Taking bold action, letting go of desperate energy and focusing on the first step with Amber Shand
- Author
- Elyssa Desai
- Published
- Wed 17 Jul 2024
- Episode Link
- https://shows.acast.com/what-am-i-doing-with-my-life-with-elyssa-desai/episodes/amber-shand
Join me as I interview Amber Shand, a Keynote Speaker, Consultant, and Software Engineer. In this episode, Amber discusses her experience of University and how her journey has enabled her to help women in tech to take up space, use their voice, and build confidence, through the She Bytes Back community. If you’re interested in moving into a completely different industry and role, this is a must listen! Amber’s inspiring energy is just what you need!
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Together we discuss:
- Amber’s journey to where she is today
- Feeling shame around not getting great grades
- Going through the process of University clearing
- Not taking no for an answer and taking bold action
- Having a vision and focusing on the first step
- Bottling up emotions to embracing how she feels
- Finding compassion towards herself
- People not seeing her potential
- Asking herself what she wants her story to be
- Amber’s 3 pieces of advice if you’re feeling stuck right now, thinking what am I doing with my life...
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