The School of Visibility | Empowering women to be seen and heard

We're working on clearing ancestral visibility blo

We're working on clearing ancestral visibility blocks at the moment with our students inside our signature program Women Speaking Up. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Ancestral visibility blocks are ancestral patterns passed down in your DNA that store the consciousness of being silenced, suppressed, minimised, forgotten, diminished, published for speaking up etc. (Scientists speak about 'transgenerational epigenetic inheritance' or 'inherited memories'.) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
One place to start an investigation of your ancestral visibility patterns is to consider the prompts we'll be sharing this week. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
And if you feel called, share your ancestral stories in the comments. It's a good week to be remembering and honouring your ancestral lineage. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
And if you'd prefer some more support and facilitation to do this work, you can join our waitlist at www.womenspeakingup.com and we'll be sure to let you know next time we open the doors.

Despite having a beloved garden studio and always

Despite having a beloved garden studio and always having worked in locations aligned to my prevailing energy, in 2020 I've created a greater variety of workspaces than ever before.
I’ve such a desire to work outdoors as much as humanly possible.
Here's my latest set up.

Here's something I've been seeing a lot of lately

Here's something I've been seeing a lot of lately in the online world of entrepreneurship; the anti-launch launch and the anti-marketing marketing strategy. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I've seen this popping up in a bunch of different places and have so many questions about this new wave of marketing. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
1. Is this arising from an unresolved visibility/identity issue that's finding expression or that needs clearing out? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
In other words, is this being fueled by the many people who don't identify as 'born entrepreneurs', and yet are becoming business owners and adapting business practices, while still holding tight to their non-business identity (an identity which possibly carries a lot of judgment about business)? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
This, by the by, is a road I've definitely travelled in the past and it's the question that interests me most from a visibility perspective. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
2. Is it how we - collectively - find our way to something new (by doing the old thing but calling it something different and by doing so, testing out new forms of expression and experience until we expand the boundaries of what is)? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
3. Is it a wolf in sheep's clothing? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
As a potential consumer, part of me feels like I'm being shown one thing over here while someone is sneaking a sale in the backdoor over there. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I mean there are about a million ways of marketing and launching, so why not just proceed with your approach? Why the need to label it as anti-launch/anti-marketing? Which brings me to point no. 4....⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
4. Is this actually a very clever marketing campaign perfectly suited to these anti-establishment times? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
And, in fact, is this what has been happening repeatedly throughout time? That systems - including capitalism - are continually tapping into the zeitgeist and finding new forms of expression to reflect our ever-evolving collective consciousness? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
5. Is it all (or none) of the above? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I'd love to hear your thoughts.

It’s time to claim more space. To speak with the

It’s time to claim more space. To speak with the expectation that our voices will be heard. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
That’s how we increase our influence. It’s how we create the impact we’re here to make.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
There’s no permission slip on its way. You are your own permission slip.

Do you have to share photos of yourself all the ti

Do you have to share photos of yourself all the time to be successful online?
That's the question we set out to answer in our series 'Sharing Photos Online'.
Check it out here: https://theschoolofvisibility.com/sharing-photos-online/ (link is also in our bio @theschoolofvisibility)

By the by, she’s not talking here about refusing

By the by, she’s not talking here about refusing to wear a mask or be a civic-minded citizen. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
She’s talking about realising your own potential as a human being. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
It surprises me just how often these two ideas are deliberately conflated.

BONUS visibility self-care practice: business best

BONUS visibility self-care practice: business besties 👯‍♀️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Staying connected to other business owners - people who are putting themselves out there, building something new, growing their influence and reach - is so important to remaining steady on your visibility path. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
It's critical to have people around you who are happy to witness you, to hear you and reflect back what they hear, to laugh and cry with you, and to just be there with you. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
This is what conversations with me dear friend @amandajanedaley look like. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
We 'speak' most days via messenger. I find it such a great way to stay connected. If we were to dedicate the same amount of time each day to telephone calls, we just wouldn't stay connected in the same way. But because I can listen and leave messages at times that fit easily into my workflow, it feels like we're in a near state of constant communication, which is lovely! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I believe every business owner needs a network of other business owners around them to support them in the ups and downs of business life. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I also believe having business besties is critical to staying connected to the joy, the creativity, and wonder of business building. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
That's why we recently introduced peer to peer circle meetings into the curriculum of our visibility mastermind experience Women Speaking Up. Because upping your visibility game is not something you want to be doing on your own. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
We are here for you in this space of course, but if you'd like more intimate support and the chance to connect with a group of amazingly encouraging and inspirational women, our signature program Women Speaking Up is for you. Our doors are closed at the moment, but you can join our waiting list at www.womenspeakingup.com

Visibility self-care practice no. 7 = sleep, still

Visibility self-care practice no. 7 = sleep, stillness, stopping. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I consider slowing down, stopping, and sleeping as essential to living my most creative and productive life. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
After years with chronic fatigue where no amount of sleep would actually refresh me, and then years with a small child who just wouldn't sleep through the night, I now think of sleep as my most prized gift and resource. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
There's no aspect of visibility that isn't enhanced by a good night of sleep. I treasure it soooo much (and am wildly happy that my second kid sleeps so well!).

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