And so shines a ray of light...
... and that light today came in the form of a consultant working with our education institute on different reflective learning strategies. You know when you can just meet a person and understand them, you have a common passion and common experiences... well that was what it was like meeting this woman.
She is in her early 30's and has started her own organisation called Collaborative Change. It is a consultancy that works with different organisations on team development, executive coaching, organisational development, culture, etc - all the areas that I love. As she was explaining her experiences, I was growing more and more excited and inspired.
Of course I took the opportunity to talk to her about how she started her organisation, letting her know I also had similar ambitions and giving her abit of a run down of my longer term vision. She told me she could sense I was very involved in this area, and that I lit up when she was talking about different learning initiatives such as communities of practice.
Now both inspired from the conversation, she told me she was looking on taking some new people into the team and would I be interested. FOR SURE I said...definately. So I sent her a copy of my CV and we will most likely meet up next week for a coffee.
You know its strange.
The work she is doing is EXACTLY alligned with what I want to do - and the experience within it is directly relevant for my own organisation I want to begin. It's weird because the other day I emailed Szymon from AI last year. He has started his own consulting company called Beyond with a fellow AI guy. I wanted his opinion on the best way to pursue the entreprenuerial path based on his recent experiences. He told me that I have the general skills to start it now, but he does think it would be useful working in the line of work I want to and then branching off. I remember thinking a few days ago...
How can I get experience in management consulting at my age? Where would I start? How do I make those networks?
I feel happy that this has come along as a possible opportunity, also from the point of view that the thought of doing what I love is making me challenge the other options I am considering with a bit more of a critical eye.
What a day.... what an unexpected opportunity.
She is in her early 30's and has started her own organisation called Collaborative Change. It is a consultancy that works with different organisations on team development, executive coaching, organisational development, culture, etc - all the areas that I love. As she was explaining her experiences, I was growing more and more excited and inspired.
Of course I took the opportunity to talk to her about how she started her organisation, letting her know I also had similar ambitions and giving her abit of a run down of my longer term vision. She told me she could sense I was very involved in this area, and that I lit up when she was talking about different learning initiatives such as communities of practice.
Now both inspired from the conversation, she told me she was looking on taking some new people into the team and would I be interested. FOR SURE I said...definately. So I sent her a copy of my CV and we will most likely meet up next week for a coffee.
You know its strange.
The work she is doing is EXACTLY alligned with what I want to do - and the experience within it is directly relevant for my own organisation I want to begin. It's weird because the other day I emailed Szymon from AI last year. He has started his own consulting company called Beyond with a fellow AI guy. I wanted his opinion on the best way to pursue the entreprenuerial path based on his recent experiences. He told me that I have the general skills to start it now, but he does think it would be useful working in the line of work I want to and then branching off. I remember thinking a few days ago...
How can I get experience in management consulting at my age? Where would I start? How do I make those networks?
I feel happy that this has come along as a possible opportunity, also from the point of view that the thought of doing what I love is making me challenge the other options I am considering with a bit more of a critical eye.
What a day.... what an unexpected opportunity.
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GO FOR IT! I say :)
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