Tag: Philip Dodson

We do things when we are ready

Posted on by philipdodson

In life, we talk about the changes we’re going to make or we want to make.

Yet the change doesn’t happen.

We set goals, we make plans, we even take action. We listen to others. We buy books, sign up for courses and so on.

Yet, still it doesn’t come. We do not change.

It comes when we are truly ready, when we, and we alone, commit of our choice, free of pressure, free of others well intentioned, or not, advice and when it just is the right moment in our journey.

The more we force it, the less it will happen. The more others suggest it, the less it will happen.

Change is a personal thing and subjective. After all, who are others to judge we need to change? There is also this obsession with changing to fit in or to be perfect.

We are already worthy, we can ourselves choose to become even better when we’re ready.

Growing an audience to last

Posted on by philipdodson

It is dependent on the type of audience you want, of course.

We can all share fluffy cat pictures, follow others – simply with aim of getting them to follow back, we can do many other forms of manipulations and gimmicks to grab an extra follower, listener, reader…You can buy them too.

In the short-term, this might work.

Longer term, it won’t, as your audience will simply be lured away by a better offer. Equally, most of them will not give a shit about what you share.

If you want an audience that sticks around and cares about what you have to say, then be 100% authentic, say what you think and share stuff that others like you will find, love and share. Create stuff of value, create great content, create stuff that would be missed, create work of care.

In the short to medium term, that requires hard work, thought and patience. Longer term, it requires us to continue that, however, it works, as your audience will be made up of people who love what you do and that is the best reward for our persistence and care. They’ll stick around and tell others.

Otherwise, we can always post another food-related selfie and hope our audience doesn’t get bored.