Good morning to you from New York City. I’m going to read something brief that I wrote, but before doing so I want to give you some context. In a previous episode this week, I was talking about a free online class I’m doing called the Visibility Accelerator with Susie Moore. Susie is an executive coach and media expert. She’s the one that nudged me into podcasting and creating Dear Constance. This program she’s offering aligns beautifully with the work I’m doing with Will, my thought partner and media strategist, to find my voice in social media and expand my presence.

So, Will writes to me and he says Constance, I need a bio. We need an About Me on the website. I produce this piece, pecking it out with my broken wrist, and I get a message that’s like WAH WAH WAH, Constance, come on, you’ve delivered a third person piece, and your entire show is very personal and intimate. This hits a flat note. I need something in first person, he says. So back to my pecking, I pecked out a letter to the listener for my about page. I’m going to share it because Will says that I haven’t really introduced myself except for very briefly at the beginning. At that time, I was fumbling my way forward and I didn’t expect to have the reach that I’m having right now.

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