I am Remarkable because…

I am remarkable because….What is the first thing that you think of? Maybe our dreams which we have achieved but are we really proud of ourselves? We can say a lot of things to say about others, their achievements and accomplishment but when it comes to us, it becomes hard and difficult. We see hard works of others and appreciate and encourage them to keep moving forward but when it comes to us, we are so hard on ourselves and don’t appreciate ourselves even if we are as deserving and worthy of it. We forget to celebrate our small wins and achievements that are so important to feel good about ourselves.

Intro

Basically, I am Remarkable is a Google initiative empowering women and other underrepresented groups to celebrate their achievements in the workplace and beyond. Talking about stats, there has been 400K participants and 1000+ organizer in 170+ countries. It has online workshops and facilitators that helps in boosting confidence with self-promotion. I was able to become part of it though WLit. WLIT stands for Women Leaders in Technology. It is an organization that empowers women in tech field supporting minor communities.

First of all, I was so happy when I got selected in WLit. It was my first time and I really didn’t have any expectations in getting in but I underestimate myself. I had the power to get Through WLit, I am learning so much personally and professionally and it hasn’t even been 2 days. ‘I am remarkable’ session was too organized by WLit and it was such a remarkable experience.

‘ Remember to celebrate you achievements even if it feels small and not so significant because it is what really matters not others validation .’

My experience

We were given a task to write about our accomplishments including one personal and one professional and it should start with I am Remarkable because….. At first, I was like what to write. I don’t have that much experience in working outside. I am not involved in any kind of clubs or external events.

But suddenly, I was reminded of my personal growth through last recent months. I remembered being called as a topper in school and I am still good at studying in college. I remembered helping in an event organized by my fellow batch for fund raising. I am now part of WLiT which is itself a huge accomplishment in my life being selected among 100 applicants. I then realize I have lot to say about myself and my recent accomplishments and I have yet to appreciate and celebrate it. All those things came in a rush with lighting speed and I simply wrote it down.

Generally, I am huge fan of journalling. I like to write about my day sometimes when I feel like it. I like to review each month and jot down the things that I have done or happened in that month. Being an introvert, it is great way to freshen up my mind and share my feelings even if journal can’t give response back and nod.

But recently due to my busy life, I had all forgotten about the happiness of journalling about my thoughts and tracking my day to day life. Whenever I had bad day, I used to just sit down and write about my accomplishments making my day better with proud feeling. This session got me in touch with that proud and happy feeling.

One thing that was new while being in the session was speaking about my accomplishments to others. I have like never ever spoken like that in front of others about myself. Usually, I am one who listens to others and hear about them. So, this was new to me and it felt really weird, like really really really weird to talk about myself.

To say my accomplishments loud , it was scary but after saying out loud, it felt like nothing. It felt like it wasn’t really that hard to talk about myself and promote myself. Nevertheless, all my fellow mates were very supportive and listened to me. When I shared that I finally started blogging, all of them was like woooh and clapping for me with huge excitement that made me happy and excited. It felt really true that whenever you share your happiness to others it becomes twice the happiness that you felt for the first time. It was my first time experiencing such thing.

Conclusion

I had to say I’m learning and experiencing lots of first times in WLiT. I am really glad that I applied for it and got selected too and I am really grateful that I came to experience such a great session.

If you don’t know about #iamremarkable then I urge you to go though I am Remarkable website. It was really great for me and helped me in gaining some self confidence that is lacking from the day I am born. But if you have already experience such session, I want to know about your thoughts, how you felt when it happened, was it easy? difficult? hard? whatever you want to say, comments are open to everyone.

Life update: I have completed my WLIT fellowship wohoo!!