Assumption 1: Everyone knows what an Elevator Pitch is. They’re typically related to sales and advertising, sales, and marketing.

Assumption 2: Most folks understand what having a Personal Elevator Pitch means. As in Assumption 1, it’s related to selling and marketing, but it’s about yourself.

With regard to Assumption 2, I’ll add that a personal elevator pitch can have more meaning in that it helps to explain and define yourself to others and to yourself. 

I buy in to the concept and as much as I originally categorized the effort in the “it’s not easy” box, I feel now that it’s not that hard, it just takes some effort (like most things).

As I get moving on publishing things I know nothing about, I gain insights from a “blogmentor”, or to be accurate, blogmentors. There are a number of people who have been at this longer than me and have achieved various levels of satisfaction and success. Being one not wanting to reinvent the wheel, I am accepting of techniques and ideas already proven successful, I am taking the coaching and guidance from my blogmentors to heart.

Here’s the guidance on the Personal Elevator Pitch:

• Everyone needs one, it gives people insights about who we are. It’s a way for all of us to share and test our assumptions and ideas in real time with the people we might be able to serve.
• You should be in the habit of sharing the things that you’re interested in and that excite you.
• Keep it to 1-2 sentences, 4 max.

I don’t have CEP 1.0 (Cary’s Elevator Pitch, first edition) ready quite yet but I’m working on it and that’s another bit of advice from those with experience.  It’s ok ( and recommended by some) that your EP is a continuous work-in-progress. I do have my notes to share on what the foundation of CEP 1.0 is being built on. Here they are:

CEP 1.0 Key Drivers

• Focusing on People – Esp. with regard to leaders, developing leaders and driving professional excellence by inspiring trust and loyalty.
• Driving Culture – shaping behavior in my sphere of influence.
• Creating disruptive scenarios to fuel innovation.
• Coaching and educating on Leadership – to those in leadership positions or those who aspire to be leaders.
• Talent management – Everyone has talent, I want to help creating the environment(s) for individuals to flourish.
• Seeing success in others that I’ve inspired; watching them grow and be fulfilled.
• Focusing on “the Why”, the purpose behind doing what I do.

Stay tuned…there will be more to follow.