What are you hiding from?

A funny thing has happened to me. After the success of my last post "There's no crying on the trading floor", I have shied away from LinkedIn. I'm watching on the sidelines as others post end-of-year reflections, new years wishes, and other business as usual content, struggling to motivate myself to get into the mix. 

What's going on? I asked myself.

Attention is something I have always struggled with. Before I started my coaching career, I stayed as far away from social media as I possibly could. I haven't been active on Facebook in well over ten years, I didn't update my LinkedIn profile during my finance career let alone post, I have a private account for friends and family on Instagram to share pictures of my son, and I have never so much as seen TikTok or X. 

As a leader, I struggled with being the center of attention as well. I spent team meetings trying to solicit contributions from others. When I received feedback that the team wanted to hear more from ME - my vision, strategy, opinion - I tried to deliver on that. And as I presented those things, I would find myself thinking "they can't possibly want to hear me talk this much". I've always just been more comfortable one row back, cheering on and supporting others, and delivering on my piece. 

The good news is that is an excellent personality trait and skill set for a coach. The bad news is that hiding in the background will not grow a business. So, here I am, out of hiding, pushing myself out of my comfort zone and stepping into 2025 with the courage needed to achieve my goals. But that leads me to my Coaching Inquiry of the Week.

What are you hiding from?