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When we put our voices out there, we make ourselves vulnerable. It’s like lifting a curtain and letting others really see us.
And that is scary as sh**.
The usual advice “What’s the worst that can happen? Just do it!” doesn’t really help.Because we’re human. We understand ourselves in relationship to others. And deep down, we all carry this very real desire to belong.
So when we share what we care about, when we speak up, when we show up as ourselves, there’s always that risk that someone won’t like it. Or us.
And when that happens…I don’t know about you, but I feel it in my whole body. A negative comment. A critical pushback. A clear “no, you’re not for me.”It’s hard to describe, but it’s deeply uncomfortable.
Today, right after I received a negative comment from a complete stranger about a podcast idea I care about deeply, I had a choice to make.Do I let this get to me?Or do I turn it into something meaningful?
So I did the only thing that felt helpful in that moment. I took out my phone and recorded you a voice message.Well, it’s a podcast. But it’s really a voice note. Unscripted. Recorded on my phone. Sitting on my living room floor.
You’ll be getting more of these voice-note-style recordings from me. Because right now, they feel like the most honest version of me.I could polish this. Turn it into a neat lesson. Teach you how to “do podcasting the right way.”
But I’ve been doing this long enough to know that there’s also power in showing up as I am.Rambling. Thinking out loud. Feeling it all.
And maybe, just maybe, this invites you to reflect on how you want to show up.In your life.In your business.In your podcast.
Even if it scares you.
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