141 - Stepping into the Spotlight - Why You Want To (even if it’s scary)

Speaking with Confidence with Cat Matson: communication coaching for humble leaders

Even if you’re an introvert, if you don’t like ‘all the attention’ or you’re happy ‘being in the background’, sometimes it’s important to step into the spotlight. Whether that’s on a stage or, more often than not, simply ‘speaking up’ in a meeting, in a community conversation or for your business.

As humble leaders we often ‘fall back into the shadows’ even though we have a contribution we want to make.

In this episode I share why we feel such resistance to ‘speaking up’ and how to overcome it. I also share why I think it’s SO important, for you, and for your community, that you DO step into the spotlight.

This episode is a bit of a stream of consciousness piece … after preparing a 90 minute workshop for a conference that got cancelled thanks to tropical cyclone Alfred, I had too many ideas circling my mind … I felt they needed to be shared, at least in top-level provocation form.

Listen in to hear:

• Why we need more people ‘stepping into the spotlight’
• How societal and evolutionary conditioning can increase our resistance to speaking up
• The two biggest benefits to speaking up (and they’re possibly not what you think)
• How to meaningfully show up for the meetings you’re a part of
• How, and why, even the shyest of introverts and humblest of leaders, can speak up and contribute

Other episodes mentioned

Episode 4 - Imposter Syndrome, and How I Overcome It

Episode 48 - The Cost of Meetings ‘On The Fly’ (particularly relevant for public servants and corporate contributors who can find themselves in endless back-to-back meetings)

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