{"id":8219,"date":"2018-04-06T17:22:18","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T21:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncorv.com\/aaja_wp\/?p=8219"},"modified":"2021-01-05T19:00:51","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T00:00:51","slug":"my-experience-at-elp-lisa-ng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncorv.com\/aaja_wp\/2018\/04\/06\/my-experience-at-elp-lisa-ng\/","title":{"rendered":"My Experience at ELP: Lisa Ng"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\"lisalisa.JPG\"Where do I begin?\u00a0<\/p>

Before I was accepted into AAJA\u2019s week-long ELP seminar, I was struggling as an experienced freelance TV producer. I felt like I was living artist\u2019s life, fighting to continue my craft even as harsh realities threatened my dreams. I am an artist at heart. And I am an emotional being. I believe it makes me a better producer and storyteller. I couldn\u2019t give up.\u00a0<\/p>

As I was looking for options, I found AAJA on Twitter. That\u2019s how I learned about ELP. I applied without expecting much. When I was accepted, I felt a door was opening for me (and thought, my God you\u2019ve done it again!). I remember feeling excited but didn\u2019t quite know what to expect.\u00a0<\/p>

The program exceeded my expectations.\u00a0<\/p>

It\u2019s still hard to fully describe my experience at ELP because it was not linear. In the 10+ years of working in TV production, I\u2019ve never been so vulnerable in front of my esteemed peers. \u00a0I learned a lot from my classmates, the coaches, and the guest speakers. The varied experiences and stories were enlightening. These are stories you rarely hear elsewhere. Most of all, I learned from my feelings. So I think everyone will have a different experience — one that\u2019s deeply personal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

If you\u2019re an introvert like me, be prepared to be\u00a0painfully<\/em>\u00a0uncomfortable and open. Be prepared to grow and learn more about yourself, your needs, your wants, your whys, your fears, and your leadership qualities. The growing pains are eased with knowing that you\u2019re not alone and that there is a sense of camaraderie around you.\u00a0<\/p>

Not going to lie, I almost broke down in tears a couple of times because I\u2019d been looking for a like-minded group like this for so long. It exists! It\u2019s real, and I have so much more faith in the world now.\u00a0<\/p>

Although, we may not share the same feelings and personal\/professional experiences, there are more similarities than differences. Essentially, I discovered that no matter where you are in your career, everyone is human. I learned we all have masks on but beauty shines through when we take it off. I also learned that diversity starts with knowing yourself and adding your story to the table. I learned the dangers of \u201cgroup think.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>

With that said, I realized I still hold anger towards unfairness in life, and that it\u2019s time to let that go.\u00a0<\/p>

I learned that I am not alone and that I don\u2019t have to do it\u00a0all<\/em>\u00a0alone. \u00a0<\/p>

Perhaps you learned to criticize yourself because of your upbringing? (That\u2019s something I learned I need to unlearn.) Being humble and being critical are two different things. Also, that I have a choice: I could focus on what\u2019s wrong or what\u2019s right in all aspects of life. I know where I stand now. Last but not least, I learned being a part of a community like this matters a lot to me. \u00a0<\/p>

Whether you\u2019re looking for professional or personal growth, ELP is a unique opportunity for both. If you decide to do it, I hope you get so uncomfortable that you break out of your cocoon \u2013 and fly!<\/p>

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AAJA’s Executive Leadership Program (ELP) is dedicated to developing the next generation of leaders across media professions. Class of 2018 alum Lisa Ng shares her experience with ELP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8265,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"index","bgseo_robots_follow":"follow","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,51],"tags":[143,94],"class_list":["post-8219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-pr-statements","tag-alumni","tag-elp"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.ncorv.com\/aaja_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/slack-imgs-2.com_.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncorv.com\/aaja_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncorv.com\/aaja_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncorv.com\/aaja_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncorv.com\/aaja_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncorv.com\/aaja_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8219"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncorv.com\/aaja_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8268,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncorv.com\/aaja_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8219\/revisions\/8268"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncorv.com\/aaja_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncorv.com\/aaja_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncorv.com\/aaja_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncorv.com\/aaja_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}