For a long time we clapped for talent.
Then we learnt that talent indeed is overrated but skills can be acquired by making an effort.
As a result, some of us started clapping for the effort that went in to acquiring a skill. That clap became a motivating factor for many to acquire skills. The digital world contributed towards to skills acquisition…
You developed the courage to show up on LinkedIn. You worked hard on your maiden post and finally pressed, post.
Now, the wait begins, you will repeatedly check the data on likes, comments and views. It is human to do that.May be you will also notice someone else’s average or below average post getting plenty of likes and views. You are now…
When we see great work done by others, we tell ourselves either one of these stories:
Story 1: We call this the bystander’s story, where we justify someone’s ability to do great work by telling ourselves that she has done great work …
because she has established herself a long time ago.
because she has a team supporting her.
because she looks…
I wrote this blog when I saw a teenager upset about a negative comment he had received on a video he had created and posted on Social Media. My default reaction was to question the teenager, ” So why are you on social media and do you think it is a good place for you to be on? ”
However, I changed…