Learning to Talk About What I Do
An Australian friend and I were talking recently about self-promotion. She said she isn’t good at it because Australians tend to be self-deprecating, while many of her US colleagues are more outspoken.
I told her I 100% related. When I was in the corporate world, I tended to work hard in the background and assume the quality of my work would prove my value. The people I worked with directly knew what I was contributing, but people farther up the chain didn’t always know.
She said, “That’s not very American of you.” 😊
Choosing Indepedence and Self-Trust
Starting next week, I’ll be traveling through Asia for what I’m calling my Coaching Connections field study because, this year, I’m choosing more independence and a little more self-trust.
I first had this idea back in July, and it’s been staying with me. The timing feels right. The in-person trainings I’ll lead this year haven’t started yet, and life has a bit more space than it usually does. On a deeper level, I feel genuinely drawn to the places I’m visiting.
I want more independence this year, not just emotionally, but in how I build my life and work. One of my words of the year is visibility, and I’m excited to meet new people, have real conversations, and see how the themes I hear from clients translate across cultures. And I hope I might get to help a few people along the way.
