No More Hiding

How do you stop putting everyone else before yourself and your career?

• You are not alone - so many women put others feelings before their own careers
• It's not selfish to go for what you really want
• 5 things to think about that will help you shift your thoughts and start putting you first

Today's quick win episode and we will be addressing the issue that comes up when you hold yourself back because you are worried about stepping on others toes. This happens a lot and not just when it comes to your colleagues but also with managers and senior staff.

We tell ourselves that we can't speak up or go for certain opportunities because we may upset others and worry about the consequences or what they will think about us and our ambitions. The thing is, if you have experienced this type of sabotage then you are not alone but there are ways to move past it.

So in this episode we go through 5 ways you can start to think differently about your own career progression and stop putting everyone else before yourself.

Let me know what you think!

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#Resources

• Take the Test > How good is your visibility and personal branding quiz? http://bit.ly/visibility-takethetest

• Get the White Paper 'Visibility at Work: The Importance of Self Promotion for Women's Career Progression:

https://bit.ly/WP2020podcast

• Book a call with Gemma:

https://calendly.com/gemmastow-1/call-with-gemma

• Get the newsletter:

https://www.gemmastow.com/newsletter

Connect with your host Gemma Stow:

Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomorehidingpodcast

How to be more visible when starting from scratch.

• Remember you've done more than you think
• Stay in your own lane - stop comparing yourself!
• Stay focused on one area of visibility and the others will fall into place

One of the hardest parts to this visibility game that I talk about is actually starting from what you think is nothing.

If you are telling yourself that you have never done any visibility work then let me stop you there. You have.

Visibility and self promotion comes in many different forms and its about finding what works for you and gets you results and doing more of that - you don't have to be like everyone else.

So if you feel like you are at the beginning of this journey where you are ready to step it up a gear and raise your profile and showcase your talent so you can get new opportunities in your career then the first thing you should def check out is the quiz I have devised.

It walks you through a number of questions and you can then analyse the type of visibility you are already doing and it will also show you any gaps or give you ideas that you might not yet have thought about doing but would really suit your style.

The link to this quiz is in the show notes at https://bit.ly/visibility-takethetest or listen in to today's show as we go through it together.

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Don't forget you can get my monthly NEWSLETTER that shares the latest around the gender pay gap, visibility strategies good practices that are happening all over the place that support more women to step up and be recognised for the value they bring.

Get yours by clicking >> https://www.gemmastow.com/newsletter or book a chat https://calendly.com/gemmastow-1/call-with-gemma

#Resources

• Take the Test > How good is your visibility and personal branding quiz? http://bit.ly/visibility-takethetest

• Get the White Paper 'Visibility at Work: The Importance of Self Promotion for Women's Career Progression:

https://bit.ly/WP2020podcast

• Book a call with Gemma:

https://calendly.com/gemmastow-1/call-with-gemma

• Get the newsletter:

https://www.gemmastow.com/newsletter

Connect with your host Gemma Stow:

Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomorehidingpodcast

How to get back into the visibility game after some time out

Quick Win Episode!

"The antidote to this overthinking is of course taking action and we know that by taking action, confidence grows and results happen!"

As we hit September 2021 it would be a great idea to think about how you can get back into the swing of things when it comes to your visibility especially if you have taken some time out.

I am hoping that you have managed to have some time away from work over the summer months as you know I always bang on about how important it is - but it can equally be tricky to get back into the swing of things and catch up on all the emails that have landed in your inbox never mind thinking about your own visibility and what you want.

So I thought a short and to the point quick win episode to get you back into the swing of things would help - in this episode I share 3 things you can start to do to get back into it all without feeling overwhelmed….

So let me know what you think - have you been having a break from being visible?

Does it feel daunting to get back into it or are you looking forward to it?

Maybe the break has given you time to reflect and realise what you really want and now it's all about making those plans and goals become a reality.

