Likes, followers, posts…
It seems everyone wants to get ahead of everyone else in the social media stakes.
Want to know how to lose friends and alienate people?
It’s easy.
Be a complete show off, boast your tail off and… Photoshop and put only your absolute best pictures up for all to see.
That’s how to do it.
Because look, no-one likes to see a ‘perfect’ human, 24/7.
We don’t.
Why?
Because it reeks of falseness and insincerity.
Want to know how to win friends and influence people?
Be real, be authentic, declare your warts.
And what if you think you don’t look that good, that you have too many flaws and warts, what then?
Look, most of us don’t like making a deliberate fool of ourselves or want to take an online pasting because of what we say or how we look.
And yet, there are a number of things we can do to look and feel our best, without going over the top.
For example, we can smile. (Seems to be as forgotten skill!) We can dress appropriately. We can even look after our skin and our hair. We can say good things and speak well.
There’s nothing eye popping or earth shattering about any of that. And yet, it’s the awareness and careful attention to the above that’ll make you relatable, engaging and authentic.
Forget the need to be liked or followed.
Be your natural self and you’ll have all the real friends and experiences you will ever want, online or, offline.
Teresa
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