When you finally meet your LinkedIn Buddy - it's well spent Saturday 🙂

In my LinkedIn interview initiative, I am blessed to meet people all around the world.

This Saturday I met a wonderful soul from all the way to Texas - Mellisa Sanford, CSM, CSPO

She is a true gem - The education maestro and now making waves in Project management. 😎

Here are the learnings from our catchup:

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐲𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬:

❇ We often get bogged down in our roles and responsibilities - but remember, you aren't defined by your role only. You can go the extra mile - you can take up more responsibilities and shine in your organization.

Melissa throughout her career has been a go-getter - reaching the milestone and doing some more. Her achievements in the education domain are inspiring. 😇

At the end of the day, it's all about showing up and bringing your A-game.

𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐓:

✅ It's never too late to change your career paths.

✅ If you have a willingness to learn - you can do it.

✅ Whatever domain you choose - Give your 100% - Learn, network, do certifications - be the best version of yourself.

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬:

❇ Agile and scrum - theory is not enough. You can bring small changes in your work environment gradually. Agile implementation won't be there overnight.

❇ Agile is all about incremental steps and progress - You can follow the same in your career goals, life, and travel planning :)

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠:

✅ Whether you are a remote person or hybrid or you love working from the office - Networking is the key to your growth.

✅ Meet the right people, work together, share ideas, and collaborate - Finding your tribe will give you amazing opportunities.

𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬

💯 Just start. Stop waiting for the right time. Whether it's a career change or Being active on LinkedIn - Keep doing it.

💯 Work-life balance requires good planning. Here, you can implement your project management skills too.

It was awesome catching up with Melissa Sanford, CSM, CSPO.

If you are someone who loves to share your career and life journey - Let's chat :)