Part of signing up for this post-a-day for the month is to push myself in directions I don’t normally go. Publicity is something I find intimidating. Standing firm, like a light house, and letting others see what I do leaves me feeling vulnerable. And gee, that would have nothing to do with liking to do things “right” and looking competent on the first try. Letting go and standing in a place to be open and be seen is essential to making connections. How else will someone know if they want to work with me if I’m not being authentic?
I can tell right from the get-go if someone is trying to sell me something and I usually hate it. Because of that, it’s easier to let someone approach me, but I can’t be approached if I can’t be seen. But, if I don’t want to be seen as incompetent, (the internal argument goes), why should I be seen until I have (just a little) more experience? (And this can be a very slow way to success…)
Where do you hold yourself back waiting to be better? How’s it working? Where can you push the boundary just a bit today?
So, I’m building a foundation of being seen and being available is the first step to connecting, so here I am:
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