Some phrases get tossed around so often they lose their power.
“Just show up” shouldn’t be one of them.
For business owners, solopreneurs, creators, networkers, and anyone trying to keep momentum in a loud, chaotic, crowded world, showing up isn’t optional. It’s foundational, and no, it’s not just a hashtag or a cute line for your mug or tote bag.
Showing up, consistently, imperfectly, authentically, changes your business, your relationships, and your opportunities. It’s not about having the perfect post or perfect pitch (though those never hurt). It’s about being present, participating, and reminding people that you, and your work, are very much alive and kicking.
Here’s why Just Show Up should be your daily mantra:
1. It Builds Trust
People trust the folks they see. The ones who don’t disappear for months at a time, and the ones who keep the conversation going. When you show up, online, in person, on the phone, at events, you demonstrate dependability. Consistency is credibility and trust is the secret ingredient in every successful business relationship.
2. It Maintains Visibility
Disappearing is costly. Your clients, prospects, and network can’t hire you, refer you, or recommend you if they forget you exist. Algorithms reward consistency, and humans do too. Each time you show up, whether with a post, a comment, a call, or attending a meeting, you remind people, “I’m here, I’m active, and I’m doing good work.”
3. It Expands Your Universe
Showing up opens doors you didn’t even know were there. One event leads to a new introduction. One conversation sparks a collaboration. One comment puts you on someone’s radar. You get the idea! Your universe expands when you’re out in it, not when you’re quietly waiting for it to expand for you.
4. It Builds Business
Opportunities go to the people who show up. Visibility + Consistency + Value = New Business.
Your next client? Might be watching your posts.
Your next referral? Might be sitting next to you at a lunch you almost skipped.
Your next big break? Might be one email follow-up away.
Showing up is the fuel for business growth. Period.
5. It Creates Relationships (and Yes, Is Often Fun!)
Networking, connecting, commenting, sharing, attending, these aren’t chores, they’re ways to build your community. And once you lean into it, they can be genuinely fun. You meet new people, deepen relationships, spark ideas, and remind yourself that you’re part of something bigger.
When you show up, you don’t just collect contacts, you create real, meaningful, mutually beneficial relationships.
Showing up isn’t magic. It’s a practice and a discipline. A commitment to staying part of the conversation even when life gets busy or overwhelming.
You don’t have to be perfect to show up, you just have to be present.
So today post something, and comment on someone else’s post. Send the message, RSVP yes and walk into the room.
Just. Show. Up.
It’s not just a hashtag.
It’s the foundation of growth, visibility, and connection.