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Confidence and meeting with a VP
OMG I am so super stressed about my next Thursday's breakfast meeting...
As some of you may know, I came to US from Poland in 2002. I was always a good student, and really good worker. Everyone I worked for loved me and was sad to see me leave. Two years ago I started working for a Fortune 500 company. I love my job, it's really amazing, and my managers love what I do. The one thing that I am missing for full success is... well, confidence.
I am confident that I can take on any task, and succeed, but when it comes to interactions with senior people, or some of my younger colleagues, I feel small, insignificant and like I have nothing interesting to say.
Now, in July, my company had this new fiscal year kick off party, where our brand new Corporate Vice President of Global Sales came in with her husband and two sweet as candy twin daughters. The girls loved the party (it was a white party), and I danced with one of them. The VP loved how warmly her and her family were received (she started working for my company two weeks before the party). In the midst of dancing, eating and drinking, I stroke a conversation with her, and told her I would love to have a chance to talk to her about leadership and all. She told me to set up a breakfast meeting...
So, it's been 3 months and my breakfast meeting is coming up... next Thursday!!! I am so super scared, stressed and not-confident about this meeting. I had one senior meeting right before the wedding and I did not make a good first impression (which bride makes a good impression 3 days before her wedding???). So, you can imagine how scared I am. This lady is 2 people away from our CEO! Out of 95000 employees, that is pretty fricken close!
Shoot me some tips, ideas on conversation kicker-starters, anything you can do to help me stop stressing!!! I cannot believe it's only 9 days away... I am more stressed than I was before the wedding!
Re: Confidence and meeting with a VP
Aw, try not to stress too much! You'll do great! It sounds like a huge honor, and you wouldn't have been invited to this breakfast if she didn't want to talk to you and get to know you a little bit more. Just take a long bubble bath or something to help you relax the night before. Good luck!
Congrats on this big step up the ladder! :-) I would suggest you just take a few deep breaths before you go in, maybe wear an outfit that makes you feel really good about yourself. I know when I feel that I look nice, it always boosts my mood! People feed off of that.
And it's cliche, but be YOU. She liked how her family was welcomed to the company, and you helped do that by being so fun and friendly with her daughters.
Clearly your work ethic, and resume will speak for itself. GL!