Career – Putting Myself Out There

For many years now (5+…?) I’ve been wanting some direction and the “next step” in my career, and my partner and I are now considering starting a YouTube channel and online programme to help people get over back pain.

I’m already a bit worried about how I’ll find it “putting myself out there” – part of me craves the recognition and challenge, but part of me fears “showing up” (on video, in the public eye, comments saying our videos or programme doesn’t work or has made things worse for them).

I’m not sure how I would bolster myself against this.

– celebrate wins personally to deal with public comments less (I.e we help 100s of people with back pain)
– let people be wrong?
– create safety for myself? (I haven’t watched the workshop on this yet so don’t really know whether that will help!)

 

 

Answer:

What public comments are you most afraid of? Why?  Isn’t our brain so clever to protect us from our goals by creating an imaginary danger to keep us where we are? When we know this is how brains work, and we do a little digging, you can start to see what’s really true for you.

Check in with your nervous system. Humans are wired to fit in a grou to survive. Getting on video often triggers a fear of being ostracized. Within your thoughtwork, be sure to care for your nervous system.  And also know that sometimes it is wrong about what is truly dangerous.

The great thing about showing up on video at first is…no one is watching. It’s a great opportunity to be terrible at video, get used to feeling awkward, allowing yourself to want to delete things but letting them be there…what else can showing up now do for you? What does you in 3 years who has reached their goals want to tell you about how they feel about video? What is the easiest way you can do this enough to feel the feelings in order to move past them? We dont usually give action items, but I think Instagram stories are great. It’s a good way to connect with your audience, and they disappear after 24 hours. It’s easy and right on your phone. We’re cheering for you, no matter what you decide.