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Choking back tears, telling my life story in 6 minutes
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Hi Reader, This week, I checked something off my bucket list. I live in Providence, RI where there is a monthly event called PechaKucha Night. Originating in Japan, it's an adult show-and-tell using 20 powerpoint slides x 20 seconds each. I knew since attending my first PechaKucha Night years ago I wanted to do one. So a few months ago, I got inspired and signed my ass up to present! I wanted to talk about a sense of belonging. Belonging felt so elusive to me for so much of my life. And I think that's very relatable. But when I sat down to work on my presentation, I was stuck and a bit frazzled. I didn't know HOW I wanted to present this. Maybe like an academic presentation? Maybe like a mini TED Talk? Maybe like a first-person story? No, no, none of these felt right. So I got up to get a snack while I procrastinated some more... As I searched for a snack, what I really needed, an idea, hit me: What if I made it a letter to my 8-year-old self? I got the choking feeling in my throat. Tears found their way out of my eyeballs. I had such a strong visceral reaction, I knew that was it. YEP, I had to do it. I'm proud of myself. The writing came pouring out of me, accompanied by some tears, and some healing I think I needed. I was vulnerable and the talk was very me. It ended up being a way for me to share a lot of my life story in 6 and a half minutes. As someone pretty long-winded, I'm impressed! LOL It was also a way for me to share WHY I do what I do. How I ended up here as a coach, doing this care work. And I am delighted to share it with you! Watch it here: Hope this gives you the courage you need to do the thing - whatever that scary thing is for you. Cheering you on, Lauren
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Lauren Goldberg Coaching
Self-Discovery Coach, Entrepreneur, Speaker, Proudly neurodivergent & partially deaf, Fire-maker on a dance floor 🔥 Check out the resources I offer below and sign up for my newsletter!
Hi Reader, Earlier this month, I gave a talk at an organization in celebration of Disability Employment Awareness Month. This blog post is the 3rd and final installment in this series of letters, adapted from my talk. In Part 3, called "Dear Company Leadership," I thank the organization for caring about disability inclusion, applauding what they are already doing, while also challenging them to go beyond compliance and consider what choices will continue to move the organization further...
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Hi Reader, Last week, I gave a talk for a corporate client in celebration of Disability Employment Awareness Month. From the reactions I got, it really struck a chord with folks. I decided to post part of the talk on my blog for others because these are important messages that need to be out in the world!I'll share these in a series of 3 short posts. Here is part 1 of 3, titled "Dear Employees with Disabilities..." Read it here! I'll share Dear Colleagues of Disabled Employees (Part 2) and...