It’s A Small World

Several weeks ago I recorded a half-hour talk for our big annual kickoff meeting. It turned out to be quite the production, with ring lights and lav mics and a team of people helping me set up and run the recording. Not to mention the time that went into prepping the content and having it peer reviewed and copy edited.

There was a moment amidst the mayhem when I wondered if it was worth it, especially considering all my other responsibilities. I briefly thought about calling it off altogether. But it’s an honor to be selected in the first place, so perseverance was appropriate.

Turns out it has been a singularly rewarding experience hearing positive feedback on the session. Not just from my own team, but from people all around the world. Twelve countries at last count (in order by timezone):

• Myanmar
• India
• United Arab Emirates
• Israel
• Sweden
• Italy
• Switzerland
• Germany
• France
• England
• Brazil
• United States

I happily responded to every email and Slack message, even had a couple quick video chats about it. Pretty darn cool.