Project Manager | Project Management Career Coach | Helping early-career professionals (0-5 years) transition into project management roles in the IT industry.

I never planned to work in mining.
I never planned to shift from project management to communications either.
But careers aren’t always linear and mine is proof.

After years in IT and project management, I made the leap into a completely new industry and role, handling internal communications, global training, and office operations.

Now, I document this journey to help professionals see what it really looks like to:
🌍 Transition industries & roles without starting from scratch
🧠 Build adaptability and communication skills that stand out
💡 Reimagine success when you’re starting over in your 30s

On my profile you’ll find:
🔹 Stories & lessons from inside a global mining company
🔹 Corporate career and life lessons
🔹 Honest reflections on career transitions and identity shifts

If you’ve ever thought about starting fresh, moving industries, or re-entering the workforce in a new role, my content is built for you.

👉 Follow me here on LinkedIn for my weekly posts & livestreams, and join the community I’m building for professionals navigating change together.

Mary Tresa Gabriel

As someone who’s learning to navigate corporate life with a calm ambition, here are 5 things I think you should practice in 2026:

1. unlearn the habit of rushing to respond:  sometimes, the most professional thing you can do is pause.

2. collect quiet wins: not everything needs to be shared or announced. some growth stories are meant to stay between you and your notes app. 😉 

3. build your “energy map”: notice what (& who) drains you and what restores you during the workday. it’s data worth analyzing. 

4. speak about your work more often: Make sure to raise awareness of what you bring.

5. Make work friendships less transactional: share playlists, send memes, or go for an ice cream together on a random tuesday afternoon 🍦 

#corporatesoftie

Operations Coordinator at Weir | Documenting my career transition | Project Management Professional (PMP) | Work Abroad, Culture, Corporate life & Career Coach

No one really talks about this, but career growth doesn’t always come from doing more work.

It often shows up in unscripted moments. Small interactions, quick conversations, the way you handle things when no one’s formally evaluating you.

Remote work has its benefits. So does flexibility.
But some career moments only happen when you’re physically there to experience them.

Not because you’re working harder, but because people get to see how you show up.

#linkedinnewsuk

Hot truth: being a perfectionist at work often slows you down more than it helps you.

Spending hours rethinking, refining, and reopening decisions doesn’t always mean higher quality. Most of the time, it just drains your energy and delays progress. Work rarely rewards the “most perfect” version. It rewards the version that moves things forward.

Learning to stop at good enough is a skill. One that protects your time, your focus, and honestly, your sanity.

If you tend to overthink every task, save this.
If this made you uncomfortable… you probably needed it.

#linkedinnewseurope

As someone who’s seen how small shifts change your career path, here are 5 mindset upgrades that matter this year:

1. from proving to improving: stop trying to be perfect; start trying to get better.
2. from busy to intentional: your value isn’t in your task list; it’s in your clarity.
from “should I?” to “why not?”, experiment more often, even if the outcome feels uncertain.
3. from corporate language to human tone: write emails like you talk.
4. from self-doubt to self-data: track your own wins, skills, and feedback.

As someone who believes good work and good energy go hand-in-hand, here are 5 things to nurture besides your work:

1. your curiosity: follow one question down a rabbit hole every month. 🤔 

2. your rhythm: find your best work hours and protect them. ⏳ 

3. your attention: multitasking blurs impact; focus sharpens it. 🧠 

4. your gratitude muscle: name one thing you’re grateful for at work daily 🙏 

5. your boundaries: even excellence needs rest. 🛏️

Save this for the next time you’re questioning if the "grass is greener" on the other side of the career fence.

I remember being told “do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Then I realized that sometimes, doing what you love for money is the fastest way to stop loving it.

In reality, many of us stepped into careers that made practical sense - stability, growth, reputation and only later started to ask: Is this really what fulfills me?

So, here are the questions that help me look at the "why" behind my 9-to-5 !

