit and I wasn& #39;t afraid to share some tips on mindset Psychology with the participants. I remember the emotions in the hall that day during and after my speech.
Next thing I got an invitation to join other senior representatives at the House of Commons to use my voice in telling the stories of women and advocating for more opportunities/resources. We got $1.25M funding to continue the work that the Y-women are doing across Canada.
Anywhere you go, please & #39;soro soke& #39; (speak up, use your voice, ask questions, share ideas, participate actively in the learning and networking process).
It was the sorosoke mindset that made R see value in me and mentioned my name where decision makers are. #Learnwithbren
It was the sorosoke mindset that made R see value in me and mentioned my name where decision makers are. #Learnwithbren
Be your authentic self. You can share ideas, ask questions % participate in any learning or networking activity by being confident (not cocky), humble (intellectual humility), & having a beginner& #39;s mindset (don& #39;t display I-Kow-It-All mentality or unnecessary ultracrepidarianism).
Always be an empathetic listener. Trust me when I say that how we listen with empathy and then respond with grace, shows or tells a lot about who we are and the values that you stand for.
This was my experience during UNACanada training in 2017. @pompomdorin knows this.
This was my experience during UNACanada training in 2017. @pompomdorin knows this.
You don& #39;t always have to be the loudest in the room but your graceful manner of asking questions, sharing ideas and even affirming other people in that learning space/workshop/webinar/networking activity can be your defining moment.
Be gracious/tactful in any space.
Be gracious/tactful in any space.
