Identity, uniqueness, and differentiator are just some words that describes the root of what makes a brand, including personal brands, memorable and attractive.
It's a little fuzzier for a personal brand because our sense of identity and confidence around it doesn't have much guidance or principles that we speak openly about as a community. Let's explore with Sarah Alamoudi!
Read MoreHere’s a collection of blog posts that sum up how I keep showing up visibly despite my fears of criticism, judgement, and unwanted attention 💕
Read MoreWhen I notice I’m not doing a task, I say “oh, I guess I don’t want to do it”. The difference between my next step and what my new clients do are very different.
I’ve been recording my moments of procrastination for the past nine years. That is every time I procrastinated for more than 15 minutes. This is insane, and I wouldn’t recommend starting this way. It came of necessity when I was diagnosed with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) when I was 10 years old (1997). This self-research paid off when I got my MBA and became self-employed.
Here is everything I learned about procrastination:
Read Moretl;dr: Procrastination is your wise body taking energy and time you didn’t provide to it.
Here are three ways to see if your ego is hijacking your chance of true innovation through collaborative relationships.
“I will hurt for you”
You may decline help because you’re the strong one – it’s your identity. Asking someone else to struggle the way you do seems selfish at best. You may decline help because the feeling of someone thanking you is too good to give to someone else. It’s a popular myth that you can only get true recognition by struggling through weakness instead of serving from strengths.
“I can’t”
You may decline help because the effort of being the solution-person is too big a responsibility. The goal is too big and unwieldy for you to even start thinking about, so how in the world could you put into words what you’d need from others? This can also be tied to perfectionism where no one else can get to the standard that you know it should be. Obviously, you can’t trust anyone else with this.
“I told you so”
Once you give it a go and try to ask for help, you are disappointed and nothing got done. This always happens when someone else tries to get involved, it just isn’t right. Resentment, blame, and isolation bubbles up in you, keeping you in your comfort zone of lonely struggle.
Read MoreIt’s our perception of of our life that scares us, hurts us, angers us, and frustrates us. There are very big very valid exceptions in relationships and traumatic events, but this article focuses on our perception of the world when no one else is around.
Let’s explore the different your different versions that you’re comparing yourself to and how to make peace with it 💫
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