I must say that I really love my ‘job’ as a coach / speaker (and author); helping people to be authentically themselves in all that they do in their lives and their work is a remarkable privilage and a joy. Every week is rewarding – by virtue of doing what I’ve been crafted to be do by life through nature and nurture – but this last week or so has been very special. And week ago today last Thursday 24 was particularly interesting day to pick out; I was in the rare situation of delivering three talks back to back. First, giving a motivational address to staff from across the Civil Service at a Black History Month event, then delivering a leadership masterclass for small business members of Intellect / Tech UK, and finally co-Hosting the Precious Awards. Here’s some of what made it significant.
Creating opportunities
The day started with an afternoon engagement delivering a motivational talk and Q&A session for staff across the Civil Service during a special Black History Month event on ‘Developing Talent’ arranged by the new Sharing Information Working Group. I shared tips and advice of taking charge of your career, being proactive and being yourself. One of the wonderful moments was when one of the delegates too the opportunity of asking a senior Civil Servant who had delivered a talk – to be her mentor; he agreed. That’s what can happen when you are proactive. It was a wonderful event and there were some amazingly talented people in the room – and I very much hope to see more staff of all backgrounds and diverse backgrounds to advance in their career.
Inspiring Leadership
Next up I darted across town to deliver an Inspiring Leadership Business Clinic talk / seminar / Q&A for Tech UK (formerly known as Intellect). The session was for small business owners. We often forget that it’s these small businesses that in time become big businesses -especially in the technology sector. It was great working with the attendees to help them explore their leadership style, their environment and how they can mo
ve themselves, their business – and hopefully their industry forward. Leadership is a topic that’s become increasingly dear to my heart – here’s a little clip of a video we produced ahead of the evening. …At the end of the post event networking it was time to move on again.
…And that final engagement was once again Co-Hosting the Precious Awards at the Wardoff Hotel. It was an apt close to the day celebrating remarkable women of colour in business and in leadership – many doing remarkable things not just for themselves and their customers but for the wider community. With events like these what you don’t often see is the hard work and determination of often just one individual and or a small team. It’s very true in this case; Precious founder Foluke Akinlose deserves and rightly gained considerable praise during the evening for her tireless work which a couple of years ago won her an MBE for her services to business, the community and diverse women in business.
Life’s magical little reminders
It was quite a day and a day that very much reminded me of why I do the work I do. Today I got three similar reminders: 1) a wonderful text from a new client thanking me for helping her start believing in herself again. 2) A call from a entrepreneurial client about to make a big life changing move overseas and with a Patent pending on her work. I reminded her of all she’s already achieved and that she should be proud of (we often forget how far we’ve travelled as we get lost, caught up or overwhelmed by where we want to go). 3) A wonderful email from a follow author and trainer from across the world who just bout my book Soul Trader – Putting the Heart Back into Your Business and who felt inspired to buy it and to get in touch. It’s this kind of feedback that makes the work so special. It’s quite remarkable how something you do on one side of the world can have a ripple effect on the other. It is very humbling.
For me the work is not really about being a coach, a speaker or an author. It is not really about all the wonderful things that people may go on to see or achieve in their lives and career. It is something far simpler and profound; it is about inviting you to embrace yourself and embrace life itself. It is this that is the mission, the call, the win, the reward, the calling. It is this – that in my experience – leads us to embrace true fulfilment within and to fulfil our possibilities in the world.
Wishing you every joy and happiness during every remarkable week and moment that we have. Rasheed
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