Why You Feel Invisible Online Even When You're Showing Up (4 Ways You're Hiding)
You know how to be visible. You might also, quietly, know how to hide. In this episode Crissy Conner gets honest about the seasons she disappeared on purpose, a friendship breakup, her daughter in law's cancer diagnosis and six weeks of burnout while building her Google Knowledge Panel, and what those seasons taught her about a problem almost no one names: you can be hiding in plain sight.
This is the episode for the entrepreneur who posts consistently and still feels like the best kept secret in her industry. Crissy walks through the four ways we hide on video even while showing up, and the last one is the trap for the most advanced creators. As she puts it, consistency without conviction is just a disciplined way to hide.
The four ways you might be hiding on video:
Not showing up at all, usually driven by fear or a nervous system that doesn't feel safe
Showing up small on purpose, shrinking, staying faceless and taking up as little space as possible
Showing up just to check a box, present and consistent but missing conviction and connection
Being so comfortable on camera that you've quietly stopped stretching
Join us for The 21 Day Visibility Shift https://thevisibleceo.com/theshift
Biggest takeaways
You can be fully visible and fully hidden at the same time. Being seen was never the goal, being willing to be uncomfortable in front of people is
The most comfortable creators are often the most hidden. If showing up never costs you anything, you've stopped growing
Consistency without conviction is just a disciplined way to hide. Presence is not the same as connection
Visibility is three things: seeing yourself first, allowing yourself to be seen and letting your audience feel seen through you
Virality is not a number. A video with 100 views can go viral in someone's heart, mind and soul, and that is what converts
FAQs
What does it mean to be hiding in plain sight?
It means you are showing up on video consistently but still holding back, whether through faceless content, playing small, phoning it in or being so comfortable you no longer stretch. You look visible, but your audience does not feel connected to you, so it does not convert.
Why do my videos not convert even though I post consistently?
Consistency without conviction reads as going through the motions. If you are checking a box instead of showing up with certainty, connection and clarity, your person cannot feel you. When you start feeling something, they start feeling something.
How do I know if I am hiding on video?
Ask yourself four questions. Am I not showing up at all? Do I not feel safe to show up? Am I phoning it in to check a box? Am I so comfortable that I have stopped stretching? Any yes is a form of hiding you get to shift.
What is the 21 Day Visibility Shift?
It is Crissy Conner's guided 21-day experience where you press record every day with her telling you exactly what to record and why. You finish with at least 21 videos and a new relationship with being seen. Posting is optional, recording is the requirement. https://thevisibleceo.com/theshift
