I've decided that I'm recommitting to taking 'messy action' again... in particular, on social media.
After almost half a year being so reluctant to get back onto TikTok, I caught myself saying things like "I'm so far behind," "I don't know enough about the platform," "there are so many good creators on there" and "I don't know if I can keep up with the consistency I need to grow on there..."
And in the back of my head... I could hear myself also saying "excuses, excuses, excuses."
See, deep down I actually wanted to be on TikTok. I wanted to be visible, to use the platform and to have some sort of presence on a platform that wasn't just Instagram.
For the past 3 years, I've built my personal brand faithfully and diligently on Instagram. It is my pride and joy and although I dabbled here and there on TikTok, Youtube & Blog, I honestly never committed to these platforms the way I did Instagram. So, seeing where all my hard work has gotten me here- I recognise that starting on a new platform felt daunting.
It felt incredibly overwhelming, paralysing and frankly... demotivating. The thought of all the work I needed to do to just even get started made me feel like there was a ball in the pit of my stomach.
But I had one moment the other day where I just felt a *ping* of inspiration to get onto TikTok and just talk to the camera. So I did. I rode the wave of courage and did the damn thing. I shared a post on my money goals, what I wanted to do in 2023 and how I wanted to change my relationship with all things to do with finances... and then I hit "post."
1 hour later, I open the app and there are over 300 views, 165 likes and a bunch of comments of people resonating with what I had said. "WOAH." I thought to myself. I had never seen my content reach so many people so quickly... and they were actually engrossed in my message. They wanted to know more. They wanted my thoughts, my recommendations, they wanted to be part of the journey!!
You see, for me, this was a big deal. My content on IG had never engaged that many people in even a fraction of that time. And I had never received comments so quickly from strangers who'd never entered my world before. This was WILD.
It hit me just how powerful these platforms truly can be. How rapidly and instantaneously your message can spread... JUST. LIKE. THAT.
It occurred to me in a very real way, (although it's the most obvious thing ever) that truly, there are always people watching and listening to us.
Whatever we share, whether it's high quality, well produced or taken candidly and shared spontaneously... ALL OF IT IS VISIBLE. Our reach is infinite and the potential of our message to travel and change lives is INSTANT.
In this day and age, there has never been a better time to get your message out.
So right then and there, I decided I would make a commitment to take messy action again. To dive headfirst into exploring all the platforms I used to be so "intimidated" by and to not hold back a single thought for fear of being "irrelevant."
My mission is to help people. Lots of them. Whether or not they're paying me- my heart is to help as many people to know and access the tools I have to change their reality. To empower them to direct their own mind!
This was the vehicle and there was absolutely nothing stopping me from using it.
What's the platform you've been afraid to get 'messy' on? My invitation to you is to dive headfirst in and join me. FOR THE SAKE OF the people we are here to serve, let's jump in with our hearts full, ready to serve.
Who cares how little we know, how uncreative or unpretty our content looks. This is about our mission and the people we want to help.
The vehicle is ready. It's waiting for us.
Let's freaking go.
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