You don’t always get the things you need to learn about social media from long-time practitioners. Sometimes you have to look around and look at people from other fields to find inspiration, if not wisdom.
I’ve been in conversations with lots of people from different professional backgrounds. And in those conversations, I got to learn that there’s a big difference in knowing what to do and running around aimlessly in circles.
How do I relate it to what we do? Here’s how.
You’ll know that you’re just aimlessly wandering around when you’re:
- In Twitter just for the heck of it or because you’ve got nothing better to spend your time with.
- Always updating your social media profiles without really adding anything new to it.
- Just following the crowd with what’s new in the social media playing field.
- Doing everything because of the “me” factor.
These are only a few examples of how you can tell if you’re in social media without actually knowing what you’re doing. But if you know the fundamentals, you’ll probably be able to break free from that loop. How? Here are some basic tips I picked up along the way:
- Form a steady working habit. Set aside time each day for work and for play. That way, you get a balance on everything.
- Learn to pace yourself. Don’t take things on a snail pace, but don’t rush things too much as well. Know that there’s a relaxed pace in between where you work without stressing yourself too much.
- Don’t get into something half-heartedly. You either be in it or out of it. There’s no in between, so you have to make a decision.
- Accomplish the heavier tasks first. This makes it easier to wind down when your tasks get lighter as you progress.
- Don’t choose to take the task then whine about it. You choose to be in it, so learn to love it or live with it.
In general, we all apply the same principles when it comes to our jobs; we just each have different specializations. The next time you find a salesperson, a doctor, or a teacher, try to see what they have to say about work and you might be surprised to find you have a lot of things in common.
What do you think?
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