How to Build Unshakeable Executive Presence in 7 Seconds | Andrea Wojnicki | #TGV732

I would say just be yourself.

is good advice, but definitely it's incomplete.

And it's incomplete to the point that it could actually be dangerous.

And let me share with you why.

There's this common phrase that we hear these days or we read these days online, which is just be your whole self.

Be your whole self at work, right? It's about full transparency.

And I say, no, you want to be true to yourself.

So there's a difference between authenticity and transparency.

Authenticity is about being true to who you really are.

And transparency is about sharing everything.

And I say, I'm not gonna share everything at work.

In fact, I'm not gonna share everything anywhere.

So I am, you know, I'm a mother, I'm a wife, I'm a communication coach, I deliver workshops, corporate workshops, I have these clients, I have friends, I have all of these roles, I'm an athlete, I do all of these things, right? But I don't share everything about everything that's going on with you or with anyone else.

So instead of saying just be yourself, I would put it a little bit differently.

I would say, be yourself on purpose.

So you're being your best self and you're being your true self on purpose.

On purpose means unapologetically, in a strategic and disciplined way, presenting yourself so that you can achieve your goals.

Again, you're not being inauthentic, but you don't need to share absolutely everything.

I had a conversation with a client about this just earlier this week.

And we were talking about her answers in job interview questions, right? And I said, you want to share your career journey, but you don't have to share every twist and turn and why you did this and why you did that, right? You want to think about what are the strengths? that you have the expertise the strengths and the skills that you want to share and then you strategically in a disciplined way focus on those so it's being yourself on purpose that's that's the full definition of what you want to do love it love

it and what is the biggest mistake people make in those first seven seconds of introduction

The biggest mistake that people make is not thinking about what their unique strengths are, right? And instead, maybe just reciting off what their career journey was, right? Like typically, we'll hear people say, hi, my name is fill in the blank.

I am a job title at company.

And then they go, They start from the beginning.

I graduated from university in whatever the year was, and I did this, and then I did this, and then I did this, and then I did this, right? And it's like, there's really nothing wrong with sharing your career journey, but it's a missed opportunity.

I would say just be yourself.

is good advice, but definitely it's incomplete.

And it's incomplete to the point that it could actually be dangerous.

And let me share with you why.

There's this common phrase that we hear these days or we read these days online, which is just be your whole self.

Be your whole self at work, right? It's about full transparency.

And I say, no, you want to be true to yourself.

So there's a difference between authenticity and transparency.

Authenticity is about being true to who you really are.

And transparency is about sharing everything.

And I say, I'm not gonna share everything at work.

In fact, I'm not gonna share everything anywhere.

So I am, you know, I'm a mother, I'm a wife, I'm a communication coach, I deliver workshops, corporate workshops, I have these clients, I have friends, I have all of these roles, I'm an athlete, I do all of these things, right? But I don't share everything about everything that's going on with you or with anyone else.

So instead of saying just be yourself, I would put it a little bit differently.

I would say, be yourself on purpose.

So you're being your best self and you're being your true self on purpose.

On purpose means unapologetically, in a strategic and disciplined way, presenting yourself so that you can achieve your goals.

Again, you're not being inauthentic, but you don't need to share absolutely everything.

I had a conversation with a client about this just earlier this week.

And we were talking about her answers in job interview questions, right? And I said, you want to share your career journey, but you don't have to share every twist and turn and why you did this and why you did that, right? You want to think about what are the strengths? that you have the expertise the strengths and the skills that you want to share and then you strategically in a disciplined way focus on those so it's being yourself on purpose that's that's the full definition of what you want to do love it love

it and what is the biggest mistake people make in those first seven seconds of introduction

The biggest mistake that people make is not thinking about what their unique strengths are, right? And instead, maybe just reciting off what their career journey was, right? Like typically, we'll hear people say, hi, my name is fill in the blank.

I am a job title at company.

And then they go, They start from the beginning.

I graduated from university in whatever the year was, and I did this, and then I did this, and then I did this, and then I did this, right? And it's like, there's really nothing wrong with sharing your career journey, but it's a missed opportunity.