October Periscope with Purpose Challenge

How one introvert steps out of her comfort zone and into the spotlight.

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Hi, my name is Sara and I’m an introvert. I enjoy living behind this screen. I rarely go out of my house, although, I have tried. I am married and have two boys so I must have had a lapse in my introversion to be able to do that. Right?

A few weeks ago I restarted my Pinterest account. While on Pinterest I saw this cool graphic about a challenge on Periscope.

But, before I get to that let me say this. Over the past 4-weeks, I have installed and deleted the Periscope app at least 4 times if not more. (gives you a clue about how my mind works)

Right now, it is currently on my phone. I officially signed up for the challenge hosted by Mellissa of BlogClarity.com. You are welcome to see me fall flat on my face, blubber like a whale, stutter like my mouth is filled with peanut butter, and fiddle with technology. I even give you permission to Laugh Out Loud Rolling On The Floor. 😉

What Brought This Surge of Courage On Sara?

I committed to the “Stretch Yourself Business Challenge” (that’s an affiliate link) via the solomastermind group I belong to. October will be all about content marketing for business.

I always get things done with this group because they have a zero B.S. policy. (or that is what I tell myself so I don’t wiggle out of accountability)

I’m currently working for a client who is a Spiritual Entrepreneur who focuses on personal development. The work I’m doing for her is helping me by default. I enjoy positive people - more so because it is not my natural state.

Working for her is making me look deep inside to the ‘Me’ that I am and not the ‘Me’ that others expect me to be. (did you get that?)

My courage is coming from working. Yes, I know I shouldn’t get my value from a ‘job’ but compare that to doing nothing but thinking about depressing topics and sleeping all day. Better right? I thought you’d agree. 🙂

The Details: Periscope with a Purpose Challenge

1. Read the post on BlogClarity about the details for the challenge - be sure to bookmark the page or Pin the image for future reference.
2. Read the post Periscope for Beginners also on BlogClarity - lots of details for those new to this social platform like how to setup your account, how to broadcast your first scope, and even a Periscope lingo dictionary.
3. Head on over to Kim Garst’s site for 37 Ways to Build a Huge Brand on Periscope - she’s like the goddess of Periscope (really). Kim shares some nifty ideas on different ways to use Periscope-like doing live customer service, a Q and A, or a product demonstration. My all-time favorite tip is to remember to fully charge your phone. Duh right? Of course, that makes sense but I’m sure I’d be one to forget.

Are you on Periscope? Were you nervous? Do you like it? Are you really reading this question? If so, let me know your twitter handle in the comment below.

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