Do you always feel invisible? This could be the reason.
You have to drop the invisibility cloak.
Let’s picture a scenario here.
You have been invited to a gathering or a meeting of some sort and you have made it to the venue.
You walk into the building and find out that you are a bit early. There are about 30 people around and the event is scheduled to start in about 20 minutes.
What are you going to do during these 20 minutes?
Depending on the type of person you are, chances are that you will do one of these three things:
- Walk to the closest person or people nearby to start a conversation. You would eventually get to know who they are, where they are coming from and why they are at the same event you got invited to.
- Get yourself a seat, pick out your phone and start using it. Perhaps you just wanted to check the time but after some minutes you’re either on Snapchat or Instagram texting people, or watching reels.
- Go back the way you came and stay outside until about 5 minutes to the start of the event. During this time, you’re either taking a look at the surrounding area or maybe trying to avoid any interaction.
Each one of these three actions will have an outcome.
I’ll admit that I have been guilty in the past with points 2 and 3. If you feel invisible, you’re most likely a point 2 or 3 type of person.
That’s how come you don’t get discovered.
It is clear that in this world, everyone has something positive to offer — an idea that is not so common. A skill that is worth experiencing.
What happens when you are in the midst of people and you share a remarkable experience or contribution to an idea based on your knowledge of it?
You get noticed. And what happens when you get noticed?
People would want to know more about you or about what you know.
It happens almost everywhere you are with people. Referrals, both professional and casual are birthed from these occurrences.
For example, if you are at your workplace and you encounter a challenge, you’re most likely going to be referred to the most experienced person.
If you are in class and you did not get what the teacher taught, you’re going to end up with the class genius due to the reputation they have built from their input in class.
What is it that you can offer?
What skill do you have?
What are you good at?
These questions help you realize what’s in you that could get you noticed. By getting noticed I don’t necessarily mean becoming popular.
Not at all.
By getting noticed, I mean getting someone to benefit from what your skill or gift. . .being resourceful.
If you are a writer and your stories have touched people so much so that they reach out to you and let you know how delighted they were to come across your story, that is getting noticed.
If you are are a teacher who has taught people that are now in college, that is getting noticed.
Sometimes you would not hear how inspiring you have been to people but you are getting noticed and with time you will realize it. Despite that, you ultimately need to engage with other humans.
This is professionally known as networking.
Get to know others. Get them to know about you. This is why it’s crucial to learn to be a point 1 type of person from the earlier scenario.
Like a light bulb, share what you have. Let others know what you can do. Let them benefit from something you have to offer. It does not have to be massive. But that’s how you get noticed. You’re no longer invisible and people can point things to you.
In doing all of this, make sure you don’t come off as desperate as that can be equally off-putting. Always read the atmosphere and identify openings to showcase what is unique about you to others.
Lastly, don’t be shy or afraid. You will lose a lot of opportunities to showcase yourself if you stay that way.
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