What does it mean to be charismatic? For most of my life, I’ve envisioned the person who can carry on witty banter, can bring life to a boring party, and never second guess the words that are coming out of their mouth. Also known as, “not me.” I’ve learned over the two years that those … Continue reading Charisma

Despite my flaws, Connection is an area where I feel I shine. Maybe it's because my sun sign is Cancer, but I thrive on people feeling welcomed, happy and appreciated. Having said that, this isn't a lesson to skip. Someone once told me that I put up walls for certain people, and that's something to … Continue reading Connection

“The state of being calm and in control of oneself.” “Psychological stability." “Keeping cool under pressure.” Check, check (kind of) and check. As I pore over definitions of what composure is, I started to wonder if I could skip this lesson. But then I found this... “Composure is not letting your emotions become obstacles.” Hmm... … Continue reading Composure

Before I start on my Composure lesson, I want to talk about me....though I think that is anti-charisma (We’ll figure that out during the charisma lesson). Regardless, I read my last post and realized how incredibly hard I am on myself! One of the things that I want to be sure of is that I … Continue reading A Lot of Geeky, With a Touch of Levity

As I mentioned in my previous post, my first step in my journey to executive presence is self-reflection. I recently asked our field marketers to self-calibrate their skills in each of the tools in our tech stack. So it's fitting for me to honestly self-calibrate my executive presence. I think I'm self-aware enough to know … Continue reading Self-Reflection