Today marks my 50th consecutive post since I became ‘active’ on LinkedIn.
50 posts may not sound like a big deal.
Yet, writing today’s post fills me with satisfaction.
Life has a unique way of teaching us. ✨
You see, 50 posts ago, I felt I had nothing valuable to contribute on this platform. I was an introvert embarrassed by his writing.
Stepping out from 25 years of corporate life, expressing myself on a public platform and showing up consistently was more difficult than I had anticipated.
But I made a commitment.
That I’ll do the hard work to stop the pain.
50 consecutive posts later, it is still difficult to craft a purposeful post on some days. And that’s ok.
Along the way, I learned that …
𝟗𝟗% 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐟𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝
→ None of the criticism and trolling that I anticipated happened!
→ Fear holds a grip on you only when you allow it.
𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 #𝟏 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬
→ I fought hard on days when I felt ‘I’m just not good for this’.
→ Progress is what you’ll find when giving up is not an option.
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→ I learned new skills in content creation, storytelling, and entrepreneurial mindset from engaging with other people.
→ You can, if you choose to.
𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝.
→ The tribe is real! New connections who have shared their time, knowledge and experience so generously to wish me well.
→ Finding your tribe makes a big difference.
𝐌𝐲 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫
→ That I can contribute in my unique way.
→ We deprive others and ourselves by keeping silent.
What I did over the past 6 months has transformed my resistance into a unique voice on LinkedIn.
𝐌𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭?
An unexpected DM from a stranger. 💌
If you are reading this, thank you, @J.
You were the first person to reach out because of my content and not my job title.
Your message in February pushed me to pursue what I didn’t trust I was capable of. Without it, I may not have made it to #50.
I hope this post shows you can do it too. 👊
We get better by doing the work that we have been avoiding.
It’s our choice. 🙌
