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Kelly documenting accomplishments & feedback

Record of Accomplishments & Feedback [Worksheet]

Notebook, computer, notebokok and a pen lay on a desk.

The Ultimate Guide to Crafting Your Resume [e-Book]

Getting to the Heart of Who You Are: Your Personal Brand [Worksheet]

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Meet Megan, the latest feature of L&I's ✨ 𝑺𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑶𝒏 ✨series. I first met Megan through a mutual friend nearly two years ago. She and I immediately clicked and bonded over the fact that we both worked full-time jobs and managed a passion on the side 👯‍♀️
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Not only is Megan a marketing strategist where leads a team responsible for producing educational and entertaining content, but she is also the woman behind @moderatelyexcited, an incredible travel website with stunning photos and loads of ideas, tips and advice. She puts SO much effort into her blog posts and travel guides so definitely give her a follow if you’re not already - you won’t want to miss her #dadjokes either 😉
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Get to know more about Megan in our interview, where she shares her progress and success with both her career and Moderately Excited and the challenges she has faced balancing the two! Check it out via the link in my bio 💋 ⠀ .⠀
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Especially at a time like this, we need light amon

I feel like I’m in the middle of a 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒆. But every morning I wake up and realize this is all actually ʀᴇᴀʟ 🤯😟
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Over the last few days, I’ve been trying to wrap my brain about the realities of what’s happening in our world ...𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨...𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨... 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘨. It’s led me to not want to do much of anything but watch the news and constantly refresh my Twitter feed in hopes for better news. I’ve been in a constant state of 𝕒𝕟𝕒𝕝𝕪𝕤𝕚𝕤 𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕒𝕝𝕪𝕤𝕚𝕤 😥
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I truthfully haven’t been motivated to do much because there’s so many unknowns and we haven’t faced something like this in over 100 years. My anxiety is high because so much is out of my own control - and being in control typically keeps me grounded.
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I am overwhelmed thinking about how many are being affected by this virus - those grieving loved ones, those who are sick, those who are immuno-compromised, those who are on the front lines and taking care of our sick and dying, and those who are losing their jobs or facing critical financial decisions. 𝑴𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 💔
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If you’re feeling similarly, I just want you to know 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦. I’ve personally allowed myself to take the time I need to work through these emotions. But slowly but surely, I am trying to focus on what I can control and what makes me happy to keep my mental health in check. What’s been helping me is:
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↠ getting ready for work like I’m going into the office ↠ meditating with the @breetheapp
↠ writing in my journal ⠀
↠ putting together a daily to-do list ⠀
↠ group FaceTiming my friends ⠀
↠ doing at-home workouts or walking outside ⠀
↠ making homemade meals ⠀
↠ reading fiction books ⠀
↠ catching up on my favorite shows ⠀
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The entire world is in this together and 𝒘𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒊𝒕 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 ♥️ How are you feeling and coping? What are you doing to keep a sense of normalcy during this time?💋

𝑪𝒂𝒏 𝑰 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒏 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕? 🤫
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No matter what kind of job you have, if you have a manager, you and I both know they aren’t monitoring your every single move so they’re not always going to be aware of all the great work you’re doing! That’s why 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 🗣
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So how do you do this with your manager without feeling like you’re jumping up and saying ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴀᴛ ᴍᴇ! or like you’re bragging? 🤔
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➠ ➠ By documenting your accomplishments and positive feedback in one place - whether that’s in a Google, Word, or Excel doc. This way, any time you have a client “win” or a complimentary email sent your way, you can make note of it and use your document as proof when the time comes for a talent review or when you’re ready to ask for a promotion. It also gives you more confidence to share your achievements 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝑨𝑪𝑻𝑺 💪🏼👊🏼
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I crafted a free template that you can download and use to get started in documenting your accomplishments, found via the link in my bio under 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙨. I can say with certainty that using this document has helped me in my career and I know it will for you too! 💋

Happy #InternationalWomensDay to all the beautiful

I am terrified of public speaking 🙆🏻‍♀️🙅🏻‍♀️ Like anxiety at an all-time high, butterflies (and not the good kind) in the pit of my stomach, in constant fear of what people will think of me and if I will live up to my own expectations. In the past when I was asked to speak in class or at a client meeting, I’d freeze up, turn red and stutter over my words. Would you believe me if I said I have to take beta blockers and CBD gummies pretty much every time I speak in front of a group of people? Truth 🤚🏼
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Still, I’ve tried my best to raise my hand for opportunities to speak because I genuinely want to improve and not get stuck in my comfort zone 🙋🏻‍♀️ I read @brenebrown’s 𝑫𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒍𝒚 a few months ago and one particular part stood out to me: “𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 [𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘢] 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘦. 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘭𝘺; 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘺.”
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I have four speaking engagements this month (I may have over-committed myself but that’s another story). I’m honestly wondering how I’m going to get to April 😅 I am so wrapped up in my anxiety of preparing and thinking about how I’m going to get through the actual speaking part. A part of me wishes I could go back in time and turn them down, but the other part of me is fighting fear and ready for the challenge.
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The thing that keeps me going is knowing that I’m trying and I’m putting myself in that arena, knowing full well how vulnerable I’m going to feel. And you know what? 𝗜’𝗺 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽. 𝗜’𝗺 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿. 𝗜’𝗺 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗹𝘆. At the end of the day, I’d rather try than wonder “what if?” or have regrets.
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Can you relate? How are you daring greatly this month?💋

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