This episode is a rebroadcast of my conversation with Aleasha Bahr on her Sales is Not a Dirty Word podcast about all the many ways to Stand Out in a Saturated World.

It’s extremely rare to be first or even early so a saturated marketplace is something we all have to live and work with. It's easy to feel overwhelmed and some days, defeated, but please know, from the core of my being, there is room for you.

Key takeaways

• Let go of trying to fit into the mainstream. There is no mainstream anymore.
• Find your audience (who needs and wants what you do) and adapt your message to them.
• Focus on the value of what you do and how it makes your audience's life better.
• Understand what lights you up so you can light up others.
• Be present and demonstrate you’re actively engaged.
• Be bold - bold means showing up to be seen. It has nothing to do with loud or outrageous.
• Work on your Presence to increase your confidence, connection and charisma (coaching helps)

For more Sales is Not A Dirty Word visit https://sndw.aleashabahr.com/

Read The Charisma Myth and download the workbook.

• The hows and whys of preparation and practice
• The importance of giving yourself permission to pursue your dream
• The myth of natural talent
• Why everyone needs to nurture and develop their skills
• The beauty and power of being a Latebloomer

This episode is brought to you by the phrase, I have skills, now what do I do with them?

Follow up question number one is: Who needs what I've got?

Here to discuss is the multi-talented Jolene Latimer, whose superpower is her ability to get to the heart of a story. Jolene asked herself: How do I leverage my skills? How do I get better? How do I become the person I know I can be? and shares the strategies and steps she took to pursue her dream and break into major media.

Key takeaways

• Identify your strengths
• Align your skills with your passion
• Prioritize developing meaningful relationships
• Partner with people who know more than you and listen
• Go hyperniche
• Small steps lead to big moments
• Learn as you go - never stop studying
• Remember: you have the skills, you can adapt!

Jolene is a writer, producer and sports journalist with a Masters in Journalism from USC. Jolene has covered major events like the Winter Olympics, World Series, and the NBA Awards and her byline has appeared in the Associated Press, CBC, USA Today, PEOPLE, and TeenVogue.