Lessons EY helped teach and pass on to other professionals
Stretch yourself and know that you are capable of anything. While at EY, I was selected to participate on a live panel discussion as part of a firm webcast series. That was quite intimidating for me, as an introvert, and when I learned that the live webcast would not be audio-only and I had to be prepared for any ad-hoc questions for 90 minutes straight. As you can imagine, I thought -- no way. I buried those thoughts each time they surfaced and powered through it. At the end of the webcast, I was showered with compliments from around the firm and my coworkers who had tuned in. Coming out of that experience was one of the greatest accomplishments in my career. While every part of me said, just say no -- that’s more comfortable -- the other part of me said, your leadership knows you’ve got this, so believe it.