How Introverts Can Step Out to Fulfil Ambitions...

What is stopping you from showing up for your dreams?

I have met and worked with amazing and ambitious introverted women.

One common struggle is that of being visible or showing up to be heard and making an impact.

Sometimes you can feel how palpable the resistance is to put themselves out there.

I have been there. I have also helped many introverted women understand and deal with shrinking back, holding back, and playing small, so they fail to achieve their ambitions.

Let's look at some of the reasons and how to get around them.

There are three things I have found introverted women struggle with. Knowing which of them holds you back can be useful in developing the right strategy to address it.

PRIVACY

You may want to maintain privacy and avoid putting all "your business" and life stories on social media. Sharing on Social media can be selective. When it comes to privacy ask yourself:

• What is it that will threaten my peace and security?
• What will cause me to regret or violate another person's right to keep secrets?

You can't stop people from connecting with you, but you can learn to be discreet to know who will use the information in a good or bad way. You can also know where to post things or talk about things. If you are worried that what you are experiencing in life is unique and shameful, it's good to know that there is hardly anything new under the sun when it comes to human struggles.

One thing you have to do is, if you do decide to share something deeply personal, know that you are ready to share, know why you are sharing, and be ready for what comes afterward. Remember the saying

Leaders have their backsides exposed to be kicked.

Gaining authentic followers in business requires vulnerability and leadership. You will find people around who don't really like you no matter what you do. When you share, your focus is on those to whom you want to make a difference.

Also, consider the rights of those in your life who would rather have their part in your story kept private, ask permission, or find ways to edit and maintain their privacy.

HIDING

Hiding is usually because of self-doubt, low self-esteem, lack of confidence, or feeling small and intimidated by others.

This is more than being an introvert who wants to be quiet and observe things, it's intentionally making sure no one is focusing attention on you to call or singling you out to participate.

This is not just on social media, it can be in real life, in your career, and in social gatherings, you find yourself shrinking back, holding back, and staying in the background.

You don't want to be judged. You are afraid of failure and you worry that you will do or say something to increase your insecurities so you hide. You are also deeply afraid of rejection and criticism.

You are afraid that your comment will be taken the wrong way. Deep down you know you have something to offer but lack the courage to do so, in case it is not valued.

You need to address this. You will need to get coached to uncover the root cause of your behaviours and deal with it. The world is open and ready for you to step out, find purpose and add value in many ways.

LURKING

You are basically spying on people and what they do.

You are trying to secretly check on people. You don't also want to like or comment on things to increase anyone's visibility or for anyone to know you saw their posts.

Yet, you long to be seen and heard or to even show up. What this causes is increased comparison, jealousy, and self-doubt.

Here is the thing, participation puts you?in the game, and lurking means you are out of it watching from the sidelines as others take a shot at things.

You practice wishful thinking whilst staying behind the scenes observing or even enjoying other people's lives with your own regret and jealousy brewing.

You have a scarcity mindset. You can shift this by asking yourself a few questions such as:

How can I be more generous to others?

How can I get seen by supporting others?

How will commenting and supporting others help me grow, step out of my comfort zone, and become more visible

?Which of these do you resonate with?

This is the starting point for dealing with why you are not accomplishing your goals.

You have to commit to stepping out and showing your subconscious who is the boss.

You want your actions to show that what you desire, is what you deserve and nothing is going to hold you back.

The first step in The Aligned Introvert Method? 3-Step Framework is, STEP OUT.

We uncover the root causes of your situation using my HARNESS YOUR STRENGTHS PROCESS

The outcome is to get visible on your own terms in an aligned way

I watch my clients step out from the shadows where they were when we first started. They are illuminated and their light is attracting people to them.

For example - See some client testimonials and find out more HERE

There are strategic ways to help you shine.

That is one of the strengths I bring to my clients. They never go back to being hidden.

?Can you resonate with this?

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