How To Get Over Your Fear of Visibility and Stand Out
A guide to becoming a thought leader
If you want to stand out in your field, you need to have thought leadership. Thought leadership is nothing more than sharing your thoughts and opinions about issues that matter to you. It’s about offering a unique point of view that’s valuable to people because it helps them on some level be happier or experience less pain in life.
Sometimes we get intimidated by the thought of having to be unique. The fact is, most ideas aren’t totally new. But you make it unique by adding in your own take and personality to it. Doing this takes guts. It’s scary and feels like you’re putting yourself out there for everyone to see, criticise and judge. It’s also exactly what you need to do to gain trust, credibility and respect from others who resonate with what you share.
You can’t have thought leadership without rejection. So you might as well get comfortable with having people disagree with you. Being a leader by sharing your opinion isn’t just for public figures or leaders at the top of an organisation. It’s for everyone. Sharing what you truly think and feel, even in a meeting with 2 people is taking ownership and personal leadership of being who you really are.
