Why You Need to Stop Waiting For Someone To Notice You
DO YOU EVER sit through an entire meeting with a brilliant idea or solution - and keep it to yourself?
Do you find yourself on the edge of your seat, swallowing over and over as you try to find the words and pluck up the courage to say it out loud?
Or worse, just as you are about to to say it someone else beats you to it and receives heaps of praise for their ingenious idea?
People say that knowledge is power.
I’m here to tell you they’re wrong.
Knowledge is only potential power and it doesn’t matter how much you have if nobody knows about it (if you prefer to watch a video on this topic, click here).
You need to be able to articulate your ideas, to share with enthusiasm, confidence, conviction. We see it every week on The Apprentice - the person who lacks authority, presence, power is never chosen to lead if their leadership bid is weak.
If you can’t communicate the value that you have to offer you might as well go home right now.
Do you know who holds the power in every room?
The best communicators.
Growing up I had the nickname of Miss Mouse - timid, shy, hopefully not too squeaky… but I’d scuttle away as soon as things got heated or someone bigger and bolder came in.
I lost out on pay rises, on story opportunities - on recognition at university, and the real punishment? I constantly kicked myself for not speaking up so my self esteem wasn’t on point either!
What’s it like for you?
Are you being overlooked for promotion? Are you missing out on the credit for your contributions because you don’t articulate them well?
What’s the true cost of that on your career? Your confidence? Your self belief? What’s the cost to the company you’re working for? If you run your own business what’s the true cost of that to you, to your family, to your clients?
Do you want to stop feeling invisible? Do you want to amplify the best parts of who you are?
You might have an amazing solution that someone needs to hear right now and you’re sitting on it in case they judge you badly for it?
Start caring more about what you think of you, than worrying about what other people think.
It all changed for me when I realised that I was watching people scoop up credit time and again who weren’t saying anything that I didn’t know, but they were seen, heard - APPRECIATED - and they were getting the rewards.
For me the pain of staying the same had become way bigger than the fear of change and any judgement that might come with it. You don’t have to wait that long.
I spent years learning, forcing myself to grow through stressful situations… making myself do things that kept me awake at night or shake like a leaf when I had to speak up - and the truth is, there’s a far easier way.
It’s up to you to get out of your own way and learn to communicate with clarity.
You know what’s at stake for you if everything stays the same.
I’ll teach you how to work WITH your nervous system instead of bullying yourself. I’ll teach you how to TRUST yourself to articulate what you need to clearly and concisely. I’ll show you what you’re already doing right, what’s holding you back and how to go beyond it.
I’ve worked in radio, print media, PR and communications and now I’ve packaged it all up so that you can shorten your timeline and become a confident communicator without waiting years - or kicking yourself for all the missed opportunities. I’m a hypnotherapist and a coach so we’ll work inside out and outside in.
Stop waiting to be discovered - now is the time for you to do a BIG REVEAL.
I’m your person; send me a message if you know you’re ready for the next step: sophia@sophiahanson.com
P.S. - if you prefer to watch a video on this topic hop over here.