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Don't forget you can get my monthly NEWSLETTER that shares the latest around the gender pay gap, career progression and good practices that are happening all over the place that support more women to step up and be recognised for the value they bring.

Get yours by clicking >> https://www.gemmastow.com/newsletter or book a chat https://calendly.com/gemmastow-1/call-with-gemma

#Resources

• Take the Test > How good is your visibility and personal branding? http://bit.ly/visibility-takethetest

• Get the White Paper 'Visibility at Work: The Importance of Self Promotion for Women's Career Progression:

https://bit.ly/WP2020podcast

• Book a call with Gemma:

https://calendly.com/gemmastow-1/call-with-gemma

• Get the newsletter:

https://www.gemmastow.com/newsletter

Connect with your host Gemma Stow:

Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomorehidingpodcast

How important is visibility and self promotion in education?

Takeaways...

• How important is visibility for teachers?
• The potential of a positive impact on education
• With visibility comes opportunities for individuals and educational organisations and schools

Today’s episode has a focus on education and whether visibility has a place for educators and teachers - you can probably already guess my opinion on that but I wanted to chat to an amazing teacher Leisa Grace Wilson who is currently the Editorial Director of Teach Middle East Magazine.

We chat about the lack of visibility of teachers especially the work that goes on behind the scene and the reasons why teachers avoid putting themselves out there.  We look at the impact that they could actually have on the negative media attention that teachers and education in general often have to face. 

If you are a teacher let us know your take on visibility for you or if you know any teachers then make sure you share this episode with them.

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Don’t forget you can get my monthly NEWSLETTER that shares the latest around the gender pay gap, book recommendations and good practices that are happening all over the place that support more women to step up and be recognised for the value they bring.  

Get yours by clicking >> https://www.gemmastow.com/newsletter or book a chat  https://calendly.com/gemmastow-1/call-with-gemma

#Resources

•  Take the Test > How good is your visibility and personal branding?
  
    http://bit.ly/visibility-takethetest
  
  

• Get the White Paper ‘Visibility at Work: The Importance of Self Promotion for Women’s Career Progression:

https://bit.ly/WP2020podcast

• Book a call with Gemma:

https://calendly.com/gemmastow-1/call-with-gemma

• Get the newsletter:

https://www.gemmastow.com/newsletter

Connect with your host Gemma Stow:

Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomorehidingpodcast

Connect with guest Leisa Grace Wilson:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leisagrace/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/leisagrace

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leisagracewilson/

Website: http://www.leisagrace.com/

It's celebration time - 100 episodes in and we are definitely not hiding anymore, are you?

• Celebrating 100 weekly episodes of the show
• What does No More Hiding mean for you
• Are you still hiding?
• Raise your visibility and get involved in the fun competition

Today we are celebrating! It is the 100th episode and I cannot believe it woweeeeeee! We are talking about what 'no more hiding' really means for you and whether you are still hiding. And also giving you the lowdown on the exciting visibility competition we are doing, as I could not let this milestone pass by without doing something fun! Let's do this.

Have you left us a review of the show yet?

**COMPETITION TIME**

CELEBRATING 100 EPISODES IN AUGUST! COME JOIN IN THE FUN. MORE INFO HERE

https://www.gemmastow.com/100-celebration

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Don't forget you can get my monthly NEWSLETTER that shares the latest around the gender pay gap, book recommendations and good practices that are happening all over the place that support more women to step up and be recognised for the value they bring.

Get yours by clicking >> https://www.gemmastow.com/newsletter or book a chat https://calendly.com/gemmastow-1/call-with-gemma

#Resources

• Take the Test > How good is your visibility and personal branding? http://bit.ly/visibility-takethetest

• Get the White Paper 'Visibility at Work: The Importance of Self Promotion for Women's Career Progression:

https://bit.ly/WP2020podcast

• Book a call with Gemma:

https://calendly.com/gemmastow-1/call-with-gemma

• Get the newsletter:

https://www.gemmastow.com/newsletter

Connect with your host Gemma Stow:

Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomorehidingpodcast

How to get yourself the best mindset to increase your visibility.

