Ignite Your Credibility... With Yourself
How can you expect anyone to believe in your credibility if you don't believe in it yourself?
No one who is going through a pivot to entrepreneurship wants to be anything less than highly credible - especially when leveraging their personal brand on LinkedIn to build that credibility.
One of the components of building a strong personal brand is transforming your credibility in the marketplace.
But...
Before anyone else believes in your credibility, you've got to believe in it yourself.
This was a hot topic in last week's Pivot to Profitable Entrepreneurship Challenge.
It was a diverse group of professionals – from want-to-be entrepreneurs to members of The Badass Entrepreneurs Club (clients whose goals are $1M+) – all in the same room, united by one goal: developing an unbreakable profitability mindset.
What makes or breaks an entrepreneurial endeavor is not the blueprint to success.
Yes, it helps, but you can have the best information in the world, be surrounded by the best mentors, have a great team behind you, and still fail.
The truth is profitable entrepreneurship starts from your mind.
It starts with self-belief - credibility isn't just about fancy titles or accolades.
It's that unshakable knowing signaling to the rest of the world you will fulfill on your claims.
Your journey to becoming highly credible starts with owning your genius, your unique brilliance that sets you apart in the marketplace.
If you have been borrowing others' confidence in you, relying on others to tell you how brilliant you are, that you are on the right path, and that you are doing great things in this world to boost your self-belief, STOP IT!
Why?
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Because if those external accolades disappear, your self-credibility vanishes with them.
I have watched this happen in my accelerators when someone borrows my belief in their potential, then they graduate and stop being in the room with me twice weekly, and they buckle under the pressure of trying to find their own belief that they can make it.
You have to be your own biggest advocate of what you can do for your clients.
You have to develop rhinoceros skin against your own thoughts - burning them away and replacing them with useful thoughts that keep you moving in the right direction.
When you do, magic happens.
Your self-belief becomes contagious - spreading to your projects, profits, and progress as well as to others.
When you stand confidently in your credibility, others sense your confidence and conviction.
It becomes like a magnet, attracting clients, partners, collaborators.
It's not about faking it 'til you make it - ever!
It's about genuinely owning your genius and knowing you can deliver replicable results every time when you give people the right tools.
That's when you find flow in your business, ease in closing sales, while having way more fun unleashing massive impact in the world.
Believe in your expertise, your journey, and your genius.
It's not just about transforming what others see - it's about igniting recognition of your genius within yourself.
Ready to set your credibility ablaze? Join my next challenge:
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