My sister and I both have written many posts for our own Substack posts and countless Instagram posts over the years but will find ourselves āstuckā with feeling we have ānothing to sayā at times. I am an extraordinarily chatty person and never really have ānothing to say,ā but the question of am I showing myself as I want to is always the question. Thank you for these tips.
Hi Laura, thanks so much for reading and commenting. I LOVE the question, 'am I showing myself as I want to' as it gets to the heart of one of the big questions around social media that I've written about quite a bit - is it possible to be authentic on social media? Whenever someone tells me they're worried about *not* being authentic I suggest a few questions to consider - are you saying what you mean? Do you mean what you say? Are you posting about that thing because it matters to you, or because it's what everyone else is talking about? Are you posting about that thing because you care, or because you think it's what people want to hear about? These questions aren't foolproof but they can help us work out whether what we're sharing is aligned with our inner values.
Love this metaphor! š š„«
It had to be soup or cocktails but I couldnāt think of a story about cocktails that didnāt end messily š
Really useful, thank you! I must admit the 6 tomato plants made me smile - it's the gift that keeps on giving!!
Ha! I did not feel like they were a gift by the end of winter, I can tell you ;-) Thanks so much for reading and commenting Anne.
My sister and I both have written many posts for our own Substack posts and countless Instagram posts over the years but will find ourselves āstuckā with feeling we have ānothing to sayā at times. I am an extraordinarily chatty person and never really have ānothing to say,ā but the question of am I showing myself as I want to is always the question. Thank you for these tips.
Hi Laura, thanks so much for reading and commenting. I LOVE the question, 'am I showing myself as I want to' as it gets to the heart of one of the big questions around social media that I've written about quite a bit - is it possible to be authentic on social media? Whenever someone tells me they're worried about *not* being authentic I suggest a few questions to consider - are you saying what you mean? Do you mean what you say? Are you posting about that thing because it matters to you, or because it's what everyone else is talking about? Are you posting about that thing because you care, or because you think it's what people want to hear about? These questions aren't foolproof but they can help us work out whether what we're sharing is aligned with our inner values.