Quick win epsiode!

• Are your excuses getting in your way of being more visible?
• Are you in the 'This then That trap'?
• The power of shifting your mindset around visibility
• 3 things you can do right now to make that shift!

Having the right mindset for visibility is key. If you are forever telling yourself that self promotion and talking about your achievements or what you really want for your career makes me feel uncomfortable, or awkward or icky then we need to shift those thoughts.

Nothing will change if you forever feel awkward every time you try to network, or post something online, or speak up in that meeting or book time with your boss to chant about next steps. Only you can make that change happen in how you see self promotion and visibility and what YOU really want from it.

So listen in for my 3 top tips in how to get the best mindset for raising your own visibility AND get the lowdown on the exciting competition we are doing!

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**COMPETITION TIME**

CELEBRATING 100 EPISODES IN AUGUST! MORE INFO HERE

https://www.gemmastow.com/100-celebration

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Don't forget you can get my monthly NEWSLETTER that shares the latest around the gender pay gap, book recommendations and good practices that are happening all over the place that support more women to step up and be recognised for the value they bring.

Get yours by clicking >> https://www.gemmastow.com/newsletter or book a chat https://calendly.com/gemmastow-1/call-with-gemma

#Resources

• Take the Test > How good is your visibility and personal branding? http://bit.ly/visibility-takethetest

• Get the White Paper 'Visibility at Work: The Importance of Self Promotion for Women's Career Progression:

https://bit.ly/WP2020podcast

• Book a call with Gemma:

https://calendly.com/gemmastow-1/call-with-gemma

• Get the newsletter:

https://www.gemmastow.com/newsletter

Connect with your host Gemma Stow:

Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomorehidingpodcast

How your own physical health and well being impacts your visibility

Takeaways...

• Your physical and mental health impacts your visibility
• How to get control back and carve out space for you!
• How to ditch the comparison trap with social media

Today we have something a little different for you on the show. Now those of you that are connected with me over on Instagram know that I spend a lot of time running and I have set myself some big goals this year and to support my training I do yoga with my sister who is an awesome yoga teacher by the way and have more recently started weight training with a personal trainer.

Nicola Church is an online PT who is on a mission to empower women and helping them make them stronger. In today's episode we chat about the importance of ditching the guilt, carving out some time for yourself and taking back some control over your own physical and mental health.

You may wonder how this links to visibility and career progression at work but believe me it does. When you feel good about yourself and you can test out your own capabilities then anything else is possible especially owning who you are and your expertise at work.

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Don't forget you can get my monthly NEWSLETTER that shares the latest around the gender pay gap, book recommendations and good practices that are happening all over the place that support more women to step up and be recognised for the value they bring.

Get yours by clicking >> https://www.gemmastow.com/newsletter or book a chat https://calendly.com/gemmastow-1/call-with-gemma

#Resources

• Take the Test > How good is your visibility and personal branding? http://bit.ly/visibility-takethetest

• Get the White Paper 'Visibility at Work: The Importance of Self Promotion for Women's Career Progression:

https://bit.ly/WP2020podcast

• Book a call with Gemma:

https://calendly.com/gemmastow-1/call-with-gemma

• Get the newsletter:

https://www.gemmastow.com/newsletter

Connect with your host Gemma Stow:

Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomorehidingpodcast

Connect with guest Nicola Church:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicola-church-9160611a4/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elevationpersonaltraining/

Website: www.Elevationpersonaltraining.com

How the language you use can impact your career success.

• Paying attention to the language you use
• 3 Common habits that women fall into the trap of doing
• How to upgrade your communication

Today I want to talk to you about the power of language and how there are small tweaks that you could start to do from today to upgrade your communication.

We don't often notice those common habits that we build that actually are doing us no good at all when it comes to our career progression and creating opportunities - so listen in and see if you resonate with the 3 habits on today's show and then see how you will implement so new ideas to give yourself the edge when it counts.

