Speaking up | The School of Visibility

Eliminate confusion and centre yourself before speaking up

If you’ve ever felt scattered, unfocused, confused about what to focus on, anxious or unsettled in your being, read on.

Last week we published an article that outlined the various techniques you might use to prepare yourself for an interview.

In that article I spoke about nadi shodhana – alternate nostril breathing.

I use this yogic technique all the time.

I use it when I’m feeling unfocused and uncertain about what I should prioritise in my work day.
I use it before being interviewed.
When I’m nervous about speaking up about a controversial topics – whether online or in person.
When I worked for other people I used to go into the toilet cubicle and take a few rounds of nadi shodhana before important meetings.
I use it when I’m feeling tired and have a webinar or workshop to run and need to refresh myself.

It’s a great technique … [Read More...]

The secret to interviewing like a pro

Recently I was preparing for an interview for the Telstra Women’s Business Awards (a prominent national business award in Australia). I’d been shortlisted and was being interviewed to become a finalist. In preparing for that conversation I noticed myself taking a number of actions that helped make the whole experience effortless and less stressful than it might otherwise be. After checking in to see whether it might be helpful to share those actions, you offered a resounding yes, so here they are!

The circumstances of the day were these:

I had not had a good night’s sleep the night before. My young son had woken multiple times and I didn’t feel well rested.
I’d been running a live workshop with the School of Visibility students for a number of hours from 8am in the morning, so I even more tired by then and my voice needed a rest.
I also

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Staying safe as you become more visible online

Content notes:

This article is about online safety and staying safe as you grow your online presence. It references child pornography, trolls and threats to personal safety.
Please be aware that if you have a history of domestic or family violence, this post has not covered the type of safety considerations you need to take into account as you grow your online business. That will be covered in the future in a separate post.
And finally, if you have a history of trauma or PTSD there are other considerations to take into account when growing your visibility online. Again, these issues are not covered here but will be addressed in a future post.

Tim Ferriss wrote a piece recently about the downside of fame. For most people who feel some fear when they think about visibility, the article may confirm your greatest fears and reinforce a story you’re probably … [Read More...]

The spirit of the land is speaking

You may have heard me speak about the impetus for starting the School of Visibility before. I was sitting in a conference in Portland, Oregon and opened intuitively to guidance from the universe about the deeper calling of my life from that time forward. Sitting quietly, the words came very clearly into my head; ‘Make the invisible visible’.

At the time that felt like a broad sort of instruction and I knew it could and probably would mean multiple things; raising the visibility of women, supporting the release of visibility fears, and most of all, making visible the spiritual truths and powers that will underpin the way we live in the new world we’re creating.

Until now, the timing hasn’t been right to speak about spiritual truths and powers that might be cultivated. Certain things needed to happen energetically first. But this recent fire season in Australia has altered a … [Read More...]

Creating a platform

Before you read on, you should know that this article is part of a series on developing a visibility strategy. This is chapter 4 in that series.

You’ll find the rest of the series here.

In this chapter – chapter 4 – in our series on creating a visibility strategy, we’re focusing on visibility opportunities. Specifically the platforms we create from which to then share our work. In Chapter 5 we’ll talk about tapping into other people’s platforms and in Chapter 6 we’ll talk about promoting our work and our platform once it’s established.

As a business woman, a creative, a social justice warrior, or a coach it’s imperative that your visibility efforts link to some kind of platform. A landing place for people who want to know more about you. Your platform showcases your ideas, your philosophy, your unique approach. It tells people why they should gravitate to you … [Read More...]