Flip the script!
Today\u2019s episode is about doing something unexpected.\xa0 When you have a disadvantage, you can \u201cflip the script!\u201d
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Episode 4 of The Pharmacist\u2019s Voice Podcast
Online course coming soon!\xa0
The theme today is \u201cflip the script.\u201d\xa0 I have 3 stories to share.\xa0 The first story is about my brand.\xa0 The second is about about a mistake I made last year that I have an opportunity to fix next month.\xa0 And, the third one is about my husband. \xa0
What does flip the script mean?\xa0 If you \u201cflip the script,\u201d you reverse your position and do something unexpected.\xa0 It\u2019s exactly what I did.\xa0
Here\u2019s story number one.\xa0 It\u2019s about my brand.\xa0 About 4 years ago, I thought I was stuck being a stay-at-home Mom because I couldn\u2019t find a childcare situation that would allow me to work outside the home in a traditional pharmacist role.\xa0 It took me years to figure it out, but I flipped the script!\xa0 I carved out a part-time job I can do in the margins using my identity as a pharmacist.\xa0 I became a voice actor and a podcast host! \xa0
Recently, I updated my LinkedIn \u201cabout\u201d section.\xa0 I felt like I know my brand, and I put it in words.\xa0 We all have things inside us that make us \u201cus.\u201d\xa0 Writing it down and refining it over time helped me discover my brand.\xa0 What I wrote tells others who I am even when I\u2019m not in the room.\xa0 I thought I was stuck, but I flipped the script! \xa0
Here\u2019s story number two.\xa0 I made a mistake last year in November.\xa0 I have an opportunity to fix it this November.\xa0 All the way back in Episode 4 of this podcast, I mentioned something called NaPodPomo.\xa0 It\u2019s short for National Podcast Post Month.\xa0 It\u2019s an annual challenge to post one podcast per day in the month of November.\xa0 That\u2019s right!\xa0 30 podcasts in 30 days.\xa0 I planned to launch The Pharmacist\u2019s Voice Podcast during NaPodPomo last year, but it didn\u2019t work out.\xa0 I completely missed it and launched December 4, instead.\xa0 This year, I\u2019m flipping the script.\xa0 If all goes well, I am launching an online course at the end of this month, and I plan to publish short, solo episodes in November to get the word out about the course.\xa0 That\u2019s right, I\u2019m accepting the challenge and signing up for NaPodPomo.\xa0 I know what I just said about launching a course is a tease, but hang in there.\xa0 I\u2019ll share more in 2 weeks during my next solo episode on October 30. \xa0
Story number three is about my husband.\xa0 For anyone new to the show, my husband, Nathan, lost his job May 1st, due to a RIF = reduction in force.\xa0 Essentially, he was downsized after 12 years with the same company.\xa0 He is a mechanical engineer.\xa0 He\u2019s had a variety of jobs.\xa0 He designed the convertible top for the C5 Corvette, engineered cookware for Calphalon, and most recently worked for a solar panel manufacturer.\xa0 Automotive, consumer products, and renewable energy are all different industries.\xa0 He built an amazing skill set over the past 20 years.\xa0 After he lost his job, he flipped the script too! \xa0
I\u2019m going to borrow a word from the Japanese language.\xa0 It\u2019s Ikigai, which means \u201creason for being.\u201d\xa0 When he was unemployed and trying to figure out what to do, he looked at his \u201creason for being\u201d employed.\xa0 Finding his Ikigai gave him direction and helped him look for purpose in his next job.\xa0 He figured out what employers need, what he\u2019s good at, what he likes to do, and what he can get paid for.\xa0 This was the brand statement he used on his resume, LinkedIn, and messages he put out on social media:\xa0 I develop talent, lead teams, solve problems, and improve processes. \xa0
Instead of putting himself out into the world as a mechanical engineer, he put himself out there as the guy who develops talent, leads teams, solves problems, and improves processes.\xa0 Guess who needs that type of a guy?\xa0 Amazon!\xa0 He flipped the script!\xa0 Nathan was hired as an Operations Manager.\xa0 He started training August 31.\xa0 The first two weeks were online training.\xa0 Then, he had a short-term assignment with an Amazon fulfillment center about 2\xbd hours away.\xa0
The past 30 days have been hard for my family.\xa0 My husband lived in a hotel for 3 of the past 4 weeks.\xa0 This is his first week living at home again.\xa0 Much respect to all the single parents out there who do it every day, especially military spouses whose partners are deployed.\xa0 I know it\u2019s not easy. \xa0
Starting November 1, my husband\u2019s permanent assignment will be about 15 minutes from our home.\xa0 Until then, he\u2019s been working at another fulfillment center over an hour away.\xa0 I\u2019m looking forward to November 1, so our family can finally get into a routine.
Maybe you have disadvantage and can do something unexpected to \u201cflip the script\u201d in your life too. \xa0
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