Call a Friend You Haven’t Talked to in a While
I had a lot of laughs yesterday, it was very healing. How did you do with yesterday’s challenge?
I visited the link posted by one of our readers, thanks Lynn, and I also watched some YouTube.com improv videos that always make me laugh. I started watching videos and reading humor books when I made a new year’s resolution several years ago to laugh more.
Today’s self-love challenge is to call a friend you haven’t heard from in a while. You may be hoping he or she calls you, you may even have exchanged emails recently, or liked their social media activities, but you have not actually spoken with them for at least a month. Think of someone who always uplifts your spirits when you are around them, and say hello. That action alone will brighten their day and yours. You may even tell them that what prompted you to call them was the self-love challenge, and maybe he/she would like to join you on this journey. 😉 If you can’t think of anyone you would like to touch base with that you haven’t talked to in a while, simply call someone you love who you know loves you back, and have a meaningful chat with them.
Three Things You Love About Yourself
What are you wearing for Halloween or the next costume party you are invited too? The heroine of my next book mentions the mask she wears, and the roles she chose to play to be able to function in the world, and to keep her inner child safe. We all have developed some sort of mask and roles we play at some point in our lives.
Let me know if you can relate. You put yourself out there, you promote your products/services, you write articles, you are a guest blogger, and you post your ideas on social media. Your close friends are excited for you and post comments, participate in the conversation. However, all the effort and attempts to build an audience, does not translate into business, at least not right away. You start to question your own abilities and your worth. Now that your confidence and even self-worth is hurt, you decide not to put yourself out there anymore. What’s the point?
When I first started coaching entrepreneurs nine years ago, I was nervous. I asked a friend and colleague what to do if I didn’t know an answer to my first client’s questions. She wisely recommended that I could say I didn’t know, but would research it. What a relief! I didn’t have to know all the answers. Almost ten years later, it’s rarely the case that I don’t have an answer, but I realized that it’s not important to have answers at all. The key is to help others figure out the answers on their own, and to ask great questions.
I’m constantly asked about best practices on Twitter and Facebook, and here are some of the questions I have heard: What are the rules? How to get more followers? How to get more likes? Why isn’t anybody engaging with me? How come people don’t see my posts?
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