Appearing calm in a crisis

Well I'm finally back from my break and it seems like I've been away for ages! Very pleased to be back though especially as 1^st October sees the introduction of Pink Expertise's new sponsor Melody Akena!

I thought she should be the first Pink expert to kick off the autumn with, so here she is, with her biggest talent...appearing calm under pressure, read on to find out more!

1) What talent do you naturally have and how do you use it?

Ah...appearing calm under pressure is my biggest talent! I have no idea where it comes from but when others are losing the plot and I'm in a stressful situation, I come over all calm and purposeful, saying to myself 'I can and I will face this head on!'. On the inside of course, I'm shaking like a leaf and near to tears but to everyone else I'm absolutely in control and and dealing effectively with whatever it is!

2) When did you first realise that talent was going to help you and how do you use it?

I only found out I could do this about 5 years ago, up until then I had no idea! I was working for someone who assumed I had skills I didn't. I was expected to give presentations and be great at admin and I wasn't any of those things. Inside I panicked, but outwardly, I agreed to everything as if I'd done it all my life...then I went and found out how to do it, my boss never knew! Now I know I can do that, I trust myself more in stressful situations that I'll come out on top and I usually do!

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Want to appear here? Good! Pink Expertise and our readers need you! Simply answer the two questions that Melody has above and send your answers with a JPEG photo of you or your logo and we'll feature you. Send them to me, lynette@pinkskills.co.uk