Terra Branson | Reflecting on Personal Growth
Terra Branson: \u201cHow do you look backward but still move forward?\u201d
Terra Branson (Muscogee Creek) is the Executive Director of the Self-Governance Communication \xa0and Education Consortium.Terra joined the show previously, and she returned \xa0graciously for another wide-ranging conversation.
When Terra Branson last joined the show, she just started\xa0her job at\xa0SGCEC as the Executive Director. Two years later, we discuss her adjustment and growth in the role. Part of her\xa0experience includes settling into her community of McAlester, Oklahoma. Like many that move to a new community, Terra experienced the challenge of building new friendships after college and in her professional career.
We discussed identifying your skill sets, how to use those in your career, and how often times others see those skills in you before you see them in yourself.
On Growth and Reflection
We both moved away from a busy place to a place that allows you to think and reflect. This reminded me of a discussion shared by venture capitalist Chris Sacca on another podcast. Sacca invested in what became some of the biggest technology startups of the last decade. He credits part of his success to moving away from the Bay Area to Lake Tahoe where he could be proactive in his work, and less reactive to the daily static of Silicon Valley. The distance allowed him perspective and the ability to make the investment decisions in which he believed. The point is that we need to find more time to be reflective, and for Terra and I,\xa0we gained that time by moving away from a busy city.
The conversation covered a lot of ground, but I think the theme of this episode is personal growth, reflection, and how we move through our careers. One thing that remains consistent with NextGen Natives is that even with these topics, the work that we do is always connected to our communities. Terra\u2019s story is no different.