Totally agree with this Isabel! think in general there is this false narrative of ‘just put yourself out there and everyone will love you if you do it enough’. Honestly the opposite is true. You’ll find people that cannot stand what you post - and while it stings, you’ll also find ‘your people’. Those that really give you their honest opinions, those that find your content interesting and those that will follow your once ‘cringey’ content for years to come. I know I did when I started making videos and some pretty niche posts about design. It’s that process of unlocking your audience that takes time and really putting out the real real you, not so much what you think the algorithm wants
I think it should be about real and honest sharing. If vulnerability is part of that, cool. But no manufactured vulnerability or over-sharing for clicks.
I'm being pretty vulnerable and polarizing online now. I receive some hate and threats, but that's part of the game. More importantly, I'm connecting with more people who are also just as angry and worried as I am.
Totally agree with this Isabel! think in general there is this false narrative of ‘just put yourself out there and everyone will love you if you do it enough’. Honestly the opposite is true. You’ll find people that cannot stand what you post - and while it stings, you’ll also find ‘your people’. Those that really give you their honest opinions, those that find your content interesting and those that will follow your once ‘cringey’ content for years to come. I know I did when I started making videos and some pretty niche posts about design. It’s that process of unlocking your audience that takes time and really putting out the real real you, not so much what you think the algorithm wants
Thanks for readings, and that sounds about right. Glad you found your crowd!
I think it should be about real and honest sharing. If vulnerability is part of that, cool. But no manufactured vulnerability or over-sharing for clicks.
I was just talking about the crying CEOs!! What a time!!
Such a moment
I'm being pretty vulnerable and polarizing online now. I receive some hate and threats, but that's part of the game. More importantly, I'm connecting with more people who are also just as angry and worried as I am.
You attract what you put out there
Vulnerability hangovers is real!