Entrepreneur - Sylvie Desjardins 

Current or Primary Business(s) - NxCareer

Topics of Conversation

• Navigating Imposter Syndrom
• Hardship fuels the fire - pursuing a more impactful legacy
• If you don’t have a mentor go get a coach, invest in yourself
• Networking - create the connection, entertain the relationship and then meet new people
• Networking needs to be a habit
• Power of the hidden job market
• Network before you need something from your network (networking should be a proactive strategy vs short term tool)
• Being a better speaker, take the time to understand your audience
• Stop low-balling yourself - whatever you think you deserve add 20K more
• Create networking habits just like brushing your teeth - create blocks in your calendar specifically for networking - focus on giving (making introductions, sending resources, etc).
• Understand your non-negotiables when job-searching, understand your ‘why’

Recommendations and Links

• Atomic Habits - James clear
• Into the wild podcasts 
• Miracle Morning - Hal Elrod
• E-Myth Revisited - Michael Gerber
• Escape Velocity - Dan Martell Podcast