Category: Influencing
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If you’re a product of academia
If you’re a product of academia, you’ve been brainwashed into thinking that “helping people” means “impressing my peers.” Being a true force for good in the world is hard, lonely work. You won’t get much praise from your peers. After all, they’re invested in the status quo, the system that rewards you for perpetuating CULTURE.…
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Why no one took my blog seriously
At the height of my blogging frustration, I realized what I was doing wrong: I was trying to please the piano teachers, the people who were attached to the status quo and invested in hating my ideas. I had started writing a blog about piano playing because I wanted to position myself as an expert…
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Your “friends” are pretending to care about you
When you start posting good stuff online, your friends will use weird tactics to try to shut you up. They’re uncomfortable because they’re not used to group members speaking individualistically. Groups require like-mindedness, and you’re currently on a different wavelength. (Don’t blame your friends…it’s the group’s fault.) One tactic they love to use is “we’re…
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Don’t let your “friends” hold you hostage
I’ve lost a ton of friends since the beginning of the pandemic. It’s no surprise. Before 2020, I didn’t publish much online. And what I did publish was guarded and censored. But, when I decided to go all-in on learning marketing, I knew I had to make a choice: share my real stories, or be a…