𝘼 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 🟢 𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙢𝙚.

👉🏽Always tell my story and share my personal value proposition!

Back then my story was something on the lines of "I am Durgesh from the University of Maryland, and have completed a stint in healthcare tech building SaaS products for physicians and patients. I have a keen interest in learning cloud tech. I also ... "

It was neither perfect nor the most elaborate story in the orientation room. But it was "my" story and the process to hone it began right from day one. I personalized it, contextualized it as needed in the conversations and humbly repeated it to every person I met. Many times these people did not fully understand the scope of my abilities - but I narrated anyway.

⚡️⚡️⚡️However, the next time these people heard about healthcare tech or met someone working with cloud, they remembered my story.⚡️⚡️⚡️

Some even looped me in with their connections and helped me network. I found my first client engagement as the manager on that project liked my story. A colleague with a similar story and interests became one of my best friends at the firm and we participated in multiple events together.

Here are 3 reasons why I still* (continuously) try to improve my personal value prop narration:

1️⃣ Telling my story is how I build credibility for my ideas.
2️⃣ This is one of the fastest ways for me to connect with people.
3️⃣ If I do not champion my own professional journey, who will?