Do you feel invisible?
Do you feel like you fade away
amongst your colleagues and peers?
Do you feel that no one is buying into you
and instead, the only thing you want is
to stand out and get noticed,
be recognised and respected as a leader
and to be acknowledged for your strategic skills.
But it isn't happening.
There are four mistakes I want to share with you
that you need to avoid
in order for your message to come through
so you can position yourself the right way.
I'm Caroline De Kimpe, career and leadership coach,
and before you get that result,
standing out, being recognised for your leadership skills,
being acknowledged for your strategic skills,
and being respected, you need to go back to the basics.
And one of the basics is understanding your story.
You are unique.
What is your unique value proposition?
Now there is not a lot unique in this world anymore,
but you are.
You alone have certain skills and experience that you use
in a specific moment in time, with specific stakeholders,
and that combination is unique.
However, I meet so many people that are vanilla,
that don't know really how to articulate themselves,
what they stand for, the value they can create
for an organisation, and their uniqueness.
And I can tell you this.
Purpose and clarity start with you.
If you don't take control of this,
then nobody else is going to take control of that.
Now there are four mistakes that I want you to avoid
in order to really stand out and get noticed.
Mistake number one is being too afraid,
too afraid to rock the boat,
too afraid not to be liked by everybody, but guess what?
Being afraid is not going to help and serve you
if you want to take that next step in your career,
if you want to have that next leadership position.
Mistake number two: not seeing their own value,
and assuming that things that the things that they do
everybody would do.
Mistake number three is taking their skills
and experience for granted, and not acknowledging
what it is that they have achieved in their career.
They owe it to themselves to get what they deserve.
Now mistake number four is hiding behind the fact
that you can't sell yourself.
Now this is the biggest lie that somebody can tell themself
because it is not about selling yourself
and bragging about yourself.
We all know that person in the office, and guess what?
Most of the people don't like that person.
But it's about really doing justice
to all the skills and experience that you have
and being able to articulate that clearly
to somebody else about the value that you can create
for that organisation.
And I hope that helped, and now you have a choice.
You can stay stuck and invisible,
or stand out, get noticed, and reach your full potential.
It's completely up to you.
And isn't it time to invest in brand you?
Now if you want to work with me,
I have an eight-week coaching programme
where we craft your story, build your personal brand,
raise your profile, so that you stand out
and can land your next six-figure leadership role.
I will pop a link below this video.
Go and check it out, and apply if you're interested
in the next step in your career.
Let's make this happen,
and I will see you in the next video.