As a speaker, leader, or entrepreneur, your evolution doesn't happen behind the curtain. You don't get days off from showing up while you figure things out. But there's a phase of growth we don't talk about enough—when you know something is changing, when an old version of you has been left behind, but the new version hasn't fully taken shape yet.

The temptation during this time is to hide until everything is perfect. To wait until you have all the answers before you show up for that speaking gig, that client call, that public moment. But that waiting actually delays your progress and keeps you stuck.

In this episode of The Visibility Shift, I'm talking about the messy middle. Why it feels so uncomfortable when you're visible. And why showing up imperfectly through the transition is actually what gives you clarity.

1:51 – Quiet fears that surface when clarity is delayed and what they’re trying to protect

4:03 – The temptation to retreat into a style or persona that once worked but no longer fits

4:44 – The unfortunate truth about the transitional waiting period

6:22 – How I’m living in this in-between season and the biggest lesson learned from it

7:46 – Why your next-level self won’t arrive in a single leap

8:43 – The mindset shift to turn the messy middle from something you dread into something you value

10:33 – The role of style in supporting a deeper internal transition that goes beyond the visuals

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