I spent 20 years visible as a journalist. On TV, on radio, recognized everywhere. But I wasn't SEEN. Not really. I was protected by my role. I had a script, a title, professional distance. I held space for other people's stories—I never had to tell my own. And then I left. And I tried to build businesses that required me to show up as myself. Not as "journalist" or "blogger" or any role. Just me. My thoughts. My perspective. And I had no idea how to do that. In this episode:
- The protection of professional roles (and what happens when you lose it)
- Why I was trained to separate myself from what I expressed
- The freeze that happened when someone asked "what do you think?"
- Getting kicked out of blogging communities after my success
- Fear of being mediocre in a new field
- Fear of being authentic (what if I'm just a ball of nerves?)
- Separating visibility from performance
- Redefining "being seen" as witnessing, not judgment
- Why the transmission series is teaching me more than 20 years in mainstream media
- The vulnerable kind of visibility
Real talk: Being known for your work is totally different than being known for who you are. One is way more valuable than the other. Card pull + practice at the end. Day 18 of the Transmission Series. Tomorrow: Part 2—selling my business.
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