Shraddha Shrivastava

Digital Marketing Strategist

Building Brands Organically | Personal Branding & Sales Navigator Consultant | 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀-𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 for CEOs & Founders | B2B Leads ☆ Corporate Training

Most people don’t struggle on LinkedIn because of content. They struggle because they don’t have Authority Clarity.

I work with service business owners who are visible on LinkedIn, but aren’t converting that visibility into real revenue.

It’s not because LinkedIn doesn’t work.
It’s because you’re making noise, not building an asset.

💻 What I do (The Outcome)
I help B2B service businesses turn LinkedIn into an Inbound-Ready Authority Asset. 

We stop the "posting routine" and install a 3-part engine:

📌 Judgment-Led Content: 
We move you from "consistent" to "unmistakable." We signal judgment, not just activity.

📌 Strategic Positioning: 
We fix the clarity gap so the right people (the ones with the checkbooks) pay attention.

📌 Demand Creation: 
We build the conditions where leads happen naturally, because your authority does the selling for you.

💻 Why work with me?
I don’t just teach this. I’ve lived it.

• 10+ years in the trenches of digital marketing.

• 140k+ followers built on proof, not hacks.

• Resilience-Tested: 
I’ve built, lost, and rebuilt businesses. 

💡I know the difference between what looks good on paper and what actually survives in the market.

I help professionals move from: “Posting regularly” → “Being the only logical choice.”

The "Done-For-You" Engine
Through Digital Height, I personally oversee the LinkedIn Authority Systems for a select group of founders. This is not DIY. 

This is a partner-level engagement for CEOs who don't have time to be "creators."

➕The Performance Guarantee: 
I am currently taking on 2 Founders for a 90-day Authority Sprint. I am so confident in our "Inbound-Readiness" system that I guarantee 2,000 targeted followers and 5 qualified meetings or I work for free until we hit it.

If this resonates...
If you want your LinkedIn to become a Revenue-Supporting Asset, not a daily chore; let’s talk.

📩 DM me "PIPELINE" to see if your business is ready for this.

Digital Marketing Director

A girl in India is told:


Study well. Build a career.
Become independent.

But after MARRIAGE, the rules of the game quietly change.

(Not writing this as a rant or a complaint.)

I’m writing this from LIVED experiences and observations of the reality that still EXISTS around us.

Women’s Day is celebrated once a year.
Adjustment is expected from women 365 days a year.

If women are truly empowered in everyday life…
why does their stress level remain significantly higher than men?

The most dangerous thing about Women’s Day is this:

It sometimes makes us believe women are celebrated.

When in reality, many are still silently adjusting every single day.

A report by the Lancet Commission on Mental Health highlights that women experience higher levels of depression and stress due to social expectations, role overload, and limited autonomy in decision-making.
(Source: The Lancet Commission on Mental Health and Sustainable Development)

Now LEAVE the report aside for a moment.

Just go ask your mother.
Ask your sister.

Ask any woman in your family one honest question:

“If you had the chance to design your life from the beginning… would you live it exactly the same way?”

Many women may never say it out loud.
But their silence will answer you.

Because in many parts of India, especially smaller cities and towns, the expectations are still very clear.

Study well.
Get married.
Adjust.
Run the house.
Cook.
Manage relationships.

And if you are working, manage BOTH worlds or leave the JOB and manage HOME.

This is often called DUTY.

But rarely do we ask if it was ever chosen.

And the uncomfortable truth is that sometimes the pressure doesn’t only come from MEN.

It also comes from generations of women who were taught that sacrifice is the only definition of being a “good woman”.

So the same expectations quietly pass from one generation to the next.

I say this NOT JUST as an observer.
I say this as someone who has LIVED through these expectations.

In 2022, I was invited on stage and honoured with a Women’s Day award.

And while standing there, I said “Please don’t just celebrate women today.
Try to UNDERSTAND them EVERY day."

Because celebration without understanding changes nothing.

Many families are evolving.
Many men today are supportive partners.

But in many homes across India, especially in smaller cities, women are still expected to carry responsibilities that were never equally shared.

