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What moves have you made?
I'm curious to hear from others examples of when they either:
1. Stepped out on what you thought was a leap of faith, but there was more to it having prepared youself and made bold moves to progress,
OR
2. Decided to leave a proverbial table you wanted a seat at but later realized this wasnt the table for you, so you built your own or found another table,
OR
3. Pursued your passion 'abandoning' ideals that you once held fast to and now with no regrets you are all the better for it?
Aly BrineHelping Corporate Hippies thrive on LinkedIn!
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10/21/20 at 12:41PM UTC
Hey there! Career Alignment Coach here and I did all of those things this year actually! I was working as an HR Consultant for a Fortune 30-something company where HR definitely had a seat at the table that I was told I wanted. It was great, six figure salary, unrestricted access to leadership, growth opportunities, and the company treated their employees very well. I had everything society told me I was supposed to want aaaaand I hated it. I was bored and realized that wasn't my dream, that was the dream I was supposed to want. So I started The Corporate Hippie Hustle where I teach women in similar situations as my previous one how to take their own corporate careers from stuck to aligned.
Michelle Straughan-HarveyBusiness/Technology Executive
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10/21/20 at 1:11PM UTC
Thank you. Truly inspiring. Its great that you are helping other women with similar struggles take that control. This is so great. Thank you for sharing.
Aly BrineHelping Corporate Hippies thrive on LinkedIn!
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10/21/20 at 5:26PM UTC
Absolutely, happy to help!
Katrina McNairAssistant Director
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10/21/20 at 12:11PM UTC
Hello Michelle,
One bold step I have made or as you called it stepping out on a leap of faith. When I left the field of education that I have been perusing most of my adult life and ventured out into the business world. It was such an awakening time in my life. Everything I thought I new and could relate to became unfamiliar and left me feeling uncertain about my decision. I had very little experience with public speaking and I have always been very bad at selling a product or brand let alone a company. I was so afraid of making a mistake and having people thinking that I wasn't qualified for the job. I ended up having to go through some books I read and used for my Masters degree. I also had a lot of assistance from a very good colleague gave me some wonderful tips that I continue to use to this day. The tips she gave me prepared me for going on tours with perspective families and being the face of the company at charity events. Now I'm willing to be the first person to volunteer my services with speaking about a topic or being in charge of an operation. I no longer hesitate to speak about what I feel passionate about with my job or other topics in my life. Great topic and thank you for asking.
Sincerely,
Katrina
Michelle Straughan-HarveyBusiness/Technology Executive
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10/21/20 at 1:07PM UTC
Thank you. What a great success story! I love how you overcame those thoughts and where you are today volunteering and stepping up for opportunities as they present themselves.
I'm curious to hear more on what these great tips were.
Thanks again.
Katrina McNairAssistant Director
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10/21/20 at 1:20PM UTC
Hello again Michelle,
One of the great tips that my colleague gave me is to have a spiel ready of what I wanted the families to know about my program as a curriculum specialist. She also said that I should study it and prepare myself for the tours and charity events.
Another great tip she gave me was to be direct but not rude to our supervisor. This would avoid wasting our supervisors time and get directly to the point of what I needed. This proved to be most useful when I wanted or needed to keep moving forward with my program.
Another great tip she gave me was being prepared for meetings with our supervisor. I used to be so nervous that I would forget what I wanted or needed from her during the meeting.
I hope these great tips will benefit someone else.
Sincerely,
Katrina
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