I got called out this morning. Someone I look up to came across my Twitter feed, and said it was all promotions.
Do you want to know the worst part? They were right! I took a closer look at my feed, and the last time I posted a piece of content was on November 6th. Before that it was November 2nd. It was post after post after post of promotions.
I feel really bad. Why? Because my goal is to help people. I know exactly what it’s like to be stuck…whether it’s because someone hasn’t started their business yet but wants to, or has started and doesn’t know what to do next…I remember being there.
Don’t get me wrong…promotions have their place. I wouldn’t be helping my audience if I didn’t share awesome courses, books, and more that would help them get to the next stage of their business, but I also need to share more about my journey, and other things that I have learned that I think will help people.
Now to make sure I don’t do this again, I started thinking about WHY I was doing this…and I think I found the answer. Now, this is no excuse…but whenever I see someone else’s product, post, podcast or anything else…I just feel that it’s better than anything I could do. I feel like I’m not good enough, and so I want to share other people’s stuff, instead of sharing my own thoughts and knowledge. Logically, I know that’s not right. I’ve been making money online for over 16 years now, and know that I have a lot of knowledge that can help people start and grow a successful online business.
I had a conversation with my husband about it, and he said I have impostor syndrome. I didn’t agree with him at first, so I went to look up the exact definition. Dictionary.com said: “Impostor syndrome is a psychological pattern of self-doubt in the face of evidence to the contrary—like that voice in your head that tells you you’re not good enough.” So I guess he was right.
I need to remember this…and anytime I try to talk myself out of sharing something with my audience…to not listen to that voice in my head, and to share it anyway.
So if you’ve been reading my Twitter feed at all @JessicaMeleNJ, I apologize that I haven’t been sharing enough of my own knowledge. Over the upcoming days and weeks I plan on changing that.
Enjoy,
