How to overcome your fear of being honest and open in your content

I recently had a lot of fun spending two days in 20-minute sessions with blog readers. I did it for fun — just to connect with people from around the world. I’ll offer this opportunity again on a regular basis so be on the lookout for it!

Anyway, in these discussions, two different people told me they had trouble having the courage to add their own personal stories and views to their content. They were shy and afraid to reveal themselves in a personal way.

I’m here to tell you that when I started my content journey, NOBODY was more shy and chicken than me when it comes to adding my personal story to my content. Over time, I learned that it is ESSENTIAL to connect with an audience in this personal way.

So today I want to share

1. The fear of being honest
2. Strategic authenticity
3. My biggest risk of all time
4. Why I continue to push forward

Here we go:

I had a fear of being honest

I come from a stoic German stock. We did not show our emotions. We did not talk about our feelings. We did not cry.