And that’s why one day of celebration often feels incomplete to me.

Maybe Women’s Day shouldn’t only be about appreciation... but REALISATION.

P.S. I spoke about struggles inside the home. But outside isn’t very different. You see the news every day, women fear stepping out alone at night, avoid travelling alone, and constantly choose the safest option available. Safety is talked about a lot… but rarely truly created. And then a message pops up: “Happy Women’s Day.”

Helping B2B Founders & Brands Generate Consistent Inbound Leads on LinkedIn | 7.5K+ Qualified Leads | 13B+ Impressions | 10+ Years Driving B2B Growth

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I'm looking for freelancer to help me save my time in building my brand on LinkedIn, X, and YouTube.  

Please only freelancers no agency. 

Fill the form here: https://lnkd.in/dd7ZCsWA

P.S. REPOST; so this reaches to right candidate. 

Thank you!

“I want to support you, but…”

That sentence is often a trap.

Because real support doesn’t always require money.

If someone truly wants to support you, they will find a way.

They can share your work.
Recommend you to someone.
Leave a thoughtful comment.
Talk about you in a room you’re not in.

Support is rarely about resources.
It’s mostly about intention.

When the intention is real,
people figure out a way to show up.

And when it isn’t,
the sentence usually starts with —

“I want to support you, but…”



“What should I post on LinkedIn?”
“What will people think about me?”

These are the 2 biggest questions that stop people from posting on social media.

Let me tell you something honestly.

People are not thinking about you as much as you think they are.

They might see your post.
They might pause for a second.
Maybe even react.

And then?

They move on with their day.

So if you are sitting there overthinking “What will they think?”-  you are worrying about something that barely exists.

The real question is not:
“What will people think?”

The real question is:
“Who am I creating content for?”

If you are trying to impress everyone, your strategy will always feel confusing.

But if you know your ICP (Ideal Customer Profile), everything becomes simpler.

You write for them.
You solve their problems.
You speak their language.

Not for random people scrolling your feed.

Because if you're building a brand for business, your focus should be your audience, not your observers.

And here is another truth most people realize only later:

When you start posting, some people will notice.

But when you stay consistent, those same people will start respecting you.

And if nobody around you appreciates your growth, you might simply be in the wrong network.

Which means it's time to build a better one.

And the easiest place to start?

LinkedIn.

Because unlike many platforms, LinkedIn rewards meaningful effort.

You don’t need to overcomplicate it.
You don’t need to be perfect.

Just start.

Because the biggest myth stopping most people is this:

“People are thinking about me.”

In reality…

Most people are simply thinking about themselves. 🙂

Agree?

“Shraddha… people have forgotten you.” That thought sat in my head for a while.

No more frequent features.
Fewer people celebrating your work.
New people on the platform who don’t even know you.

And for a moment, it felt real.

But then I realized something.
This wasn’t the internet being unfair.
It was simply momentum slowing down.

When you step back, for any reason,
visibility also steps back.

That’s not punishment.
That’s just how momentum works.
For some time, I wasn’t as consistent.

Not because I didn’t care.
Life simply demanded attention in other places.

And when consistency breaks,
the consequences are real.

People move on.
Audiences move on.
Algorithms move on.

Momentum is never lost overnight.
It quietly fades when consistency pauses.

The good part?
Momentum can also be rebuilt.
Not by chasing attention.
But by showing up again.

If you’ve ever stepped back from something you built,
you’ll understand this feeling.

And if you’re rebuilding right now
You’re not late.

You’re just restarting momentum.

Ever rebuilt something again?

P.S. Sometimes the hardest competition isn’t the market. It’s the version of you that once had momentum.

How to find clients and make money on LinkedIn: 

I’m Shraddha.
I run a personal branding agency and charge $2500 for personal branding projects.

Most of my DMs come from founders and coaches who already make good money and want to build a strong LinkedIn presence.

This isn’t random.
There’s a clear strategy behind it.

