How did you learn to stand up to peer pressure?

<p>Jim Tam started this question off by saying it depends on how important the thing is. The difference between eating at one fast food burger place versus another? Likely not worth the effort. But if it is about having a drink during dry January, that is more important.</p> <p> </p> <p>Christina Kelley is a fan of having an exit strategy. Know before you get into a situation when and how you plan to leave and if all else fails, just disappear. You don’t have to announce you are leaving and say goodnight to everyone.</p> <p> </p> <p>Establish your boundaries to keep yourself from being hijacked.</p> <p> </p> <p>Chelle Shapiro shared that she has learned how to deal with peer pressure by making mistakes when she was younger, going along with things that she knew in her head were not going to have a good outcome.</p> <p> </p> <p>Now she is better able to assert herself, recognize her boundaries and do something different.</p> <p> </p> <p>I wondered about the pressure of staying out late drinking on business trips. And Jim brought up that there is a risk that if you don’t attend and “have a good time” you might not be invited next time and that could impact your professional growth opportunities.</p> <p> </p> <p>He was then kind enough to share a personal story as an example.</p> <p> </p> <p>Do you think it damages your career growth to not stay out “networking” with your peers until all hours of the night while at conferences or client events? How do you navigate that?</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Connect with the panelists: Chelle Shapiro: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelleshapiro/</p> <p>Marketing Strategist for Wellness Coaches & Consultants and recognized as one of the top 15 LinkedIn experts in New York city as well as the author of the book, Loving Yourself isn’t Selfish.</p> <p> </p> <p>Jim Tam: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimtam/</p> <p>Is a Principal Client Director with Korn Ferry’s Digital group where he advises organizations on how to improve their sales effectiveness through using world-class sales methodo