When All Eyes Are On You
I went to an art school.
The visual arts department was my world - drawing, journalling, making things that could speak without me having to. We were the quieter half of the building. The other half was theatre. Loud, expressive, front-stage people who rehearsed monologues in the corridors and took up space.
I knew early on: that’s not me.
Except. Over the years, something else emerged. A part of me that loves to facilitate. That comes alive holding space for a group, standing in front of a room, doing a speaking gig. I’ve facilitated for hundreds of people. I’ve done puppet shows. I’ve done live storytelling. I get genuinely stressed beforehand. I also get an amazing kick from it.
So there are two of me, apparently.
There’s the one who would happily write and draw and put the work out into the world without her face attached. And there’s the one who wants to connect, wants to be seen, wants to say the things she thinks are worth saying - out loud, on camera, to real people.
Making videos is where these two run into each other.
I want to use video to get my message out. I think I have something worth saying, and I want to connect with more people. I also have a part that would rather the work speak for itself. A part that finds the camera a bit too close to the bone, too much of a leap.
And I’ve been thinking about what it actually means to say yes to that discomfort - not to push through it, but to get to know it. To find out what feels too vulnerable and what feels okay. To develop my own stage, at my own pace, in a way that works for me.
That’s why I invited George Hanover to the next Lighthouse Lab.
George is an actor. Auditions are how she gets work - she has spent years navigating the particular pressure of putting herself in front of a camera and a panel and saying: here I am, this is what I’ve got. She understands that pressure from the inside. And what I’m hoping is that with her alongside me - and alongside you, if this resonates - I won’t have to make every mistake on my own. That she can hold a mirror and say: look, it’s not that bad. This is good enough. Here’s where you are on the path.
If you feel the resistance too - if being on camera, or speaking up in a room, or representing yourself and your business feels harder than it should - I’d love for you to join us.
When All Eyes Are On You — Lighthouse Lab with George Hanover
📅 Tuesday, July 7th at 4pm
👛 Cost: €10 / Free for Her Circle Club members
