Massive Client Breakthrough

Have you ever taken the time to ask yourself why is it that you feel so terrified of being photographed?

This is a story that I HAVE to share and I hope that it might also reduce your visibility fears.

My client is an accomplished senior director of a global organisation. She’s driven, intelligent, kind and stunning.

……and before our photo session, she absolutely choked at the idea of being photographed.

She’d actually never turned on her video in work zoom meetings
And sadly, she’d barely ever been photographed with her kids (hearing this made me choke!).

She’s not known as a ‘shy’ person and certainly speaks her mind and is a confident leader.

Yet, when it comes to showing up in front of the camera (whether on video or stills) and being a public eye, she has ALWAYS hidden in the background.

It’d been over 10 years since her last professional photoshoot and her peers told her she should get an update.

I could feel her nerves at the beginning of the photoshoot however I could also see her ‘coming out’ to play and we captured some beautiful images that in her words ‘blew her mind’.

We spoke a couple of weeks after her photoshoot - and I couldn’t help but probe her on why it was so hard initially for her to book in our photoshoot. I HAD to get to the bottom of this.

She said that she's always felt this way even as a child.

She's never felt comfortable putting herself in the spotlight.

Her parents are good people and she had a balanced, safe and supportive childhood.

So we both started to ponder on this questions - why is being in front of the camera, or in fact online, so intimidating?

Which also stems into every other area of her life - why is it so hard to claim the recognition she deserves?

We dug deeper and through the questions I posed she came to a realisation that her beliefs were running the show and telling her that it's ok to shine a light on others, but never on yourself.

A common story I feel.

Her parents were good people but the message that came through from them and other well meaning adults around her was that somehow being ‘humble’ also meant hiding.

Do you resonate with this?

Perhaps there was a time when you also thought that your work could simply sell itself and your reputation could rely purely on the word of others.

But I’m 100% sure that’s not the case anymore. If you're not showing up and consistently sharing your contributions and expertise, someone else is....and claiming the best opportunities along the way!

I say, good on them, don't you?

So why is it that its perfectly fine for someone else to highlight their abilities and authentically shape the way they are seen, and yet not ok for others?

This touched a chord with my client and led her to ponder - why not shine a light on me?

For the first time, she could look at herself and see the bigger picture and the major contradiction.

If she thought it was ok to celebrate the achievements of others and let them be recognized for their contributions, then why wouldn’t it be ok for her?

BREAKTHROUGH!

As a result of our work together, she's told me that she’s dropping the guard to being SEEN.

She's fallen in love with herself in photographs and decided no more hiding.

And the best news……she said that she’s finally getting into family photos too!

This is music to my ears…..ahhhhhhh my work is done ;)

If you’re ready to be recognized for the incredible work you’re doing, let’s connect and see how we can visually craft your leadership brand and create the meaningful impact you crave.

It’s time to stand out and light up centrestage!
Email info@rebeccataylor.com.au