{"id":776,"date":"2018-07-31T11:07:50","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T11:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/annwead.wordpress.com\/?p=776"},"modified":"2018-07-31T11:07:50","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T11:07:50","slug":"rise-above-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodgenesgenealogy.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/31\/rise-above-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Rise above it …"},"content":{"rendered":"

My sister, Melissa, has accomplished great things in her stellar career as a Conceirge for a large, luxury hotel in Chicago. She is among the few African Americans to earn membership in Les Clefs ‘Or (pronounced \u201clay clay door\u201d), <\/i>a national association of hotel lobby concierges who have achieved excellence in service to all. There are <\/i>approximately <\/i>10,000 <\/i>concierges around the world and 4,000 achieved the Les Clefs \u2018Or status. You can distinguish Les Clefs \u2018Or from other concierges by the crossed <\/i>gold keys on their lapels. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

She has served celebrities, CEO, young and older, the ‘have nots’ and more in her professional and volunteer roles.<\/p>\n

She easily speaks to so-called strangers and the most difficult folk are just crying out for her specialized customer service.<\/p>\n

Yet, being on stage or speaking in front of an audience of any size, was <\/i>something Melissa could not imagine doing.<\/p>\n

That is, until Monday evening at Chicago’s Annonyance Theater stage.<\/p>\n

She debuted with her improv class in a hilarious set. Her husband, Hiram, and I were smiling and laughing and clapping. In our hearts, we were and remain immensely proud.<\/p>\n

What put an accent point on her performance was when a fan spotted Melissa in a restaurant right after the show. She, too, debuted on stage that evening in a different troupe. She told my sister that Melissa brought a calming, confident presence on stage. Bravo!<\/p>\n

She did it!<\/p>\n

Step out of your comfort zones and do something that gives you joy while conquering a “fear.”Your career and personal lives will be better for it.<\/p>\n

Congrats, Melissa. You earned your wings. Now fly!<\/p>\n

Ann L. Wead Kimbrough is an accomplished educator, award-winning financial journalist, author, special events leader, mentor and prolific contributor to select global and domestic non-profit causes. Her blog topics include travel, history, humor, education, career, family, journalism and \u2018thought you should know\u2019 subjects. https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/annlineve<\/i><\/p>\n

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