Day 1 — 100 Days Being Visible
No more flying under the radar
I know I am not the only person who fears publishing their writing, making sales calls or promoting their on-line course. I know I am not the only person who sometimes avoids being open about what they care about, avoids public speaking or avoids having difficult conversations. Still, most days, I feel uniquely flawed and imagine I am the only person who avoids being seen and judged.
Best-selling books have been written on what it takes to overcome resistance to being creative and to offering one’s work to the world. I suspect a small library of courses and books exists on the theme ‘feel the fear and do it anyway’.
Despite having read dozens of these books and taken multiple weekend courses, I still try to remain invisible and ‘fly under the radar’. At the same time, I say I want to empower executives to be more effective leaders and make the world a better place. Every day I hesitate and procrastinate. I avoid writing blogs I have promised; I avoid creating courses I have committed to creating; I avoid making offers to people who might value the programs I have designed. All this avoidance comes at a cost to me and to those I purport to serve.
Despite all this angst, avoidance and procrastination, I have achieved some success in my life. I have a loving family, a warm home, and the means to support myself. I was a scientist for 15 years; I founded and ran a software company for another 15 years and, I now work as an executive coach and empowerer of leaders. I say, “I am committed to supporting executives and business owners develop the confidence and skills to deliver outstanding results and create a culture in which people thrive.”
If this commitment is not to be hollow, then I must put aside my fear of being judged and be visible in the world.
Today is day one of my 100-day journey of being visible.
Today I have struggled with whether or not my writing is good enough, whether I will come across as conceited or arrogant, whether I am meeting the format required for this publication, and whether I have anything useful to offer my readers. All these thoughts are manifestations of my fear of being visible.
Today, I choose to be visible.
Progress
I wrote my first article and made myself visible on this the first of my 100 days of being visible.
1/1/100 (Number of days goals met/ number of days into project/ 100)