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DamonLDavis's avatar

This is well said. How you show up and make people feel lives in their memory beyond anything on your resume. That “we should do something” is the trust they have in you pushing through.

André Blackman's avatar

Appreciate the feedback here and so glad it resonated!

Maya's avatar

André thank you so much for sharing this! Your words both on the page and from our conversation really resonated with me - “How you show up in the ambiguous, in the informal, in the unstructured moments — that’s where your next era often finds you. “ Love this. Part of this I feel is innate, a little intuitive by knowing when to lean in, and also taking the best parts of those that inspire you and modeling that into what you do and how you treat people.

“You’re not just in the room — your reputation is. The way you listen. The way you move ideas forward. How you respond with generosity and conviction. The way you hold purpose alongside execution.” - This. 💕

André Blackman's avatar

You captured this so well Maya! Exactly what I was hoping would be the connecting point. So glad it resonates!

torinellis.x ❤️🔥's avatar

“how you’ve shown up throughout the course of your body of work, precedes what you do — when your energy, your ethics, your ecosystem

mindset arrive before your receipts.”

A word!

André Blackman's avatar

Appreciate you!

Cybele Wu's avatar

This is amazing! It truly spoke to me. After 10 years of caregiving, and over 5 in the job market, I knew something wasn’t working. You have hit the nail on the head. It is time to be real with each other….not to be a version that is promoting because of a want.

André Blackman's avatar

This just made my day! Thanks so much Cybele! Glad it resonated with you — so true on the need to be real with each other. It’s just so much less exhausting.

Tom Cassels's avatar

This will be a brain worm this week

André Blackman's avatar

Thanks so much my friend! Hopefully in the best way possible 😁

You Are Safe and You Are Loved's avatar

resonance is the now. and the future. second only to privacy