Hey, I'm Marie Forlio, and this is the Marie Forlio podcast.

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Yeah, Marie.

Today.

Today's question comes from Lisa and she writes.

Hi Marie, I'm pretty clear on my business idea,

but in my writing and marketing,

I keep freezing up in the voice department.

I have a very in your face kind of personality. People say I'm funny, but it seems like the minute

I start trying to write on my blog, I get stuck. In my head I say, okay, am I going to be like

Chelsea handler and just put it all out there? or do I need to rein it in and be more professional?

My question is, will my brands voice still be authentic if I censor myself and hold something

back? Should I show my real personality or come up with one

that's more appropriate?

Lisa, this is a fantastic question. Now the good news is you don't have to choose between

your real personality and an appropriate one.

Let me explain what I mean with a little story about something that just happened a few months ago.

So I usually love riding bikes, but in the city I get a little afraid of bikes.

Why? Because there's crazy cab drivers everyone is always texting no one's really paying attention and I really like my life.

All right, first sunny day of spring.

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