I've realized something interesting through the past couple weeks of being a blogger and reading other people's blogs. What made it even more interesting is how it coincides with my personal life.
I am ever struggling to get people to comment on this blog. Call it a need for attention, validation, whatever you like, but when I see that little message on my home page that someone has commented on my blog, I can't help but feel good about myself.
I'm starting to understand that the blogs that get the most comments are those with the most sincere purpose and humble mindset (or, ones that incite negative emotions, which I try not to write). Don't get me wrong, I attempt to write every post with sincerity, but some topics are just hard to discuss logically and still give that little bit extra of myself. But it's the posts that are the most genuine, the most guileless, that people really seem to respond to.
[For an example, see my post yesterday. I wrote it sincerely, but asked a very closed off, impersonal question and voila! No comments as of 10 am PST.]
Where this intersects with my personal life is that I'm starting to realize that there are few people in this world whom I truly dislike, but the ones who rub me the wrong way are those who are the least genuine and the least humble.
So after all this soul-searching, I have to ask myself, "Am I being as sincere and genuine as I can possibly be with my clients and industry partners? Do they truly know who I am?"
I think they do, and I think that's part of the reason we've been able to stay in business in these tough times. But I can always be better!
Please use this post as a word of personal encouragement to open yourself up to your clients and coworkers and let them see who you are. Once they understand that you can be open with them, they'll know they can trust you, and that's when the magic really starts to happen!
Cyara Pott - Market Specialist
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