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My name is Keith, and I'm an HR professional. That sort of sounded like the introduction to a support group, didn't it? If you happen to be in HR, you realize that's not too far from the truth. That's why we love happy hours so much. But that's a topic for another day...
While I didn't initially set out to do HR (I was going to be an engineer, if you can believe that!!?), I know there is no other job that I would rather have. There's seldom a "normal" day, and certainly no two days are ever the same.
I'm a husband, and also a proud dad of 2-year old twins, Evelyn and Eli. They keep my wife and I on our toes, for sure. But what I didn't expect, and what constantly inspires me is the things that I learn from them. Being a parent requires an entirely new skill-set than anything I've done before. I honestly believe it has also made me a better leader for my team, and a better HR pro all around.
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I'm relatively new in my blogging journey. Being a hardcore introvert, this is completely against my grain. But I'm a firm believer that we grow personally and professionally by doing new things, even things that may scare us. Last July, I wrote my first blog post for the @SHRM blog. It was a terrifying experience to hit "Send", knowing that pretty soon, fellow HR pros who I look up to were going to read my work. What were they going to think of my work? Would they think it's any good? Do I have any business doing this? As I said, doing things that scare us can help us grow. Whatever fears I initially had were quickly assuaged, as I received such amazing support from the #HRTribe and those HR pros that I respect so much.
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Speaking of things that scare me, I just recorded my first video the other day, that I knew people were going to watch. It's not easy for me to put myself out there. It took me about 6 or 7 takes until I had something I was comfortable with. Written blogs are one thing, there is still a veil between me and the world. But when it's just me in front of a camera... terrifying. And that's not even live video. I'm not quite ready for that yet. But I'm going to continue to work with video in hopes of enhancing my blogging experience.
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Again, thank you for visiting. If we aren't already connected, please reach out to me. My social media links and link to email is on the top of this page.
-- Keith
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