MISTRANSLATED Note #5
One of the biggest mistakes we make in our careers is assuming that if something comes naturally to us, it must not be valuable.
We think the valuable skills are the ones that required certifications, degrees, or formal training.
But that's rarely true.
The skills that often create the biggest impact are the ones you've practiced so many times that they no longer feel like skills at all.
You calm tense conversations without thinking.
You organize chaos before anyone else notices it.
You explain complicated ideas in ways people understand.
You anticipate problems before they happen.
You build trust.
You connect dots.
You make difficult decisions with limited information.
Because you do these things every day, they've become invisible to you.
But they aren't invisible to the people who need someone exactly like you.
Sometimes the next step in your career doesn't begin with learning something new.
Sometimes it begins with recognizing what you've already mastered.
You're not underqualified. You're MISTRANSLATED.
To landing what you've earned,
Kourtney Checots
Career Strategist
Founder, MISTRANSLATED