Webinar Recordings and Meek Amani's Reflection on the 'Discover Your Why' Series
Aiducation International recently hosted a powerful two-part webinar titled "Discover Your Why: Building an Impactful and Fulfilling Future with Your Unique Strengths," presented by Dr Eleanor T. Khonje of ETK Leadership Solutions. This engaging series was tailored for Aiducation alumni members, leading them on a path of self-discovery to uncover their purpose, passion, and unique strengths. The first session delved into identifying personal "why" through introspective exercises, while the second focused on leveraging individual strengths to create a fulfilling and impactful future.
Introduction to Meek Amani’s Impact Blog
In the following blog, Meek Amani, an AiduTalent from Kenya, shares his personal reflections and key takeaways from this transformative webinar series.
Picture: Meek Amani, Aiducation Talent, Kenya
Who am I? What is my purpose? How can I transition from my dreams to reality? These are just a few questions I had been contemplating for a long time, but trust me when I say I finally found my compass. This is the result of a two-part webinar series organized by Aiducation in partnership with ETK's Dr Eleanor T. Khonje, which helped over 45 talents, including myself, find their compass in life.
July 19th marked the start of this exciting journey—a journey that I was both excited and curious about. Part I of the session was titled "Discover Your Why." Here, we dug deep into our core by taking part in a personality test, leading to a lot of self-discovery about our identity, passion, strengths, weaknesses, and, most importantly, our values. It was an engaging session that made me understand and appreciate the diversity of our personalities.
I wouldn’t sign off from the session’s activities without sharing that I discovered my personality type is ENTP (Debater). My main takeaway was this amazing quote our speaker shared: "Your authenticity is your superpower."
Like all my fellow participants, I was very excited about Part II, titled "Building Your Future with Your Unique Strengths." After understanding who we are, our passions, strengths, and weaknesses, the big question was, what's next? And just as our speaker said, your why is tied to your future, and what you do is just an extension of who you are. We took a ride into our future, ten years from now, and it was amazing to picture the life we want, which formed our present dreams. We then returned to the present and were given strategies to ensure our dreams transition into reality. This involved strategic planning, setting our goals into short-term, intermediate, and long-term goals. Dr. Eleanor went on to share life planning tools to help us create Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Relevant, and Time-bound (SMART) goals.
You might be wondering how to stay on track with your action plan. Well, she had that in mind too, sharing the following ways to sustain momentum and motivation:
~ Regular self-reflection
~ Pushing back on doubt
~ Being scared and doing it anyway
~ Self-affirmations
~ Surrounding yourself with positive people
I know you might be expecting a Part III—we all did—but unfortunately, that was it. Just a little insight from an amazing session.
Access the Webinar Recordings
To revisit the sessions or catch up if you missed them, you can watch the webinar recordings through the following links:
Conclusion
Webinars like "Discover Your Why" are invaluable for our talents, offering them the guidance and tools to align their passions with their future aspirations. By engaging in these sessions, participants not only gain clarity on their purpose but also learn to effectively harness their strengths, empowering them to make meaningful contributions to their communities and beyond.
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