It has been a while since I updated my social media platforms. Mainly for two reasons; one being my practice has grown exponentially which I’m truly grateful for and to be working with so many amazing clients from many walks of life and globally. This makes me truly blessed to be a part of my client’s journey to positive change.
The second reason is in this post. I felt I was putting too much pressure on myself to perform and embrace my imperfections on social media? And to be honest I was struggling to get things right to get words, video posts and stories on social media. The image, the brand and the videos I need to have so that they look a certain way, took away from the messages I wanted to share.
There was a moment I felt the pressure that I needed to show up, create and release content every day. I then realised I needed to slow down and embrace my imperfections and be comfortable with what I am sharing on social media, “warts and all”. Because that’s how we are; we are not all perfect presenters or creators, yet we are all perfect in our own way; remembering that we are all individuals even if we are not aesthetically pleasing to everyone – because that’s reality.
A lot of people have been telling me what I should and should not be doing and; what I should be doing and felt I wasn’t meeting up to the expectations unless I spent a ransom. Before going onto social media, I didn’t have to think twice about it.
So I decided to embrace my imperfections and be comfortable to show up and get things wrong and it’s okay.
I would like to know how you deal with your own imperfections and social pressure because this is an ever-increasing area that is affecting a lot of people’s lives and it can be hard on your mental and emotional wellbeing.