Nobody Is Watching You Anymore, and That's on You Now

Most of us are taught that if we work hard enough, someone will notice. Trisha Stetzel believed that too, through boot camp leading 86 women in the Navy, a decade in corporate life at IBM, and building her own business afterward. At every stage, the belief that good work speaks for itself eventually stopped holding up. This conversation is about why recognition dries up as you rise, and what to do once no one's watching for you anymore. Who This Is For Leaders and entrepreneurs who've done everything right and still feel overlooked Anyone who had mentors or sponsors early in their career and now finds themselves flying solo People who think of self-promotion as “icky” and want a different way to frame it Business owners and consultants who need to build visibility without feeling like they're bragging Anyone launching a book, program, or business who needs a simple way to talk about their own work Five Key Takeaways Recognition happens automatically early in a career, because mentors and sponsors are watching for you. It stops once you move into higher leadership or start your own business, because no one else has the job of noticing on your behalf anymore. Visibility isn't the same as self-promotion. It's sharing the results and the impact you created, not “me, me, me.” Trisha's three-question framework for talking about your own work: What did I contribute? What changed because of it? Who could benefit from knowing what I learned? Staying quiet about your work isn't humility. It's making the decision for someone else that they didn't need to know what you could give them. The easiest way to start: tell someone else's story first. Share the impact you had on a client, customer, or teammate before you ever have to talk about yourself. Connect With Trisha Stetzel Website: https://trishastetzel.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trisha-stetzel/ YouTube: ​​https://youtube.com/@trishastetzel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trishastetzel Podcast: https://businessradiox.com/series/houston-business-radio/ Download The Human Dividend White Paper: A Leader's Guide to Human-Led AI Transformation : https://fulfilledatworkacademy.com/services/human-led-ai-transformation/ Learn more about the Human Dividend AI Assessment : https://fulfilledatworkacademy.com/human-dividend-ai-transformation-assessment/ Subscribe to the Weekly Fulfill newsletter : https://fulfilledatworkacademy.com/newsletter/ Watch this episode (and all episodes) on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@lifefulfilledpod Book Bernie Borges as a speaker at your next event : https://fulfilledatworkacademy.com/speaking/ Music Attribution: Old Bossa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb6VxxLCWEg Twin Musicom: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC636YLvNOD6r02q2ePw0XZw Suno: https://suno.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.