Linda Joy – Creating Sacred Visibility

Can Sacred Visibility ™ help you achieve the goals you have for yourself?

Sacred Visibility ™ – How Healing Your Fears Helps You Shine Your Light

By Linda Joy with Deborah Kevin You’re being called to shine your light and transform the world with your sacred gifts.

It’s time to heed the call. As a heart-centered, mission-driven female entrepreneur, coach, author, therapist, or healer you are being called to embrace your fear of visibility so you can shine your light, attract your aligned clients, and create transformation in the lives of those you are here to serve.

Now more than ever, the world needs us.

“It is our light, not our darkness that frightens us.” ~Marianne Williamson

This excerpt from one of my favorite Marianne Williamson quotes says it all, “It is our light, not our darkness that frightens us.” This rings true for my journey as an entrepreneur and with my private clients and authors.

Many entrepreneurs—and I’ve been there—are afraid to be SEEN! They are afraid to be VULNERABLE! They are afraid to be AUTHENTIC! They are afraid to SHINE!

As I’m sure you’ve discovered, you can’t create transformation in the lives of those you’re called to serve if you keep your brand, your offerings, and your sacred message in the shadows—and if you keep your authentic self, sacred energy, and intent separate from your heart-centered brand.

 

It’s Time to Embrace Your Fears of Visibility Courageously

As uncomfortable as it can be, we each need to do the deep inner work to heal the stories, wounds, and false beliefs that keep us from stepping fully into Sacred Visibility™ with our message.

As the Bestselling Publisher and Visibility Catalyst for a sacred community of heart-centered female entrepreneurs, I am blessed to serve the most extraordinary private visibility and marketing clients in the personal development genre—from emerging entrepreneurs to six-and-seven figure business owners. These visionaries continue to amaze and inspire me by their dedication to embracing their fears courageously, and continually stretching themselves by stepping into a more visible role in their business—even when it’s uncomfortable.

It has been through my work with these courageous souls over the last six years, as well as the two-hundred-plus female authors that I’ve published through the Inspired Living Publishing sacred anthology division, that I discovered the stories, wounds, and false beliefs that arise when entrepreneurs step into an expanded level of visibility—what I define as Sacred Visibility ™.

 

What is Sacred Visibility ™?

Sacred Visibility ™ is the merging of your authentic voice, soul’s essence, vulnerability, and intention into your business and messaging, and into all of the physical manifestations of your visibility endeavors (blogging, writing speaking, etc.).

Sacred Visibility ™ asks that you bring your full essence into all that you do. It lovingly requires, and gently nudges, you to show up fully in your business, projects, and relationships by embracing your spiritual truth and trusting that you are here to shine and illuminate the path for others—even when you can’t see the full path ahead of you.

When you step into Sacred Visibility ™, you commit to no longer hiding, no longer playing small, and no longer allowing your inner chatter to run the show.

 

The Ritual That Brought My Fears to Light

I’d like to share a recent experience that highlights how the layers of visibility fears arise no matter how long you’ve been doing the ‘work’ or how visible others perceive your brand and message.

Back in October, I was on my favorite Cape Cod beach, holding my annual birthday ritual, one I’ve done for over 25 years. This recent birthday was a special one—I turned 55!

Sitting by the ocean, I began as I always do by giving thanks for the blessings, people, and lessons that the past year brought me. I don’t know about you, but I love basking in the energy of gratitude! Once that part of the ritual felt complete, I moved on to the deeper shadow work.

 

Diving Into the Shadows in Order to Shine Brighter

As I sat wrapped in blankets, enjoying the cool breeze on my face, I set an intention and began to journal. I asked sacred soul questions related to my role as an entrepreneur because I wanted to tap into my soul and listen to my heart. I dove in. These questions have empowered and supported me in hearing on a soul level what I am meant to create, birth, transform, and shift in my business.

It was deep, yummy, soul-inspiring and belief-shifting work that led me to dive into the shadows and illuminate in my mission-driven business the areas I haven’t been showing up fully. This liberating process pushed boundaries. After years of performing this ritual, I’ve learned to trust what rises in the questioning process. (You’ll find a portion of my 2-Step Sacred Visibility ™ Journal Process later in the article.)

 

What Came Up Surprised Me and Many Others!

I was called to face the truth that I was hiding behind my brands! Yes, ME, the visibility catalyst. ME, the coach and mentor, who has supported hundreds of women in owning their message, growing their platform, and shining their light. I realized that day that I had been playing small in numerous ways, and I’d intuitively known it for quite a while. I knew that time was over.

If you know of one or more of my highly-visible brands, including the beloved twelve-year-old Aspire Magazine, you, like many of my peers, clients, and mastermind partners, may be asking:

~ How can you feel like you’ve been hiding? You’re everywhere!

~ You have five thriving brands, have created a thriving six-figure business, host a popular radio show, have produced eight highly-successful summits, have published eight bestselling books, work privately with the most extraordinary heart-centered entrepreneurs, and have attracted a loyal community of 46,000 women.

~ How can YOU think you’re playing small?”

Here’s the sacred message that came through during my deep dive when I asked myself that same question. What I heard resonated on such a deep level that I instantly knew it was my soul’s truth. The message I heard was:

“What appears on the outside doesn’t matter. It’s what your soul knows to be true that matters. And my soul knew I had been hiding!”

That day, my soul or inner wisdom, let me know that I wasn’t showing up with my full light in my business, and it didn’t matter how visible others perceived my brands to be if my soul knew otherwise.

Five weeks later, after seeing a vulnerable video I recorded I received the invitation to be featured on the cover of this sacred magazine. Yes, it triggered all the same visibility fears that my clients face, but I used the processes I share her to embrace them and move forward because my dedication to my mission is more powerful than my fears.

 

How About You? Are You Ready to Step into Sacred Visibility ™?

The first step is awareness to heal the wounds, triggers, and mindset blocks keeping you from stepping fully into a more visible role in your business. In the next section, I share a portion of my 2-part Sacred Visibility ™ Journaling Process. I encourage you to set aside some sacred time as I did to do a deep dive into the layers of fears that may be unconsciously sabotaging your business and holding you back from being visible.

Think of this journaling process as a conversation with your sacred truth. Light a candle, grab your favorite journal and set an intention to be honest with yourself. It’s time for you to stop hiding your brilliance because your clients are waiting for you.

 

STEP 1: FACE THE FEARS. BRING THEM TO LIGHT.

What sabotaging fears, habits, or mindsets are currently preventing me from growing my business? (Answer from your divine truth, not your logical mind.) What are my fears about enhancing my visibility on an even larger platform? (Get real and go deep. The fears are there. Everyone has them. Awareness is the first step to healing them.)

What emotional ‘benefits’ am I gaining by allowing these fears to direct my business decisions? (When you find yourself in a pattern it’s usually because a subconscious wound or script is running the show.)

I am afraid to be visible because____________________. Write and complete this prompt over and over again because there are usually many reasons covering up the MAIN reason. Every time you jot down another reason ask yourself, “And what else?” I’ve found this to be a powerful soul prompt.

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