As a business owner and active networker, I have come to know and expect that I will be asked to introduce myself in 30 seconds or less. That is a tall order when you are a complex individual, as most of us are. How do you share the truth, keep it short and encourage further engagement with such a limited introduction? Do we really reveal any truth at all when we share WHAT WE DO instead of communicating WHO WE ARE?
One of the things I am still personally struggling with is the part of my work as an Energy Coach that puts me smack dab into the role of “healer”. There is a mystical side of energy work that often goes beyond explanation, yet delivers amazing transformations. My clients often experience something miraculous, including a release of physical symptoms, a collapse of chronic sadness or anger, and a whole new outlook on life. I personally don’t take credit for it, but rather see it as my ability to get out of the way and allow a powerful force of good to work through me. I continue to wonder, is it “what I do” or is it “who I am”?
My own clients also use the word “intuitive” when they reflect on my services in their written feedback. I agree, intuition is another quality I demonstrate, and again it is something that works through me. The question remains, is it “what I do” or “who I am”?
It occurred to me that my reluctance to tell anybody that I am a healer or intuitive is that it still feels uncomfortable for me, having come from a more conventional background:
1. It creates a big expectation
2. It invites skepticism
3. It sounds a bit arrogant
I guess it also occurs to me that business people don’t usually do healing or intuitive work. At least I don’t hear it come up much in those other 30 second commercials I hear at networking events.
I’m beginning to realize that my identity as a HEALER and an INTUITIVE, combined with my practical business side is one of the greatest gifts I offer the planet. Shame on me for hiding it! I am one of those complex people who have a very diverse range of interests and talents. Yes, I also travel on the edge of my own comfort zone.
I urge you too to examine your own beliefs about the identity you bring to the world and the marketplace. Are you holding a reluctance to express something about what you do or who you really are? By doing so, are you limiting your own successes and ability to reach the perfect clients? Are you hiding your most powerful gift of service?
I realize today that I need to change my message and be forthcoming about my role as a healer and intuitive. Although some people may be put-off by those words, I do my very best work for those that embrace the totality of who I am. You too can improve how you define yourself publicly. Get busy re-writing your 30 second commercial and see what happens!
