Brand Building: Living The Whole Picture with Jama Pantel
Brand Building: Living the Whole Picture is the go-to podcast for ambitious women ready to elevate their visibility, build authentic confidence, and become the face of their brand.
Hosted by luxury portrait photographer, author, educator, and former influencer Jama Pantel, this podcast delivers actionable strategies on personal branding, photography, and business growth—so you can step into the spotlight with clarity and purpose.
If you've ever felt unseen in your industry, struggled with confidence on camera, or hesitated to show up boldly, this is your roadmap to build a powerful presence that gets you noticed and respected.
Join Jama as she helps you build a brand that stands out, master your presence in photos and video, and turn your expertise into a magnetic business.
It’s time to stop playing small and start showing up like the leader you were meant to be.
Brand Building: Living The Whole Picture with Jama Pantel
You’re Not Scared to Show Up. You’re Tired of Being Let Down.
You’re Not Scared to Show Up. You’re Tired of Being Let Down.
Episode Summary:
We always hear “you’re just afraid to be seen,” but what if that’s not the full story? In this short and powerful episode, Jama shares why disappointment, not fear, is the real reason so many ambitious women stop showing up online, in business, and in life. Whether you've launched something that flopped, posted your story and got crickets, or felt unsupported when you finally took a risk, this episode will help you name it, heal it, and move forward with purpose.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 – The Real Reason You’re Not Showing Up
It’s not fear. It’s fear of being disappointed again.
00:59 – When Trying Again Feels Too Risky
How past experiences of silence, rejection, or failure cause us to pull back.
01:55 – The Dangerous Lie of Playing It Safe
Holding back doesn’t protect you. It just guarantees you miss out.
02:36 – 3 Ways to Move Through Disappointment
✔️ Name it
✔️ Get curious
✔️ Take one small, safe step
03:15 – Your First Step: Free Personal Brand Prompts
Download a simple tool to help you show up again—with clarity, not pressure.
Key Takeaways:
- Disappointment is sneaky—it often looks like perfectionism or procrastination.
- Just because something didn’t work last time doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try again.
- Holding back guarantees you’ll miss the connections, clients, and confidence that come from taking action.
- Naming your emotions and making one brave move helps rebuild trust in yourself.
- You don’t need to be louder, you just need to be real and keep going.
Get the Freebie Mentioned in This Episode:
30 Days of Personal Brand Prompts
If you’re struggling to show up consistently (or know what to post), this free download gives you the structure to stay visible—without overthinking every word. These prompts are perfect if you want to build your brand without the burnout.
Final Words:
Disappointment doesn’t mean stop. It means pause, reflect, and recommit.
So if you’ve been hiding, hesitating, or holding your breath… consider this your sign to try again. You’ve grown since the last time. Let’s not let old wounds keep us from new wins.
If this episode resonated with you, send it to a friend who needs this reminder too. And make sure to subscribe so you never miss a real talk moment like this one.
Subscribe, rate, and share — and let’s keep building this thing one brave post at a time.
Have you ever told yourself you're just scared to show up? But deep down, it's not fear, it's disappointment. Disappointed that you've already tried it and it didn't work. That's what we're unpacking today, because if you've ever felt that you're not alone and, more importantly, you're not broken. Hey y'all, it's your podcast, bestie Jama again. And today we're talking about the thing that really keeps so many of us from showing up online, on camera or even in our own lives. It's not just fear, it's disappointment. And, it's sneaky because it wears the costume of procrastination, perfectionism, or "I'm just not ready yet, so let's dig in. You know, you always hear "you're just scared to be seen, but I want to offer something different. What if it's not fear that's holding you back, but the fear of being disappointed again? Because here's the truth. You've already tried.
Jama Pantel:Maybe you launched something, maybe you posted your face finally, maybe you shared a big part of your story or put your offer out there and nothing happened, or not enough happened, or someone close to you didn't support it. So, instead of being scared to start, you're scared to hope again. And trust me, I've been there. I have been so guilty of this, and a lot more recently too, that I have taken a step back. So that sting of disappointment doesn't just sit quietly. It starts whispering things like "see, it didn't work last time, no one cared, why would this time be any different? And then your brain, trying to protect you, says let's just not try so hard next time, let's just play it safe. But here's what I've learned Disappointment is part of the process, but it's not the proof that your work doesn't matter.
Jama Pantel:It's just feedback. It's not a life sentence. You know, you've seen it. You've seen someone else post something that you thought was just kind of half you know what and get hundreds of likes and y'all that really messes with your head. It makes you pull back, makes you question if what you really want to say or had to say is even worth putting out there. But the truth is people can't engage with you when you don't share. And holding back doesn't protect you from disappointment. It just guarantees you'll miss out on the connections, clients and confidence that come from showing up again.
Jama Pantel:So if you're nodding your head right along with all of this, here's what I want you to do. Name it. Literally. Say this isn't fear, this is disappointment. When you name that real feeling, it loses some of its power when you say it out loud, get curious, ask yourself what am I really afraid will happen if I try again? Often it's not failure, it's being ignored or misunderstood. And then do something small on purpose not perfect, not polished just one tiny action to prove to yourself that you can show up again and survive it.
Jama Pantel:If this is hitting you in the gut or the heart, I want to help you take one step forward right now. Download my free personal brand prompts 30 days of ideas that will help you show up without the pressure to be perfect. They're simple, doable prompts to help you reconnect with your voice and your audience without overthinking it. You can grab them on my website, jamapantel. com, and I'll link them in the show notes below. Because, listen, you don't need to be louder, you just need to learn to trust yourself again. So disappointment doesn't mean stop. It means pause, reflect and recommit. Don't shrink and shy away. You've got value, you've got something to say and even if it didn't work out last time, you've grown since then. Let's stop letting old wounds keep us from new wins. Until next time, keep remembering to show up and live the whole picture, and don't forget to share this with a friend who might need the reminder and let's keep building this thing one brave post or podcast, in my case, or one real moment at a time.
