What Does an Invitation to the ‘Ask the Expert’ Panel Mean to Me? #PMIcon19 #Inspiration
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by Cameron McGaughy,
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When contacted as a potential candidate for the Ask the Expert panel, I felt proud and had somewhat a sense of validation. Let me explain. Eleven years ago, during the recession, I was laid off and on unemployment. To that end, I chose to look at the other side of the coin, as an opportunity to reinvent myself and my career.
In the span of these eleven years, I have focused diligently on my professional development and career growth to have a voice. My voice is one of many, however, with a level of effort required to be in the choir, a level of commitment to not simply make oneself better, but to take it as a chance to share, grow, and contribute back to the professional community as a way to fortify and inspire.
After earning my PMP designation, I decided to put myself out there in this community, to be comfortable with being uncomfortable, to actively engage with the community as a way to solidify and expand on my understandings, assumptions, and experiences.
That was in 2016. Three years later, coming up to four, I am happy to now have this amazing opportunity to actively partake and engage in such an amazing event such as the Global Conference as an invited member of the Ask the Expert panel. It is an honor to sit amongst my peers in this fashion, with not just the ability to meet some of my online cohorts in person, but to meet others in the community as well to discuss interesting topics and learn from one another.
I look forward to being amongst the community and part of the celebration. See everyone there!
Andrew Craig
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Kimberly Whitby
PMI Team Member
Online Community Specialist| PMI
Newtown Square, Pa, United States
So glad to have you on board, Andrew!
Thanks for sharing, Andrew & I'm looking forward to meeting you in person!
Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
This is indeed a great opportunity - Good Luck Andrew
Enjoy the opportunity! Congrats Andrew
Vincent Guerard
Coach - Trainer - Speaker - Advisor| Freelance
Mont-Royal, Quebec, Canada
Great opportunity. enjoy.
Patrick Carroll
Manager, R&D Project Management| Novartis
West Hempstead, Ny, United States
I love stories like this. A great reminder to grab our VUCA world by the horns and steer ourselves forward. Congrats Andrew!
Alexandre Costa
Senior Software Engineer| Bango
Vila Franca Do Rosário, Portugal
Congratulations Andrew, surely you deserve.
Maya Kalach
Head of PMO, IT| Middle East Airlines
Beirut, Lebanon
Nice to hear stories like this.
Jonathan Lee
Business Development Manager| Symphony Communication Services LLC
Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Inspirational - just obtained my PMP certification last month.
Julija Atanasova
Project Development Specialist| Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief (CPAR)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly"
This is indeed an example of true resilience. Well done!
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