"Your English sucks, but I like your energy." A radio station manager said it to this week's guest, Lirone Glikman, when she walked in looking for a show. It sent me straight back 25 years.
In this solo episode I take you to the first big tech conference I ever attended, Java One in San Francisco, where I stood at the top of an enormous escalator looking down at thousands of engineers, mostly men, and felt completely terrified. As a quiet, introverted woman, I couldn't even go to a session alone. For years, I believed something was wrong with me.
What I eventually learned, and what Lirone reminded me of this week, is that it was never about changing who I am. It's about recognizing who I am, naming the things I see as flaws, and doing the thing anyway, because I bring something else to the table.
In this episode:
Why I didn't realize I was an introvert until years after that conference
The story of why I almost never started this podcast
A recent room full of senior coaches where I felt like the least experienced person, and what I brought that they didn't
Why you should focus on your gifts, not on what you think you're missing
The question to ask yourself when something is holding you back
Your version of "my English sucks, but I bring..."
If you've ever felt too quiet, too inexperienced, or too different to put yourself out there, this one is for you.
Listen to Wednesday's full conversation with Lirone Glikman, author of The Super Connector's Playbook, wherever you get your podcasts.
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