October is Self-Promotion Month. Self-promotion is:
- Merriam Webster Dictionary online – the act of furthering one’s own growth, advancement, or prosperity: the promotion of oneself
- Iresearch.net Psychology – the practice of purposefully trying to present oneself as highly competent to other people
- Fiveable – the deliberate and strategic actions individuals take to enhance their visibility, image, and perceived value within a social or professional context
Strategic Career Management is the lifelong process of investing resources into your career to maintain or increase your value in the workplace, undertake work that is personally satisfying, strive for work/life balance, and achieve financial security. The three pillars in my Strategic Career Management framework are Clarity, Credibility, and Congruency. My Strategic Career Management process leads to career fulfillment.
Self-promotion is essential to achieve social work career fulfillment. Credibility, pillar 2, requires self-promotion.
In this YouTube video, “Self-Promotion is Essential for Social Work Career Fulfillment”, I share tips you can implement immediately to promote your accomplishments, be visible, and take control of your career. Credibility, pillar 2, requires self-promotion.
The world will eventually see you the way you see yourself because the way you see yourself dictates how you show up in the world. Show up as the most confidently aligned version of yourself and watch the world take notice.
Take up space!
Stand up!
Speak up!
Hold your head up!
Let me follow my own advice! check out my latest bio:
Nicki Sanders, MSW, is Founder and CEO of Nicki Sanders Leadership Consulting where career development, professional development, and organizational development are prioritized. Working at the intersections of social work, social justice, and public health, Nicki has dedicated her career to programs serving BIPOC communities, advancing racial and gender equity, and facilitating social impact. She has over 20 years of nonprofit expertise in multi-generational leadership, program planning, community engagement, and group facilitation. Nicki is an experienced career coach, researcher and trainer who has extensive experience engaging with and providing information and resources to multiple stakeholders including government officials, boards of directors, senior management, partner organizations, program staff, and program participants of various ages. Additionally, Nicki is an educator and a multi-major internship supervisor with a successful history of high-level operation and management of youth development, public health, and community engagement programs. In addition to her entrepreneurial endeavors, Nicki is an adjunct professor and Internship Coordinator at Howard Community College and she has served an adjunct professor at Trinity Washington University where she earned her Bachelor of Art degree in Sociology for a decade. Nicki earned her Master of Social Work degree from University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Social Work with a concentration in Management and Community Organization and a specialization in Social Action and Community Development.
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