Your Insight Report
WHAT THIS SCORE INDICATES
Your score indicates that you render impressive with your accomplishments and credentials, however do not present as distinct. That doesn’t mean your achievements and what you do don’t matter, it simply means people can’t clearly see or name why those achievements and skills matter to them and their aspirations or needs. Without that relevance, nuance, and originality people will choose what resonates, even if it isn’t the most effective.
Tier Two: Impressive, Some Distinction
Common Symptoms
Here are the common symptoms of people with some distinction–of not knowing how your value resonates
You’ve created external success—but it doesn’t reflect the full depth, richness, or complexity of who you are. Or, you know you’re talented and effective, but your external success doesn’t yet match the level you’re capable of—and made for.
You’re seen as “solid” or “reliable,” but not as the one to lead an initiative or new direction. You’re referred to for your skillset, not your point of view—people bring you in to execute, not to shape outcomes.
Your products, services or contributions are seen as interchangeable or non-essential, so do not command a price that reflects its true value.
You are overlooked when it comes to meaningful, high profile projects, events, and partnerships—the invitations go to others who are less qualified than you or have a less effective product or service, but have greater comfort and command with influencing perception in their favor.
You’ve historically added value by playing the role others needed you to play—choosing obligation over joyful impulse. You’ve performed and produced—but you’ve had to leave parts of yourself on the side to do it.
You’ve forgotten what makes you interesting or what lights you up. You’ve become a shell of yourself within the daily grind required to keep up your reputation or remain culturally relevant.
You’re boxed in by a typecast—of your title, identity, or prior version of success. And strength finders and other assessment tests perpetuate the flattening by forcing you to fit into single categories that don’t reflect your depth or multi-dimensional value-add.
You’ve outgrown your current role or reputation—but people still relate to the old version of you.
You know you are capable of greatness and made for more. But to-date, you believe you’ve fallen short of that and are ready to change it in your next era.
You are watching market share or people’s attention erode, and left wondering what changed?
You are usually the go-to person for clarity and direction—but when it comes to yourself, a clear vision of what’s next is out of reach and you are doubting your every move.
How many of these common symptoms can you relate to?
Did you know that these symptoms are caused by a medium level of distinction?
People don’t pick “what,” they choose “so what.”
Here’s Why This Happens
We are taught or socially conditioned – even praised and rewarded for our “what”--our titles, positions, certifications and accolades elevate or diminish our status. So, most of our identity and how we show up or present is built around the “what”—Vice President. Entrepreneur. Mom. Dad. Wife. Husband. Coder. Impact Investor. Coach. Republican. Democrat. Harvard grad. Harvard dropout. It’s easy.
But you are selling yourself short, because the “what” has so many definitions, nuances and expressions depending on people’s perceptions and experience–they fill in the blanks with their own assumptions, past experiences or cultural scripts. It doesn’t say much.That’s how multidimensional, multitalented, and multipassionate people render generic, common or lacking originality–becoming forgettable and going unseen.
That’s how you lose control of your narrative.
That’s how your value gets diluted.
When people can’t see the so what—why your work matters to them or how it connects to their priorities—they move on. Even when you're the most qualified or effective choice.
Rest assured: there are simple ways to translate your “what” to “so what,” so you can create resonance, and relevance in the market– standing out as essential.
You just need a framework to show you how.
Your Recommended Next Step
While my entire book, Dare to Design the Real You, and Seeing Me Method Companion will be of benefit, you will go the farthest fastest by focusing on:
Chapter 5: Find Your Golden Thread
The tool called The Book of Me from Step One in The Seeing Me Method, which you can access via the Visibly You App below.
Using the two tools above, we show you how to define your “so what”— so you can see and own your irreplaceable value-add—your source of distinction and unique contribution—clearly.
