The time-travelling, nomad chameleon
“We’ve been here 1 year… it’s time to move again…” I’m 16 years old and I’m sad to be saying goodbye to my friends, but I wonder who might be in my future — who will be my next set of friends. I’ve done this so many times before; 16 times in fact…
My adventures started when I was 8, following a holiday in the States. My parents fell in love with Arizona and decided to stay. We moved from London, all over the States, back to England and an all-girls boarding school in a castle… and back to Detroit, where I went to an all-American high school on an island. One more move with my parents bought me back to London at 20.
My education and my survival was learning how to make friends… I made them fast and I kept them. I adapted. I was a chameleon, I even joined a travelling theatre troupe where I entertained my way around the US… I time traveled, or rather, I worked in a museum, living life in both 1740 and 1882, whilst talking to 2,000 plus people a day. Later, I did a masters in science communication … I was constantly looking at different ways of engaging with people…
All these experiences and my nomadic upbringing have made me who I am today. It has shown me a clear path to this point in my life; where I work with businesses on client care, retention and growth. I want to help people make friends with their clients, so they are loyal advocates of a business who will continue to use them and recommend them. It’s all about building strong and long-lasting relationships and understanding how to better understand how to engage with people — it is as important to me now as it was when I was a child. I love people — talking and engaging with people in every way. Ultimately, I value the importance of loyalty and human relationships over everything else.
When I think back to my 16 year old self, I know I would have been surprised to hear I’d end up in business. However, I would be pleased to know that the years of moving, the goodbyes and the many new hello’s, was worth it. I’ve created a career and a life that I love, where making friends and building good relationships is at the heart of everything I do today.
If you are interested in where my journey has taken me, check out www.brilliantandhuman.com…
I’d love to hear what your 16 year old self would say about you and your life now! :)
