You are who you consistently commit to and act on being.
“You don’t get to be who you say you want to be.
You only get to be who you commit to and act on being.
Social media has people convinced that singular snapshot, doctored up imagery is their identity.
You can try to fool ‘them’ (you’re not), but you ain’t getting past the mirror.”
-Ray Zingler on Twitter
One of the main reasons I am so active on social media is not because I like it. In all honesty, I don’t much care for it at all.
I just recognize that in the modern era, it is a tool that is part of the game we play called life.
We can use the tool consciously (actually put thought into providing and projecting positivity) or we can use the tool subconsciously (spend time scrolling, judging, and criticizing).
Regardless, of your approach, if you’re on social media, you’re participating in the ‘game’. I just assume if you’re going to be in it, you may as well play it consciously.
The reason I share so much content, so frequently is not because I have a perfect life or everything figured out. Not even close.
I document this stuff day in and day out, being as raw and real as I possibly can because I am trying to showcase reality.
I recognize this is an atypical social media strategy as some may assume I “spam” post because of frequency, but the frequency is intentional.
I am trying to showcase who I am, every day. I am trying to show how “it really is” versus the standard approach of posting doctored up perfection, infrequently, so you can assume that I have my life and business all figured out.
When you post stuff as frequently as I do, and you shoot from the hip, you’re bound to screw up. You’re bound to make mistakes. You’re bound to have people disagree or misinterpret you and that’s part of it.
But I would much rather have the above take place in the context of me being real than sit here and try to strategically fool somebody with faux imagery that isn’t even reflective of who I am.
So many people out there are still trying to win social media, despite their being no (fulfilling) tangible prize at the end.
They are chasing image. They are chasing clout. They are chasing perceptions. All for what? For a short-term hit of dopamine that you can get by going outside and going for a walk?
Show the real stuff, or don’t.
The mirror knows what’s real and what isn’t.
