Deborah made her first authentic social media post on LinkedIn during a video confidence challenge, earning a 100-point bonus. Her colleagues, including Haritosh Srivastav, responded with unexpected appreciation, showing her that vulnerability resonates with people around her.
Now, the second part, the second challenge I had was with respect to vulnerability. I am not a social media person. I do not post, I do not— I try to keep myself— I'm a bit reserved. But when you put that challenge of— we had a leaderboard. Yes. And the points, and one of the challenges on one of the days was, put it on a social media platform and you'll get 100-point bonus. Yes. I was like, Oh my God, what do I do? I don't have an IG account or Instagram account. The only one I have is LinkedIn. But then I thought to myself, and this would be my first step, to display myself as somebody strong, not strong as such, but my authentic self. Yes, that I'm taking my first step. Let me see. It's a small step. Let me see what happens. And that way I put it on LinkedIn. And to my surprise, Haritosh Srivastav, I got a lot of appreciation from my work colleagues. I also realized there are lots of people who wouldn't even dare to do such stuff. But me doing that is just one step ahead of what I may want to do in the long run.
