Why is sharing this story so scary?
What’s so scary about sharing your story with the world?
The most common responses I get from clients (and from the protector in me):
What if I’m misrepresented?
I’m not sure what the story really is…
What if others use this information against me?
I’m scared how people will perceive me.
All of those fears and concerns are valid AND I remind clients storytelling isn’t all about other people. Sure, your audience is important and it’s helpful (very helpful) to consider them as you tell the story. However, making the client the center of the story you want to tell is a missed opportunity. The world needs your unique gift, your unique experience, and your desire to alchemize both in service of our world and communities. Hiding the story that’s longing to be told because you cannot control how others receive it is telling the universe “I’m not ready to be seen in this way”
“But, what if I’m not actually ready to be seen in that way?”
Then you are not ready and that’s okay!
What are you ready for? Let’s start there and see how the story unfolds together.
It’s common for many of us to think of things in terms of zero to one-hundred. There’s often this certainty of what we’re willing to do and not do. Clarity is a gift I do not take for granted, especially when I’m designing someone’s website and/or creating digital content. I appreciate when clients have such a clear vision and all I have to do is bring the vision to life. In some ways it makes my job easier. But sometimes, I get the gift of unearthing something big with my clients. Something they didn’t know was there. In this place, I receive the gift of joining my clients on their journey of uncovering the story longing to be told. Watching the story unfold in front of us. What an honor!An honor I do not take for granted.
I hold with humility and responsibility this invitation to be a witness of my client’s stories . Reminding them they have the agency to tell, re-tell, and rewrite the stories ready to be told.
