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Stepping out and up to reach your next level can be scary, challenging, and uncomfortable.
I just had an experience stepping up and getting out of my comfort zone. At the start of the year, I challenged myself to do something bigger and stretch myself. It was time and I knew what I had to do.
To this point, my business has grown mostly by word of mouth. I have never officially launched a program to let the world know what I’m offering. It’s always kinda gently rolled out through word of mouth; that felt comfortable. I wanted to take my business to the next level and that required putting myself out there in a big and bright way, oh oh, getting s-c-a-r-e-d. Yes, I know part of that big and bright presence was exactly what I had been avoiding… video.
I had a choice, stay comfortable, and I could. There was nothing wrong with where I was, I was enjoying myself. But something inside me knew I needed more, I wanted to grow and do something to make myself proud. It was time.
So I followed my heart, pursued my passion and put together a package to help women with their visibility fears when they need to have photos taken. I wanted to give women everything to remove any fears or barriers from showing up and being seen.
I piled it up with everything I knew that would make it an experience they would love and change any negative associations about having their picture taken. I love helping women have ease and confidence for their big moment, so that when it’s time to shine, they feel beautiful in their own skin and love how they look, that’s easy.
But for me, video was anything but easy, I was terrified. I knew the only way to get the message out there and share my passion was to get in front of that camera. I had emotional baggage of experiences freezing when the green light went on. When I’d see the footage, I’d be overly critical and judge the way I spoke, looked, or moved. I didn’t look recognizable to myself. Here was the intersection of staying comfortable or making a choice to step out and do it, despite the fear.
So I hired a video producer who I trusted, she took me through the process and we were all set to go. I remember on the day of my video shoot, I woke up sick. My throat was raw. I went to the shoot with chills and a fever. That would have been a reason to cancel, but I went in anyway and thought about how this could be my resistance showing up. I didn’t want to give into my fears. I showed up and when the lights went on, I did my part… then curled up on the couch with a blanket between takes.
In the end, my fears were not only conquered, but smashed. I did it! Just going through the experience helped me gain priceless confidence and changed me forever. In fact, I’m ready to do it again! And I did, we filmed five more after that and I can’t wait to do more!
I’m so happy I didn’t give into my fears.
Are you currently experiencing the same feelings I felt earlier this year? Do you sense there’s something bigger for you to do, to step outside your comfort zone, be seen and share your passion, but you feel scared to take the leap?
Do you dislike your appearance and want to have your look match your brilliance? If so, I can relate and I’ve created something just for you.
I’m hosting a tele-call next Wednesday because I know how hard it is to take the leap. But go ahead because I have the net.
This call is for you if you have any of these thoughts…
- You’re been mistaken as the assistant rather than the owner
- People look over, through or beyond you and you feel invisible
- You’ve met people, maybe even more than once and they don’t remember you
- You’re hosting an event or appearing on stage and you need to command it
- You’re ready to stop hiding and want to get out more and make a bigger impact
Maybe these thoughts aren’t holding you back from your accomplishments, but they’re causing a lot of stress and you wish there was an easier way.
The good news is that I have an easier way.
Join me on Wednesday, June 19th at 10:00 am PST when I’ll be sharing how you can…
- Discover the top 3 tips to embody the look of the leader AND the 3 most common mistakes that undermine the look of success!
- Finally love how you look and feel comfortable representing your business with confidence!
- How authentic style attracts your ideal client and how to get it!
If you can’t make it for the live call, no problem, it will be recorded and you can listen at your leisure, but you have to register for the call to get the recording.
If you’re on the call live, I’ll be having a drawing for a chance for one lucky woman to win a free gift to get a jump start and begin to model her message.
You can register for the call here:
Be sure to watch the video, I think it’s amazing and has inspiring stories of change in it.
I hope you’ll be joining me next Wednesday. I’ve got lots of great info to share with you!