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Continual rejection
Read more: Continual rejectionWhen you pivot, as I’m considering doing right now, there is a lot of rejection that will come your way. I am receiving it every day, and yes, it stings. The biggest issue is that you don’t get to the right place unless you experience rejection. In fact, I would say that if you are…
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What you can do to improve your mental health as a social media professional
Read more: What you can do to improve your mental health as a social media professionalYour mental health can be difficult to maintain as a social media professional. You are online all the time and that is just going to affect you no matter what you can do. But minimizing that effect is possible. With a mix of proactive and reactive strategies, you can be much better at your job…
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How not to be alone
Read more: How not to be aloneWhen you work as a social media freelancer, you are alone a lot. You probably mostly work from home. I know before I had my daughter I would sometimes not use my voice to talk to another soul all day. I would put the television on in the background to make it feel like there…
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What to do online when someone else’s mental health is affecting yours
Read more: What to do online when someone else’s mental health is affecting yoursThere are a lot of benefits to being around someone who is on a great mental health journey. You can pick up tips and tricks that might end up helping you. And their calmness might just rub off on you. However, someone whose mental health is in a downhill spiral? That can be enough to…
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How to disconnect without the guilt
Read more: How to disconnect without the guiltLast week, I wrote about how being online all the time would not make you successful. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I have trouble internalizing that message. I can’t really disconnect without some level of guilt. What if I miss something? What if there’s a huge breaking story? Or what if something happens…
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Being online all the time won’t make you successful
Read more: Being online all the time won’t make you successfulWhen I first started as a social media consultant, I was online all the time. It was constant, because I didn’t want to miss a thing. I wanted my clients to be so impressed with my dedication. What actually happened was that it became an addiction, and like all addictions, it was hurting me and…
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What to do when you’re not getting support for your social media work
Read more: What to do when you’re not getting support for your social media workIt happens too often. A great social media manager lands at what they think will be their dream job. They’re excited for the work and they’re excited about the organization. And then they start. It quickly becomes very clear why the previous social media manager is no longer there. Maybe it’s working in a silo…
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Toxic positivity and social media
Read more: Toxic positivity and social mediaI’m generally a pretty positive person, especially on social media. The thing is that when I stay too far into that positive place it quickly turns into toxic positivity. People assume my life is perfect (it’s not) and that I don’t have any problems (I have LOADS of problems). So when I am positive, I…
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How to deal with anger on social media
Read more: How to deal with anger on social mediaThere is one thing that’s for certain: There is more anger on social media right now and so often, social media managers are the focus of that anger. Whether that anger is justified or not doesn’t really matter. What does matter is how much people are lashing out at brands for perceived slights. Am I…
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Summer Fridays
Read more: Summer FridaysJune ushers in one of my favorite traditions: Summer Fridays. As long as I get all of my work done and nothing urgent comes up, I’m taking Friday afternoon off. What do I do with that time? I go to the pool. I read a book. I’ll do something fun with my daughter. Or I’ll…