I use a 3-step framework to attract international clients through LinkedIn.
From positioning, to content, to converting profile views into paid DMs.

I’ve broken this entire framework down step by step so you can use it too.

If you want it, comment “CLIENTS” and I’ll send it to you.

If you belong to a Tier-3 city, you don’t grow up dreaming very big.

Because you rarely see examples around you.

Most people are taught to play safe.
Get a stable job.
Stay within limits.

You only dream as far as your environment allows you to see.

Unless… someone in your bloodline has already done it.

In my case, I’m the first one.

First to start a business.
First to build something that reaches people beyond my city.
First to think about creating something known globally.

And honestly, the moment I realised I could break the “Tier-3 city barrier,” something changed.

My dreams started getting bigger.

Because once you cross the mental boundary of “people like us don’t do this,”

You start seeing possibilities everywhere.

Sometimes the biggest barrier isn’t talent, money, or resources.

It’s exposure.

“Hi, let’s connect.”
"Hi, I would like to have you in my network."

Most people complain that their LinkedIn connection requests get ignored.

But they send requests like this:
“Hi, let’s connect.”

No context.
No familiarity.
No reason for the other person to accept.

Here’s a simple strategy I teach that dramatically increases acceptance rate.

Before sending a connection request, do these 3 things first:

1/3- Comment on their posts for at least a week.

Don’t just write “Great post” or “Agree.”
Make a meaningful contribution.

Add an insight.
Share a perspective.
Ask a thoughtful question.

💡 PRO tip: 
When your comment adds value, people start recognizing your name.

And recognition increases acceptance.

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2/3- Engage with the type of content they interact with

Look at:

• What posts they comment on
• What topics they care about
• What conversations they join

Then participate there too.

This puts you in their visibility circle 👀

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3/3- Don’t limit yourself to LinkedIn

Many professionals are also active on:

• Instagram
• YouTube
• X / Twitter

Follow them there as well and engage genuinely.

When people see your name across platforms, familiarity builds faster.

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Now something important happens:

You’ve already shown your face.
You’re no longer a stranger.
You’ve added value.

Then send the connection request.

If the relevance is strong and your engagement was genuine, the acceptance rate goes up significantly 📈

And yes…

💡This is a small growth hack from my paid training.

But today, you get it for free.
(Use it wisely.)

Leaving my job changed how I see work.
(2 rules doubled my income in months.)

In 2020, I left my job as a Digital Media Manager.

No safety net.
No perfect roadmap.

Just the decision that I wanted control over my work.

Freelancing was not as common then as it is now. (In 2019)

And honestly, the first few weeks felt uncertain.

But I had made two rules for myself.

Rules I refused to break.

RULE 1: 
Learn and upgrade as many skills as possible.

Freelancers who survive are not specialists of one tool.

They are problem solvers with multiple capabilities.

So I kept learning.

Content.
Strategy.
Positioning.
Lead generation.

Every new skill increased my value.



RULE 2: 
Offer solutions, not services.

Most freelancers say:

“I write posts.”
“I design graphics.”
“I manage accounts.”

Clients don’t buy tasks.

They buy solutions to problems.

The moment you start solving outcomes,
your value - and your income - changes.


Within 3 months of leaving my job, freelancing was already outperforming my salary.

Not because freelancing is easy.
But because skills + solutions create leverage.

Freelancers who sell tasks compete on price.
Freelancers who solve problems compete on value.


Today freelancing is even easier to start.
But the principle is still the same.

Learn fast.
Solve real problems.

Freelancing or job what's easy?

P.S. The market rewards people who solve problems, not people who wait for opportunities. 🚀

Last night at 12:02 AM
I suddenly saw +1000 followers on LinkedIn.

Which made no sense.

My normal growth is around ~100/day
(and I’ve been inconsistent lately).

Nothing viral. Nothing unusual.
Then morning came.

12 AM: +1000 🤨
10 AM: –1500 😂

I was like…
Has LinkedIn gone mad?

Anyone else seeing weird spikes and drops right now?

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