This week we welcome Guest Blogger Mark Jason Aguilar, National Coach for Corporate Relations at AIESEC.
Breaking Out of Your Comfort Zone. A very difficult thing to do, simply because it is not our “cup of
tea”.
A few weeks ago, I was invited to attend the WindsorEssex Circle
networking event to represent AIESEC Windsor. AIESEC Windsor is a local chapter at the
University of Windsor and part of the world’s largest student run
organization that facilitates international internships.
AIESEC has an
international platform of helping youth develop and explore their
leadership potential. One of the ways of doing this is by networking
with our local business community in marketing our Global Internship
Program, where local companies can hire an international intern to work
for them, thus helping our organization create global leaders.
By
attending the WindsorEssex Circle networking event with a couple of my colleagues, we were
able to practice our communication skills, enhance our networking
capabilities and gain a new perspective of the local business community
in Windsor-Essex. We had a mutual understanding, my colleagues and I,
however, networking was out of our comfort zone.
Talking to professionals
in a formal matter, we wondered how do we market and leverage ourselves to others
with more credibility. We were scared, but we knew we had to try, all
because it was for personal gain and development. Stepping out of your
comfort zone is a good learning experience and a great challenge we
were all willing to do. We know by doing so, we are making
ourselves better leaders and expanding our knowledge. Now we are
excited to attend the next WindsorEssex Circle networking event and any
other events in the future.
How will you break out of your comfort zone?
Mark Jason Aguilar, Guest Blogger
National Coach for Corporate Relations
AIESEC Windsor
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