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ex-Wealth Advisor | Ghostwriter & Founder | Helping investors and entrepreneurs build profitable personal brands on LinkedIn
The sad truth that keeps too many people from living the life they 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬 want... Caring what others think about you. LinkedIn is a great example. Why do most people NOT create content? Even though they genuinely want to... "𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙆𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙃𝙍 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠?" If your first 100 LinkedIn posts flop like mine (because writing is a skill)... Then Karen will probably make fun of you! "𝘿𝙞𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝘼𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙮 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙚𝙙𝙄𝙣? 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙤𝙩..." But the real question is: Who cares? Karen doesn't pay my bills. Karen isn't my friend or family. Karen isn't who I aspire to be like. 𝙎𝙤 𝙬𝙝𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙄 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙆𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣'𝙨 𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨' 𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨? In 2024 I'm doubling down on not giving a sh*t about what Karen thinks. Maybe you should too... If you're learning something new: - Writing online - Building a side hustle - Growing your personal brand Be willing to look stupid in the beginning to unlock massive growth over time. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩'𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧?
Others’ opinions wont pay your bills
The day you understand that most people don’t give a sh!t about you, is the day you are free.
Absolutely agree Anthony Carlton! I recently started sharing my own content on LinkedIn, and it was scary at first. But guess what? Karen’s opinion doesn’t pay my bills or define my success. We all need to push past the fear of judgment and embrace being beginners. The growth you’ll experience is worth it. Let’s keep moving forward and not let anyone hold us back!
Absolutely. It's crucial to focus on your own journey and growth rather than worrying about others' opinions.
Thought-provoking. I'm a beginner in this new thought process. The one thing that does concern me is, what if...(I know the "what if's" are bad)... What if what I post does not align with the company I work for and in the end, I wind up losing my job because of my post? I'm willing to bet that there are a lot of folks with that very same mindset and that's exactly why they DON'T post. We can sit here and say that we don't care what others think....but with an Asterix...
Opinions of peers, coworkers, neighbors and family… steady killing dreams since the beginning of time ⌛️
This hits home. Caring too much about others’ opinions can hold us back
Most creators going through that phase I think. I heard some sisters telling me just because of familiar people and relatives they can't write on social media and miss the opportunity to build a personal brand. I am glad, mine has no family or relatives here. 😀
This reframe helps alot. People are going to judge you, whether you create good content or cringe, your writing is bad or worse, whether you build a successful business or are a complete failure. Humbling to realize that, in the end, it's upto you what you want to make of it. You can either let it get to your head, or you can use it as fuel to push through it. Great stuff here Anthony Carlton.
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3wStarting afresh is daunting task for many. But everyone has to start if they wanted to make something. Success only happens once we start doing what needs to done and not thinking about what others will think.