Key Takeaways from Ricardo's Intentional Conversations vodcast:
- At its deepest level belonging is about ownership. Its not about a sense of affinity but “is it mine.” When both identity and identification are aligned.
- If you don’t have a clear understanding of your own identity, it is difficult to ask others to create that space of belonging.
- Sometimes what makes you feel like you belong, might make someone else feel like they don’t.
- Empathy is critical, and it must be compassion towards people, belonging is the outcome.
- It is hard for any person to show up at their best in any environment if they’re always questioning whether they belong.
- Allyship needs to be taken further into mentorship, sponsorship, etc. This reframing is critical. The beginning of allyship is education.
- We cant lead people to the highest levels until we know them at the deepest levels.
- Instead of asking yourself how you can be more culturally sensitive ask yourself how you can be more culturally skilled.
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