𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻

One of my greatest pleasures in my day-to-day business is talking to other ‘Thought Leaders’, but I sometimes get the sense that they don’t always think of themselves that way.

A while back, I ran a survey, and everyone who responded saw themselves as a Thought Leader, but when I did the research, the truth seemed a little different.

How can you be a Thought Leader if nobody hears you?

What do I mean by that…

Well, it is not just the literal; it is also going deeper and letting people see you beyond any carefully curated messages surrounding a person. Those lines have been edited over the years to trot what you think you should be saying and, to a degree, hide behind the norm created by others.

To be seen, you need to reveal yourself.

It’s not easy to do that on your own.

I recently chatted with Anne McKeown about this topic on my 𝗕𝗶𝘇 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 podcast; she empowers others to speak up, speak up, and show up confidently.

These are the three areas of support Thought Leaders need:

1️⃣ Someone to coach them so they consistently realise their potential and set new goals
2️⃣ A platform from which to be heard by an audience beyond their own group/work/network
3️⃣ Someone to draw their stories, thoughts and resulting expertise to the surface

Part of this discussion is in the short video attached, but if you think you are a Thought Leader and you don’t have those three things covered, then I encourage you to check out the full version.

PS While Anne covers items 1, for 2 and 3, I can help you become a 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 in your area of expertise through your own podcast.

Reach out if you would like me to lead the conversation so you are the go-to person who is being truly seen.