Christy shares in today’s podcast how to find your expertise. She then gives you practical steps for moving forward and using your expertise to bless others’ lives. Let’s get going!
Key Ideas:
- List all the things, projects, programs, trainings at work you have led OR had an integral part in accomplishing. Include things that are volunteer as part of your work…chamber of commerce, rotary, soroptimists, community work
- List and write down all the favorite things you do as a hobby. For example: cross-stitch, cross fit, restoring cars, music, travel, reading, VBS curriculum, VP of your kids swim team boosters. I want you to think of all the ways you bring value to those activities. What are the ACTIVITIES you are doing around these things. Think ACTION words…
- Note all the things you like to think about and talk about. What do you do extra reading or watching on? Is there something you want to know more about? Take a class or do an online training.
- Highlight areas of crossover.
- Offer. Get the word out there that you are available. Are there things you are doing with your kids swim team that you could do at work? Just because you don’t have the job title doesn’t mean you can’t do cross over there. Is there a project at work you would really like to work on but you’re not on that team? Is there a way you could volunteer doing it? Tell you boss or supervisor what you would like to start doing. Is there something that needs to be done but nobody has ever mentioned it?Look for opportunity to cross train. If you company offers this, great! If not, then look for natural openings and offer to learn someone else’s responsibilities.
Recognize your value and look for opportunities to add that value. You are an expert in something. You add value to your organization in ways that ONLY you can add value. So today is the day to assesses and implement.
Encouraging Word of the Week: Eph 2:10 “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do, that we should walk in, DO, them...” NIV