Entrepreneur

Hey there,
Firstly, kudos to you for recognizing and wanting to overcome this fear. It's completely normal to feel apprehensive about putting yourself out there, especially in the online space. Many people can relate to the anxiety associated with public visibility.
Here are a few tips:
Start Small: Begin with small steps. You don't have to go from zero to a hundred overnight. Gradually increase your online presence and become more comfortable with sharing.
Focus on Your Passion: Remember why you're starting your online business in the first place. Channel your energy into your passion and purpose, and let that drive you forward.
Accept Imperfection: Understand that not everything has to be perfect. People appreciate authenticity. Embrace your imperfections, and don't let the quest for perfection hinder your progress.
Connect with Like-Minded Individuals: Seek out communities or groups where others are facing similar challenges. Sharing experiences and learning from others can be incredibly empowering.
Set Realistic Goals: Define achievable goals for yourself. As you accomplish smaller tasks, it builds confidence and makes the larger goals seem less daunting.
Visualize Success: Picture the positive outcomes of sharing your content and achieving your goals. Visualization can help shift your focus from fear to the potential for success.
Remember Your Worth: Your opinions and ideas are valuable. Don't let fear undermine your worth or the impact you can have.
Lastly, don't be too hard on yourself. It's okay to feel fear, but don't let it hold you back from pursuing your goals. Take that leap, learn along the way, and remember that growth often happens outside your comfort zone. You've got this! 💪🚀

You fear because you have no idea of who might "believe."

So consider this an experiment for identifying who it is that you are.

Think of yourself as a cult leader. Who do you think should care.

And start testing your assumptions.

Painful but necessary work.

You can find gold nuggets unless you dig a few holes.

Why are you letting this fear hinder your progress?

Record 5 vids and don't put them out. Just get used to be on film. And watch them to see what you can improve and enjoy the cringe. Don't take yourself serious, you can also private the links and ask some randoms to critic it. Good luck! You've got this.

When I was still in school, I used to act and do improv theater. I had wild stage fright when I first started - I am on the autistic spectrum and an introvert. The way I got through that was by making the all of the mistakes, saying all the dumb things on stage, forgetting lines, messing up blocking, etc etc. After doing enough of them I realized that it didn’t kill me, my family still loved me, and my friends still liked me.

Fear sucks. If the goal is important, push through.

Start a business that doesn't need you to put yourself out there.

Fear has killed more dreams than a failure

If you're doing it wrong, no one will notice or even care. If you get noticed, you're most likely doing it right. The ultimate goal is to get people to pay attention. You just have to do it, like getting into cold water.

Your mind seeks comfort. Doing something new like putting yourself out there is going out of your comfort zone and your mind(fearing for your survival) will try to conjure up ways to stop you from proceeding.

It’s totally normal. It’s why most people don’t dare to try. Just replace it being “scary” with being “exciting” and remember it’s a lot better to say “oh well” than “what if” and also remember you’ll only ever be criticized by people doing less than you, and never by people doing more than you.

You have to start somewhere. The more you create and share, the more confident and skilled you'll become. Create a few videos and show them to your closest friends and see what they think. Don't stress over what others might say, as they aren't important in your life.

Omg this is me!! I was so nervous to do so too. Especially in such a saturated market. (Photography lol) so the way I did it was slowly. I created a private closed off Facebook instagram and website, honestly I did this for about a year. And slowly uploaded content. Meanwhile on my private Facebook account I was uploading pics I was taking, once I was getting contacted to the other people’s pics I did it a couple things same thing. And shortly after that I opened everything up to public so I have a fully operational page with a history of content and people know my name. I also bought the domains a year prior. So I had owned it for while I needed it. I was much too nervous to just go all out I eased my audience into it myself too. But there’s really no such thing as a saturated market if it’s a creative outlet because no one can copy your creativity they can only try. Even two photographers won’t produce the same picture under the same controls and circumstances, not gunna happen. If there’s one thing I’ve learned from watching people with success if the way they lean into it and believe in it, or your buyer/customer/client won’t if you don’t.

In my experience the best key to dealing with fear is adequate preparations and exposure. Prepare as much as you reasonably can and then just jump in. Try not to think about it too much.

It's usually at its scariest just before you do 'the thing'- whatever that thing is.

I had this so many years going infront of camera. But recently I started my Instagram channel and within few months I got 16,000 followers.

I believe you should do what you think is right and don't listen to anyone .

You don’t need to tho, there’s no money to gain on tiktok, everyone is young & broke there. If you don’t have the desire to build a personal brand, there are other better options like google organic for product selling, etc.

I've had this whole thought process but at the end of the day, it's just you and your business and your life. don't let the fear of people or opinions get the better of you. Someone said to record videos and not post and that's a great place to start. You could even record videos without having your face in it. For example if it's a clothing business, have other people wear the clothing and you do the voice overs for videos.

There's a quote a live by that I think might help: "The cost of procrastination and fear is the life you could've lived."

Good luck!!

Focus on speaking slower. Sometimes I need to record videos that I'm nervous to record, and blabber my way through literally 50 takes. If I just focus on speaking more slowly, somehow I don't mess up as much (or at all).

There is a way to have an online business without ever showing your face!

I also have this fear! Glad to hear I'm not the only one. I plan to follow similar advice as to what's been stated here - start slow and prepare, prepare, prepare. I am going to focus on ensuring the quality of my content is really high.

Sometimes the shame is that you know at some level your business is shameful, embarrassing, crass, or a scam. Things like dropshipping, MLMs, etc. That's when you want to listen to your gut. If instead you know that you are proud of your business and it makes the world a better place, then your family and friends will be proud of you too.

By envisioning yourself on your death bed thinking, “what was I worried about? I should have gone got it.”

“Give him some more morphine he doesn’t know where he is.”

Just go for it, who gives AF.