My husband and I are so used to actively giving and receive feedback. We no longer take this personal. We have come to a point to understand that this helps us in the manner we deal with issues and communicate as a family unit. I still need to implement this in my career and I think it will take a bit of time because I am still working on the feedback I received during the program. It opened my eyes on things that I need to work on. I decided to start with toastmasters, and I am enjoying this so much because I get to learn so much and it really does boast my confidence. If I didn’t receive the feedback, I don’t think I would’ve taken the step to work on my presentation and public speaking techniques. I find it amazing that the first few classes in toastmaster I would never volunteered to speak first, but through the exercises I have learned to be confident in what I am about to say. This has helped me in meetings at …show more content…
In a team of 21 men, I am the only female and this has been difficult to navigate because it took some time for me to find my voice. Most of the females in the industry I have spoken to, they exist the industry because they find it hard to find their voice. I believe that since I have managed to do this, I have something to offer to these ladies because we shouldn’t be intimidated by males in the industry. I believe we have as much knowledge and power to offer in the industry. I have always delayed myself in starting with this mentorship programme because I thought I need to have a group to accomplish this. It was evident in one of our sessions in school that I don’t need to have a group for me to start. That one lady that I can start working with is worth a lot then waiting to do this for a whole group. I am on LinkedIn and I have received a message from one lady that would like me to mentor her, I am so excited because we have decided to start in the next