Hate Talking About Yourself? 😬

How do you feel about self-promotion?

When I say that word do you cringe a little bit? 😬

It’s SO common for my clients to tell me that they “hate” talking about themselves.

Perhaps you see it as bragging or boasting. Perhaps you worry about people thinking you’re arrogant or “too big for your boots”. Perhaps you just have no idea HOW to talk about yourself without sounding fake or weird.

If any of that sounds familiar, this is my reminder that in a work context…

You don’t need to talk about yourself; you need to talk about your VALUE.

It’s the economic value you create that we want to promote:

• The OUTCOMES you create for your clients and the firm
• The things you DO to generate those outcomes.
• The EXPERTISE you’ve built to do those things.

Knowing your economic value is a huge component of career success.

It transforms your confidence, because it forces you to remember and acknowledge the LAYERS of value you’ve accumulated over the years.

Not to mention that it’s pretty tricky to TALK about your value with any clarity or confidence if you don’t really SEE it, or haven’t thought about it in a structured way.

Come and work with me if you want help with any of this. I run clients through a “Value Audit” and also give them a “Conversational Framework” to talk about it.  

In the meantime, just remember that self-promotion isn’t about YOU. There’s no deep vulnerability needed and it doesn’t raise questions about your character.

You’re simply talking (factually) about the value you create for the market.

Get to it! 🔥 

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