How Our Authentic Stories Can Bring About Greater Good
💜Heather R Younger, J.D., CSP®
Workplace Culture & Employee Turnover | Leadership Development | Self-Leadership Keynote Speaker | 2x TEDx International Female Keynote Speaker | Author, The Art of Active Listening and The Art of Caring Leadership
After a lifetime of trying to minimize my difference—the difference between me and my white mother, the difference between me and my coworkers, the difference between me and other thought leaders—I am now being pulled out of the shadows and into the spotlight to share my story.
These past few years, I’ve felt compelled to share my journey of overcoming adversity, being an outsider in the workplace, existing as an outcast in a biracial household. My Jewish grandmother was dissatisfied with whom my mother had chosen to start a family with (i.e., someone Black and Christian), which complicated our relationship since I was a symbolic embodiment of that sin, so to speak.
As an adult, I now see the professional skills this experience of exclusion instilled in me, and I feel how this story resonates with the audiences I share it with.
It’s a strange and uncomfortable process, simply because I’ve been conditioned to find safety in hiding my story. But when the call to action is so loud and so resolute, it’s important to follow that call for the greater good.
As I’ve discovered my leadership style over the course of my career, I’ve learned that a caring leader is someone who is comfortable being vulnerable with those they lead, thus fulfilling a higher—albeit more difficult—purpose.
In this week's blog post I share my story. I used to be afraid to tell it, but now I see the greater good that story telling can bring about.
What's your story?
Founder, CEO @ ZyDoc Clinical Documentation & Retina Group of New York
4yHeather, Things are hard enough with support of your family. Your experiences have obviously increased your sensitivity toward others. Great people often are made by rising out of adversity.
Founder, CEO @ ZyDoc Clinical Documentation & Retina Group of New York
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As always, Heather R. Younger 👍👍👈💯⚡
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