My rookie error (oops)

Some real talk about a massive fail, a rookie error I recently made.  

So - I was moving apartments about a month ago. 

We had no internet, my clothes were all still in boxes but I knew had a call I was NOT allowed to miss. 

I'd been through a few rounds of interviews for a prestigious Fellowship & there was a final step - a call.

And so (sweaty from moving boxes all morning) I duly dialed in.

I very quickly realized I'd stuffed up in 2 ways:

1. I'd missed the memo that the call was being recorded (and video ON was compulsory)
2. As soon as I turned my video on (sweaty & casual) I realized most people were not sweaty, or casual. (eek)

I had that sinking feeling of someone woefully unprepared.

And then - renowned business woman & fashion designer Tory Burch arrived on the Zoom, surprising all of us, by announcing we were the 2021 Tory Burch Fellows! 

I was, of course, delighted!

But - I was also annoyed - at myself.

The 2021 Tory Burch Fellow Cohort (So excited to be among these fab humans!)

It was a classic case of being under prepared.

I'd been super busy with moving and work and supporting our online course Cohort.

And so, I skim read the calendar invite. OOPS.

Me (mid apartment move & rather sweaty!) on the Announcement call

Fortunately, I quickly recovered (cell phone video turned on, sweat mopped away!) But I've committed to do things differently in future.

I've implemented a new process for my inbox so Zoom instructions buried deep in an email never slip through the cracks again. (Phew!)

How I wish I'd looked during the announcement call!

Have you ever felt woefully unprepared in your career? 

Ever walked into a meeting & quickly had sick feeling in your stomach?

That feeling of  ‘UH OH…what is happening…I am NOT ready for this!' 

Or: ‘Eek! I do NOT feel ready to negotiate this here & now… HELP!'

It happens right?! 

But - when it DOES - you have 2 options:

1. Do nothing (knowing it could (likely WILL) happen again)
2. Make a decision to CHANGE.

And if you feel like things are falling through the cracks of your career trajectory- we should chat. 

I'm running a special free Masterclass today - on the 3 Secrets to Salary Success - sign up here to join (it's free) We start at 6pm EST, Tuesday 29 June. (11pm BST for the Londoners, Wednesday 8am for the Aussies)

And I'm so excited today to be launching the early bird pricing for our next CAREER LEVEL UP Program

The 10 week program helps you get unstuck, find your dream job & pay packet (without feeling like you're high maintenance for asking for what you want.)

We've had 2 cohorts of students graduates. They've formed lifelong friendships & seen results like:

• Choosing between multiple job offers at the hottest start ups in town
• Landing paid board positions
• Hefty Pay raises (from 5% to a whopping 43%!)

But most importantly - they're all PREPARED. They're ready for anything their career throws at them.  

DM me if you're interested in more info - Enrollments close Saturday. (I read every message - no more details falling through the cracks anymore!) 

See you at the free Masterclass!

Meggie

PS. You’re Awesome

PPS. I'd love to hear from you in the comments times when you've made a mistake - and how you've tweaked things going forward.