Overcoming the Fear of Self-Promotion

Consultants: do you feel great about promoting yourself?

Do you feel brave every time?

Do you love putting yourself out there?

If you’re like 100% of my clients the answer is no, no, and no.

Self-promotion is really hard for most of us, but you can learn how to shift beliefs that keep you stuck and take action to make self-promotion easier.

Because you’re never going to have a profitable and joyful business if you don’t promote yourself. Learn how to make self-promotion easier and less soul-sucking in this episode of the Profitable Joyful Consulting podcast.

Key areas discussed in this episode

0:00 Introduction
2:02 Why otherwise incredibly capable and impressive consultants get stuck around self-promotion
2:22 The top three things we’re afraid of when we promote ourselves
8:07 The big fear behind not wanting to ask someone for favors (like referrals)
9:02 Not wanting to come across as pushy or aggressive
10:35 Healing the origin of your fears around self-promotion
14:39 What to focus on while promoting yourself
16:13 The most effective way to put yourself out there without feeling salesy and yucky
18:30 Moving through the fear of asking for referrals
22:31 An invitation for you to experiment