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Don't forget you can get my monthly NEWSLETTER that shares the latest around the gender pay gap, book recommendations and good practices that are happening all over the place that support more women to step up and be recognised for the value they bring.

Get yours by clicking >> https://www.gemmastow.com/newsletter or book a chat https://calendly.com/gemmastow-1/call-with-gemma

#Resources

• Take the Test > How good is your visibility and personal branding? http://bit.ly/visibility-takethetest

• Get the White Paper 'Visibility at Work: The Importance of Self Promotion for Women's Career Progression:

https://bit.ly/WP2020podcast

• Book a call with Gemma:

https://calendly.com/gemmastow-1/call-with-gemma

• Get the newsletter:

https://www.gemmastow.com/newsletter

Connect with your host Gemma Stow:

Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomorehidingpodcast

How speaking can be powerful in raising your profile and visibility.

• How you can utilise speaking at work and beyond
• Think meetings, networking events and podcasts!
• Your voice is your asset for visibility - time to use it!

I am really excited to share this episode with you where I chat to the amazing Helen Packham - she is a speaker coach and verbal communications strategist helping leaders 10x the impact of their verbal communication to engage, retain and maximise the potential of their people. She has 15 years experience in leadership and executive development.

Helen shares ways you can start to use speaking as a key strategy in raising your profile for your career progression. You may be starting from scratch in terms of your speaking journey and may not realise that it's something you can really utilise at work and beyond.

Think meetings, networking, building relationships with key stakeholders, conferences and even podcasts! There really is no limit to using your voice to showcase your own talents and make sure you and your ideas get recognised at work and beyond.

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Don't forget you can get my monthly NEWSLETTER that shares the latest around the gender pay gap, book recommendations and good practices that are happening all over the place that support more women to step up and be recognised for the value they bring.

Get yours by clicking >> https://www.gemmastow.com/newsletter or book a chat https://calendly.com/gemmastow-1/call-with-gemma

#Resources

• Take the Test > How good is your visibility and personal branding? http://bit.ly/visibility-takethetest

• Get the White Paper 'Visibility at Work: The Importance of Self Promotion for Women's Career Progression:

https://bit.ly/WP2020podcast

• Book a call with Gemma:

https://calendly.com/gemmastow-1/call-with-gemma

• Get the newsletter:

https://www.gemmastow.com/newsletter

Connect with your host Gemma Stow:

Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomorehidingpodcast

Connect with guest Helen Packham:

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/helenpackham

Website: https://www.Helenpackham.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenpackham/

How to nail your introduction so people remember you and help you out.

• How to intro yourself without using your title
• Why talking about what you want (not only what you do is important)

Today I wanted to get back to basics when it comes to those uncomfortable introductions. I can still remember at events or training when the trainer goes around the room and asks people to introduce themselves or plays some kind of cringeworthy ice breaker and I could literally feel that dread feeling wash over me and all I wanted to do was make a run for it! I will be totally honest, my personality hasn't changed and these kind of things still make my eyes roll.

Introductions are so important and you can use them to get what you want too!

Don't forget you can get my monthly NEWSLETTER that shares the latest around the gender pay gap, book recommendations and good practices that are happening all over the place that support more women to step up and be recognised for the value they bring.

Get yours by clicking >> https://www.gemmastow.com/newsletter or book a chat https://calendly.com/gemmastow-1/call-with-gemma

#Resources

• Take the Test > How good is your visibility and personal branding? http://bit.ly/visibility-takethetest

• Get the White Paper 'Visibility at Work: The Importance of Self Promotion for Women's Career Progression:

https://bit.ly/WP2020podcast

• Book a call with Gemma:

https://calendly.com/gemmastow-1/call-with-gemma

• Get the newsletter:

https://www.gemmastow.com/newsletter

Connect with your host Gemma Stow:

Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomorehidingpodcast