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How NOT to Grow“Why it took me so long to go from 3K to 4K.”
This is a cautionary tale from a humbled Old Dog.
Truthfully, it’s kind of embarrassing to admit this stuff.
I hope it helps some of you to steer clear of these mistakes.
Follow along in this //Thread//
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- I started to “scoreboard watch.” I began to worry about how many followers I was getting compared to others
- I got jealous of other’s success
- I started keeping track of how many retweets my friends were giving me. I would get mad if they didn’t retweet me enough
- I started to “scoreboard watch.” I began to worry about how many followers I was getting compared to others
- I got jealous of other’s success
- I started keeping track of how many retweets my friends were giving me. I would get mad if they didn’t retweet me enough
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- I started getting jealous when @AskTheGiver would give someone else in our group more attention than me.
- I took my followers for granted, and my content became stiff and predictable. I saw no reason to work on it because they were already following me.
- I started getting jealous when @AskTheGiver would give someone else in our group more attention than me.
- I took my followers for granted, and my content became stiff and predictable. I saw no reason to work on it because they were already following me.
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- I let self-doubt creep in. I questioned what I had to offer people. “Imposter Syndrome” became my mode of thought.
- I stopped being a student of the game. I became unteachable because I wouldn’t listen. I already knew the answers.
- I didn’t know the answers.
- I let self-doubt creep in. I questioned what I had to offer people. “Imposter Syndrome” became my mode of thought.
- I stopped being a student of the game. I became unteachable because I wouldn’t listen. I already knew the answers.
- I didn’t know the answers.
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- I began to think anyone who didn’t engage with my tweets was stupid.
- I began to preach, not teach, and certainly not reach.
- I thought I knew more than my Twitter audience. What should have been a conversation became a sermon.
- I began to think anyone who didn’t engage with my tweets was stupid.
- I began to preach, not teach, and certainly not reach.
- I thought I knew more than my Twitter audience. What should have been a conversation became a sermon.
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- I let outside influences dictate my attitude. Tweets about 2020, the Oregon fires and the “unfairness” of having to teach online showed my pussiness in its full glory.
- I was still kind of embarrassed that I was messing around on social media, I wasn’t owning it.
- I let outside influences dictate my attitude. Tweets about 2020, the Oregon fires and the “unfairness” of having to teach online showed my pussiness in its full glory.
- I was still kind of embarrassed that I was messing around on social media, I wasn’t owning it.
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- I stopped interacting with my groups.
- I stopped interacting in my DM’s
- I stopped interacting with my timeline.
- I got stuck in my notifications.
- I got stuck in my head when I didn’t have many notifications.
- I stopped interacting with my groups.
- I stopped interacting in my DM’s
- I stopped interacting with my timeline.
- I got stuck in my notifications.
- I got stuck in my head when I didn’t have many notifications.
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- I didn’t evolve. For two months, I started every morning with a “good morning” tweet and a “1% better” tweet. When their popularity waned, I dropped them, and never replaced them.
- I ceased to be consistent.
- I ceased to be accountable.
- I ceased to be adaptable
- I didn’t evolve. For two months, I started every morning with a “good morning” tweet and a “1% better” tweet. When their popularity waned, I dropped them, and never replaced them.
- I ceased to be consistent.
- I ceased to be accountable.
- I ceased to be adaptable
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- I ceased to be curious.
- I ceased to ask questions.
- I neglected the “social” aspect of social media.
- I neglected to build and maintain relationships. I reasoned that people should build them with me. Because I was a “big” account with 3K followers...ARROGANT.
- I ceased to be curious.
- I ceased to ask questions.
- I neglected the “social” aspect of social media.
- I neglected to build and maintain relationships. I reasoned that people should build them with me. Because I was a “big” account with 3K followers...ARROGANT.
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- I disrespected the opportunity by treating it like a hobby, and quite frankly, a hobby I didn’t care for.
- I took Twitter for granted.
- I took the relationships here for granted.
- I stopped looking forward to Twitter, and I began to resent it.
- I disrespected the opportunity by treating it like a hobby, and quite frankly, a hobby I didn’t care for.
- I took Twitter for granted.
- I took the relationships here for granted.
- I stopped looking forward to Twitter, and I began to resent it.
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- In a nutshell, I stopped enjoying Twitter.
- I became angry, bitter, jealous, envious, and covetous.
- I stopped growing because I stopped learning.
- I stopped learning because I wasn’t ready to learn.
- In a nutshell, I stopped enjoying Twitter.
- I became angry, bitter, jealous, envious, and covetous.
- I stopped growing because I stopped learning.
- I stopped learning because I wasn’t ready to learn.
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But, here I am at 4K, humbled and ready to learn.
I’m here because I didn’t quit.
How? Why?
That’s a story for another thread.
If you enjoyed this one, or found it useful, RT the first tweet.
Thanks, and cheers to you!
But, here I am at 4K, humbled and ready to learn.
I’m here because I didn’t quit.
How? Why?
That’s a story for another thread.
If you enjoyed this one, or found it useful, RT the first tweet.
Thanks, and cheers to you!
