Shawna Calhoun

God. And a willing, humble spirit. Willing to adapt, to pivot in life wherever God leads. You know, you make your plans, and you think you got great plans, but thank God has other plans. I have to be willing to pivot and adapt. My faith in God is number one. It's my number one go-to, and I'm just full of gratitude and praise. And no matter what I go through, whether it's success or whether it's a lesson, all glory and praise goes to my God. Absolutely.

The best career advice I think is about emotional intelligence, having that skill set and applying it effectively, which is something that you just kind of iteratively mature into, kind of grow into. And for me, for anyone who's a Christian who's faithful, it really does correlate to the good fruit of the Spirit found in Galatians 5. So when you have that, and you have your faith as the foundation, and that excellent spirit, again, that you receive from God, and you apply that, everything else just comes together.

Women, you know what? I believe we have an innate talent that God gives us as women to naturally grow and mature in emotional intelligence. And when you really study that deeply, correlate that with the fruit of the Spirit, women just... it comes natural to us. It's a lot easier for us to incorporate that into our professional and personal lives. So, that's some of the biggest advice I can give to women, is just really embrace what God gives us naturally, the talents, because it's so valuable in every context, in every industry, in every role that you have everywhere. It just really, really, really helps you and others around you.

In today's day and age, the speed at which technology is morphing and evolving, we have to be adaptable. We have to look at what technologies are coming up that not just present opportunities, but could also be threats if you're not willing to pivot, if you're not willing to upskill. One of them, in particular, is artificial intelligence. It's not going away, and the technology is evolving so quickly, so fast. The research studies, they're barely keeping up. In fact, in some aspects, they're not keeping up. They're falling behind. So, I highly recommend anyone who's in project management, program management, portfolio management, any kind of corporate industry, really, you've got to upskill in artificial intelligence, learn the tools, learn the skills, which really, they help you to be more efficient and be better at your job. And just keep looking out for the skills that are in demand in the job market, and keep yourself relevant.

My faith. Absolutely. My faith in God is number one. It's my number one go-to, and I'm just full of gratitude and praise. And no matter what I go through, whether it's success or whether it's a lesson, all glory and praise goes to my God. Absolutely.