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The Visibility Compendium, 2019 (part 2)

Before we dive into all the great things we have in store for you in 2020, we’re wrapping up 2019 with some more big themes:

the courage to speak,
visibility in business,
visibility blocks,
women’s empowerment.

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The courage to speak

Failure to act

I’ve watched women step away from me as I’ve offered a contrary perspective in a group conversation. I’ve seen women huddle in circles and bitch about my forthrightness. I’ve had women physically turn their backs on me and encourage others, through their tone, to keep the conversation ‘light and fun’.

Next time you see a woman speaking up please don’t be one of those women. That’s not sisterhood. That’s upholding the patriarchy.

Don’t let her stand there on her own. Let other people know that you agree with her. That you’re with her.

Because you are going to benefit from her battle

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The Visibility Compendium, 2019 (part 1)

In 2019 we traversed a lot of visibility ground here at the School of Visibility blog! As the year draws to an end, we wanted to share some of the highlights with you, to set you up for your most visible 2020. Some of the big themes we covered in the first half of 2019 included:

visibility blocks,
visibility in business,
creating a visibility strategy,
the kyriarchy and visibility,
the courage to speak up, and
self care and visibility.

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Visibility blocks

Three stories we tell ourselves that stop us from speaking up

In this article we cover three big stories you might have been telling yourself that have sabotaged your visibility efforts.

Here’s a snippet;

When this happens to me, I notice the story, give myself some time to relax into it, and then remind myself that it’s ok to have nothing to say. The

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Spreading the word

Before you read on, you should know that this article is part of a series on developing a visibility strategy. This is chapter 6 in that series.

Pick up all the chapters here.

Once you have a platform of your own, you’ll want to bring as many of your ideal clients and customers to that platform as possible.

To do that you can show up on other people’s platform, offer information that’s valuable to their community, and, as part of that process, share information about where people can find you if they want to dive more deeply into your work.

For that approach to work best, it’s beneficial to have a free offering you can direct people to if they want to know more about your work. The more closely aligned the free offering is to the topic you’ve been discussing, the higher the probability of converting people from interested … [Read More...]

You don’t have to be visible all the time

Recently I’ve been putting together a class on Visibility for Introverts as part of our 2020 curriculum and have been asking for input on the big issues introverts face when it comes to visibility.

This morning I heard two of the big misconceptions that everyone – not just introverts – seem to hold about visibility;

(i) to be really visible I have to keep showing up everywhere, all the time (which is a total nightmare for introverts and really anyone who wants to do any deep work or to have a life outside of work), and

(ii) to be visible I’m going to have to share more about me (another nightmare for introverts and anyone who just likes their privacy).

So let’s just bust those myths right now.

As the CEO of the School of Visibility I had two visibility priorities for 2019;

(i) improving consistency with list building (my … [Read More...]

Your visibility strategy and the enneagram

Before you read on, you should know that this article is part of a series on developing a visibility strategy. This is chapter 5 in that series.

Pick up all the chapters here.

Before we dive further into other people’s platforms and how you might utilise them as part of your visibility strategy, it’s useful to take a moment to reflect on the enneagram and how it might impact on the places you choose to focus your attention.

The enneagram is an ancient personality typing system which directs you to your deepest motivations for behaving the way you do in the world.

From a visibility perspective, studying the enneagram supports you to understand not just how you hide out, but why. Once you know why, then you can start clearing the blocks to hiding. (This is something we support you to do at the School of Visibility, should you choose … [Read More...]