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Moving from South Africa to Sweden

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for Volvo Cars graduate program

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was the opportunity of a lifetime,

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but also a leap into the unknown.

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New culture, new people,

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new life.

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At the time, I didn't know anything

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about automotive.

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With the support of my manager
and my mentors,

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I had a strong foundation
to explore and grow.

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Five years later, I'm still here.

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Now senior strategist, mentoring and supporting

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new graduates starting their own journeys.

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When I got pregnant,

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I thought I'd be back at work right afterwards.

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I was afraid of missing out,

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but my manager told me to just wait and see

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that even months off

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was totally okay.

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I laughed it off, but it turns out

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that I did end up taking all that time off with my daughter,

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and now that I'm back, it's like I never left.

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I thought parenthood would set me back,

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but actually, it's unlocked a new resilience

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that I never knew I had.

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Early in my career. I was the good girl.

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I did everything right and took on everything myself

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along the way a mentor flipped my perspective.

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My real strength wasn't doing it all
but lifting others up.

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I stopped being so hard on myself

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and I started using setbacks
as fuel to move forward.

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Now I trust in myself and my team.

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I lead with confidence.

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I get out of my comfort zone.

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Is it scary?

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Oh, yeah.

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But that is where the magic happens.

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