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Many of us go about our daily lives not realizing the number of opportunities that are passing us by each day. Allow me to explain by first sharing an event that occurred this week in our office. Let me give you a bit more background. Our company sends ˇ§Spirit of Encouragementˇ¨ postcards each week to student athletes that have demonstrated excellence on the field/court. Also, there are times when we receive a thank you email from the athlete. My partner received a thank you email from an athlete this past week. My partner responded with youˇ¦re welcome, offered more words of encouragement and explained the reason why we send the cards. In turn, the Athlete responded to his email again in a very polite and professional tone. He explained that he had an interest in our company and wondered if we had any employment opportunities. Unfortunately at this time we do not but my point is he took advantage of the opportunity and asked. HonestlyˇKif we were hiring I would have given him the opportunity to interview because he took the initiative to ask.

After that encounter, it made me think about how many opportunities are missed because we donˇ¦t ask. Hereˇ¦s what I mean. We encounter people in the grocery store, the mall, gas station, the bus station, the list can go on and on naming all the places we encounter people. Many of these people are managers, business owner, and employees that can possibly help us get to our next stage in life. The person standing in front/in back of you in a grocery line, or the person thatˇ¦s standing or sitting next to you on the bus could be your next employer, colleague or client. Next time youˇ¦re in the store, standing waiting for the bus, or seated next to someone, strike up a conversation. Who knows you could be talking to your next employer.

Go out and make it happen!!!!


Thank you for reading and watching my short video.
Millicent G. Callahan

P.S. Hi Fellow HBCUers at Bennet College! I'm scheduled to participate in a conference on your campus on April 13th -15th and would welcome the opportunity to meet you. I don't know my schedule yet but feel free to send me an e and let's see if we can meet.
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Posted By: Millicent G. Fisher-Callahan
Friday, April 6th 2012 at 12:31AM
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