'How Finding Your People Can Help You Achieve Your Big Dreams' by scottdclary podcast interview
We've all had big ambitions that felt impossible. From the time we were kids, we start dreaming for realities just out of our reach – like running away from home and living in a treehouse in the woods
Alongside his incredible work ethic and resilience, Chris opened doors that he never would have thought possible by employing a genius strategy: he found himself an ecosystem. Let's talk about it.We've all heard the term 'networking' before. It's been overused in the business world, bringing to mind images of self-important people working a room full of strangers. But networking doesn't have to be icky – and it's definitely not just for extroverts.
“I just honestly couldn't believe that I'd be at a place such as this. If you go through the arc of my resume – my accomplishments and things – and what it doesn't show is all the ups and downs. The challenges. Resilience has played a key factor in all of these things.” “As I finished my undergrad studies, I was working at Bank of America. This was going right into the economic recession; I could see the writing on the wall.”
"Obama gets elected, and it's like, whoa, okay. This is a real thing. Something laid on my heart to move to DC. So I moved to DC and applied to the White House Internship Program.”The 'White House Internship Program' wasn't exactly a glamorous position. In fact, it was quite the opposite – an entry-level job in the mail room. But for Chris, this was his ticket into a world of opportunity. He wanted to get involved in that world, and an unpaid internship was his ticket.
“I did not get into the White House Internship Program immediately; I got an Associate Program, which is like a sub tier. That was a pivotal moment, both professionally and personally, because I basically threw caution to the wind. I trusted my gut.”Chris made an incredibly smart move by taking the mailroom position, even if it probably felt like a demotion at the time.
“My wife helped me purchase a set of golf clubs from Dick's Sporting Goods. I got my navy blazer with a gold buttons, super cringe and stereotypical and cheesy. I go to these places and meet these people and start playing golf. And I started to get calls on my cell phone.” “Next day, I got a call to interview in several members of Congress office. It worked just like that. It really worked just like that.”From that point onward, Chris was able to work in multiple areas of Congress and connect with different people who helped him learn and grow.
What a powerful journey. Chris went from being a lowly mailroom worker to a presidential aide – all because he had a vision for the change he wanted to make in the world, and he sought out the people and opportunities that would get him there.
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