Joyously Visible

My web designer/friend Peter Klein said a second interesting thing (see this for his interesting thing from last week), that might resonate for you.

He called the work of marketing being “Joyously Visible.”

What would this look like for me? That I would enjoy talking to people, doing the newsletter, doing videos, telling people what I know. Spreading the word about how to make friends with the parts of you that fear starting something new, that fear criticism and being visible, and feeling joyful that I was being of tangible service to you.

And I might feel joyous if Gertrude weren’t constantly whispering in my ear, “This is a waste of time. No one cares.”

Who’s Gertrude?

Gertrude is the name of my inner critic. She has a slightly German-sounding name (like me) because she’s a Nazi. Ruthless, mean, unrelenting. Trying to keep me from experiencing the pain of rejection by making sure I never finish any books, or if by some chance I do finish them, never telling ANYONE about them.

She wants me to live in a cave, where I’m safe because I’m alone.

So, Two Questions for You:

First—what would being Joyously Visible look like for you?

Second—is your own inner Gertrude in the way?

Your work matters.

Love,

Christy

PS: My book, Artists Prosper, offers an antidote to your own inner Gertrude. You can find it here. 

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