{"id":36,"date":"2017-08-30T00:03:40","date_gmt":"2017-08-29T14:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.empoweringambitiouswomen.com\/?p=36"},"modified":"2018-04-06T17:52:03","modified_gmt":"2018-04-06T07:52:03","slug":"how-i-overcame-my-fear-of-self-promotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.empoweringambitiouswomen.com\/how-i-overcame-my-fear-of-self-promotion\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Overcame My Fear Of Self Promotion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Being a Mum is the most challenging job I\u2019ve ever undertaken, and I\u2019ve had some tough gigs! I\u2019m a self-confessed control freak, and as a result, I\u2019ve had to learn to let go \u2013 surrendering control continues to be an ongoing battle for me.<\/p>\n
Being a mother brings a completely different set of challenges to my life, it has taught me to juggle priorities, and I discovered that I can juggle quite well although I don\u2019t really have a choice. Most days there are too many balls in the air, and I feel like I\u2019m going to go crazy any minute! I\u2019m sure I\u2019m not alone.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m an extremely driven individual so being a successful businesswoman is very important to me; I struggle with balancing my family commitments and my career. Tell me what working mum doesn\u2019t?<\/p>\n
Because I juggle so many conflicting commitments, I battle with the ongoing question of whether I\u2019m doing my very best in any area of my life. Sound familiar?<\/p>\n
My son is four now; I decided to return to my career when he was five months old, I remember the judgements\u2026anyone would think I was abandoning my child. He is socially well adapted and independent as a result of him attending care. He is determent like me, so my life is fun; I go head to head with an immature version of my own personality regularly. My Dad enjoys this very much \u2013 he loves payback!<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve worked for over 20 years\u2019 in the corporate world predominately responsible for delivering multi-million dollar results. Whilst I\u2019ve always been very passionate about big business, after some many years in a highly demanding environment, I felt I\u2019d lost my spark.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m a self- confessed work addict who burns the candle at both ends; I wonder whether I will ever stop, perhaps I\u2019m hooked on the craziness! I was recently invited to present a workshop at a women\u2019s conference and to talk at a seminar of over 500 people; I accepted both. Does this confirm my addiction \u2013 adding these responsibilities to my already over-committed schedule? Not to mention the fact that I\u2019m an introvert who dislikes crowds!<\/p>\n
There is a method to my madness, let me tell you about it.<\/p>\n
\nMy biggest challenge was fear of self-promotion.<\/em><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n
As an entrepreneur, one of my biggest challenges is my fear of healthy self-promotion. However, I realise quickly that, it is wise to leverage the value of self-promotion. Building your personal brand will also drive your business\u2019s brand.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s how I continue to work to overcome this fear:<\/p>\n
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- The first hurdle for me was to overcome my discomfort with my belief that it\u2019s not polite to brag about myself. I was terrified that I would be seen as egocentric, or self-absorbed. Australians are notorious for buying into the \u2018Tall Poppy Syndrome\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- I slowly began to step outside of my comfort zone and continued to remind myself that everyone is human, and I was only pitching myself to people like me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- I also realised that whilst I was letting people into my world, you can find a balance between being yourself so people get a feel for the authentic you, and exposing the areas of myself that should be protected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- When I could overcome my fear, both of my brands started to gain a lot of traction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
I\u2019m a big believer in the fact that we are the masters of our own destiny. I\u2019m excited about the interesting times ahead.<\/p>\n
Join me for the ride and share in my madness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Being a Mum is the most challenging job I\u2019ve ever undertaken, and I\u2019ve had some tough gigs! I\u2019m a self-confessed control freak, and as a result, I\u2019ve had to learn to let go \u2013 surrendering control continues to be an ongoing battle for me. Being a mother brings a completely different set of challenges to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6211,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,161],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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