Sensophy’s Inner Circle: Week #15

We recently told our community that we’re looking to hire a new rock star. Within a week, we got over 20 applications from people who were passionate enough to be vulnerable and capture themselves on camera. We *love* how people threw their all into this, allowing themselves to be pushed by their desire to do something they love. We thought it’d make an awesome topic for this week’s call, and it sure steered us in some fascinating directions.

Talking Point #1: Being vulnerable in business

We’re conditioned to believe that being vulnerable is weak. We’re not *supposed* to reveal too much about ourselves in case it puts people off and they don’t wanna work with us. Well, we call BS! The act of being vulnerable is really about being courageous. It’s about removing the shield we put up in front of ourselves and being seen for who we really are. If that’s not brave, we don’t know what is.

When it comes to business, it can be tough to know whether vulnerability will be a selling point or not. If we reveal too much, will we come across as amateurish and turn people away? How do we avoid that and still show the world that we’re real people? In our eyes, vulnerability in business is a good thing. We want people to see that they can relate to us. And at the same time, we wanna work with people who know where we’re coming from and can understand our struggles. Vulnerability’s the key to connecting with like minds. And we think that’s a competitive advantage :o)

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Mike Robbins did a TED talk called ‘The Power of Authenticity,’ all about how our ability to be authentic gives us true freedom in life and allows us to make better connections. Check it out here!

Talking Point #2: Being vulnerable in our writing

For those of us who write publicly, such as on a blog, vulnerability’s something we can’t help but consider. How much should we share…?

Writer Neil Strauss says that we should set out to write primarily for ourselves. The first draft communicates what we *really* wanna say, no holds barred. Secondly? We wanna go back and edit with a reader in mind. To be blunt, nobody cares what we’ve got to say. We need to get them to care. Last of all, it’s time to think about the haters. Who might take issue with what we’ve written? Without watering ourselves down, can we deliver a rebuttal in our writing while remaining true to what we wanna say?

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Tim Ferriss interviewed Neil Strauss last year about writing, creativity and life lessons in general. Take a look here!

HW + Action Steps!

Check out our interview with Christine Hassler for the WTF conference back in April: Curing Your Expectation Hangover

If you’ve got any favorite talking points from this week’s call, we’d love for you to share them in the private Facebook group, along with anything else you’d like to chat about :o)