Define your hero's journey

What’s a real challenge you faced in your work/life that forced you to grow? Try and make it as recent as you can.

• What problem felt impossible to solve at first, but you eventually overcame?
• How did you change because of this challenge?
• What is something you’re struggling with, right now?

Spot your villain tendencies

Look at your recent social media posts, LinkedIn updates, or content.

• Are you only highlighting wins and achievements?
• Do you ever show moments of doubt, failure, or lessons learned?
• Does your content invite people into your journey, or does it just show the results?
• Be honest: are you portraying the unstoppable, perfect expert, or the flawed, learning hero?

Rework your storytelling approach

Find a moment of real struggle and draft a short post or story sharing:

• What went wrong
• How you felt during the process
• The turning point that led to growth
• The takeaways that others can apply

Test your vulnerability level

• Am I sharing this to connect, or just to seek validation? (Validation seeking looks like, you’re expecting someone to say, yes this is really bad, yes this does suck, yes you are being rightfully angry, which is fine in our personal lives but maybe not our PR.)