Fear of Being Seen

Confession: I have a lil’ baby fear of being SEEN.

Yup. And what’s interesting is I’m not afraid of being my goofy side online… it’s moreso the ~serious~ side. You know, the one with all these milestones, client wins and this or thats to show you how to do the same.

And it’s because I fear SUCCESS more than failure.

I’m ok with falling flat on my face — that’s a learning experience, we brush it off.

But success? That means people have higher expectations of me, people are seeking me for answers (and what if I can’t solve them), I may contribute to someone falling into a comparison trap (that they don’t deserve), and what if people think my success makes me less ~relatable~?!

All the ways I protect myself from these predicted outcomes of success show up as not allowing myself to be SEEN online and celebrating the good work my team and I are doing.

But if I want to create more impact, that just isn’t going to work anymore.

So I’m workING on this fear by:

💫 Acknowledging it — hey!!!
💫 Marking the behaviors or actions this shows up as
💫 Taking small counter-actions daily to practice getting comfortable (or uncomfortable) with being seen
💫 And reminding myself what success can mean (and do), not just for me but everyone around me

ANYONE RELATE?!