On Expanding Visibility Through Connection #BeingSeen2026 💎

Week Two: Intentional Connection

Hey friend,

Suddenly it’s mid- January and everything’s speeding up.

How did Week Two of #BeingSeen2026 go? What came from Emma’s incredible prompts on identifying the conversations you want to lead? A little bit of a revelation, right? And what are the steps you’ve taken to take you into the year?

For me, it really came back to clarity again – how I bring my own perspective to the core conversations I’m shaping on visibility, thought leadership and creativity.

As I worked through the exercises, too, I noticed how choosing a conversation, going deep into it, embodying it, had transformed my work, my business, my brand. By getting under the skin of visibility for women, I’ve been able to set a new narrative around my own visibility practice - to show up and expand my own capacity to be seen.

Of course, there’s SO much work to do on alignment and refining messaging – I’ve had “update bios” on my to-do list since November. But beyond your positioning, truly owning a conversation can open a whole new level of growth in your business, your business, your creative practice.

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Connection as visibility

It’s time for Week Three. And we’re talking connection. Which happens to be a value of mine, so it feels extra special.

Let’s look at how connection and visibility are woven together, support each other. Deepen relationships, expand community. Create a space for our ideas and thinking and longings to land and grow – whether it’s marketing or creative work.

We all crave deep connection.

It’s why we keep showing up.
It’s what ties us back to our purpose.
To be seen, heard, understood – and how we do this in our relationships and communities.

One of the most fun parts of Being Seen’s movement has been the connections it’s brought.

Introductions to new colleagues and potential partners.
Re-connecting with old clients, rekindled and deepened friendships.
New relationships and conversations and collaborations.
To be able to reciprocate this – to connect people in my world with one another too.

As a community-driven leader I’ve always known that this work doesn’t exist in isolation – those relationships, community, networks – are the scaffolding to your visibility.

And I also believe that as our social feeds and inboxes get flooded with more AI content that need to connect - human – to human- is only going to grow. 2025 was the year I finally got my post-pandemic in-person act together and it’s transformed my business and who I am inside it. How I connect to it. How I connect to myself.

At the end of last year, I found myself in a room that 2022 Antonia would have killed to be in. Because of one connection.

This is what it comes down to – that growth that comes through connection, through expanding connections, stepping into new rooms, engaging with new perspectives.

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#BeingSeen Week Three

In that spirit, Week Three is set to be a fun one.

I’ve teamed up with the Queen of Community, Tia Talula, a content creator and multiple business owner, who has nurtured and grown her gorgeous community with such care and attention and authenticity. She’s also just launched a Substack on midlife style, work, creativity and personal growth. Please go follow.

Tia’s capacity for her community is truly astounding. And, because of our connection, I was lucky enough to work with her for Being Seen’s launch event. She also happens to be Cypriot.😉

These are Tia’s tips on nurturing connections and community:

1. Lead with truth, not performance.
   Community grows when people feel seen, not sold to. I share from lived experience- the becoming, the questioning, the discernment - rather than polished conclusions. This invites conversation, not comparison.

2. Invest energy before expecting return.
   I comment thoughtfully, reply with care, remember names, and acknowledge people publicly. Connection isn’t built through broadcasting - it’s built through presence. What you invest energetically always comes back multiplied.

3. Protect the quality of your connections.
   Not every audience needs to be large - it needs to be aligned. I’ve learned that depth beats scale. When you show up consistently as yourself, the right people stay, engage, and grow alongside you - and that community becomes a true support system for your work and life.

   

   Just two Cypriot girls, doing launch things.

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Week Three Action:

This week I want you to take some time on a Connection Inventory. Grab a notebook and 15 minutes to answer these questions:

• Is there someone you’ve been meaning to connect with forever – on a professional or personal basis – that you’ve been holding back from connecting with?

• What stops you from reaching out to people you would love to connect more fully with?

• When do you feel most connected to your community?

• What action could you consistently commit to invest in your community?

And then I want you to reach out to ONE person to build genuine relationship this week:

• Invite someone for a coffee – you could do virtual, in-person if you can

• Introduce two people who you think should know each other

• Follow up with someone you met once but never stayed in touch with

Share your actions below or tag me @antoniataylor with #BeingSeen2026

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And to just go a little deeper, I’m hosting a Being Seen 2026 - Visibility Wrap Up on Friday 30^th January at 10am.

We’ll gather, reconnect with the visibility steps we’ve taken throughout the course of the month, commit to what we’re taking into the rest of the year.

Details will be shared ahead of the session - for now, hold the space in your calendar. I’d love you to join us.

And for non-visibility participants, thank you for holding this space – normal service resumes in February.

Thank you, always, for being here.❤️

With love,

Antonia