LSST Stratford: Why the Ultimate Career Power Move Begins Within
By Kunal Chan Mehta | Article Date: 12 November 2026
An interactive session at LSST Stratford examined the relationship between self-knowledge and professional ambition, exploring how a clearer understanding of our strengths, assumptions and aspirations can shape the careers we choose to pursue.
Qualifications signal what someone has learned. CVs list where they have worked. Yet, neither really captures the quiet architecture of potential – how people gauge their own capabilities, the unnoticed limits they set for themselves or how they choose where to apply their talents.
These were some of the questions that framed Discover Your Potential – Building Confidence, Purpose & Clarity – an interactive session hosted by LSST’s Careers and Employability team at LSST Stratford. Led by Adrienne Esther Wembi, founder of Esther Empowering, the event pushed past standard career advice to examine the link between self-belief, inner strength and ambition.
“It was a pleasure delivering my motivational workshop at LSST Stratford. The aim was to inspire students to discover their purpose, recognise their strengths and unlock their full potential,” said Adrienne Esther Wembi, founder of Esther Empowering. “The students were absolutely incredible, and the staff were equally amazing. It was a truly rewarding experience. My message was simple: your future starts with the decisions you make today.”
Career planning is routinely reduced to visible mechanics – the interview, the application, the degree. Yet the internal choices preceding those steps carry a much greater weight. Owning your strengths requires knowing where they were forged and how they adapt in new terrains.
“This was a fantastic event that highlighted that while academic achievement offers a vital foundation, it isn’t the entire picture,” says Hazar Korkmazoglu, Associate Dean at LSST Stratford. “Students need space to question their own narratives and choose their direction with purpose. Such calibre of reflection changes how they step into every room for the rest of their lives.”
Alessandro Rizzo, Regional Careers and Employability Officer at LSST, who coordinated the event, said: “We learned a great deal from Adrienne. Guidance cannot begin and end with recruitment mechanics. Long before presenting a case to an employer, a student must understand what they bring to the table. Our work is to help them recognise that internal evidence.”
Sean Riley, a BSc (Hons) Business Management at LSST Stratford, said: “Adrienne’s story was what made the session particularly inspirational. Hearing about her own life experiences made her advice feel genuine and gave us a different perspective. It was a really informative session and I took away some valuable lessons that I can apply to my own future.”
Krystle Banton, a BSc (Hons) Business Management at LSST Stratford, said: “The session was inspirational and very informative. Adrienne shared some simple but important strategies to help us pursue our goals, stay motivated and, overall, keep on track. It was empowering to hear that whatever we want to achieve, we should believe in ourselves and go for it.”
The event went on to highlight that student potential is not a hidden artefact waiting to be found fully formed. Rather it is sculpted over time through reflection, experience, and the confidence to rethink what once seemed out of reach.
“For LSST Stratford, academic progress and personal direction are twin aspects of the same journey. The first true step towards an extraordinary career isn’t an application – it is the quieter, far more radical act of understanding what you have to offer, and deciding precisely what to do with it,” added Hazar Korkmazoglu.
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