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On this week’s GoalChat, we put the social back in social media with Holly Homer, Troy Sandidge, and May King Tsang. Holly is co-founder of Pagewheel; Troy is a growth strategist and podcaster, and May King is the original FOMO creator. The panel talked about the evolution and challenges of social media, along with ways to be more authentic, personal, and engaged.
“Social” Media
- Troy: Social media is not only the bridge that connects the dots, you’re connecting minds, energy, and vision
- Holly: We tend to over-complicate everything. Embrace who you actually are and act the same, personal way online as you would interact with people in real life. It’s that simple
- May King: Being social is about being you, sharing the upsides and the downsides to your life; engage with your community, develop relationships
Creating Content
- Holly: Find the cleverness in every day stuff. People are self-selecting to be part of your adventure
- Troy: Have the comfort and confidence to share all the layers of who you are
- May King: We can inspire with our mistakes; you don’t have to share everything to let people into your world
Social Media #GoalChatLive
Goals
- Troy: Look at your platform of choice, find someone you haven’t talked to in a while. Share one of their posts, along with your thoughts. Amazing conversations will happen
- May King: Brag; shout about your achievements, and include the backstory
- Holly: Grow your email list
- Deb’s Bonus Goal: Message friends, just to say, “Hi, How are you?” They will be as happy to hear from you as you are to reconnect with them
Final Thoughts
- Holly: Social media is not rocket science. It is one foot in front of the other. Trust your heart. It’s telling you where to go
- May King: Hang out with awesome people like Debra, Holly, Troy, and myself. You can never hang out with enough awesome people.
- Troy: Grow your social in non-traditional ways. Meet people outside of the social bubble: have conversations, do things, and build that relationship equity outside of social. Then, when you get back on social, you have photos and things to talk about; maybe other things will happen beyond that too.
Links
- Learn more about Holly Homer, Troy Sandidge, and May King Tsang
- Connect with Holly Homer, Troy Sandidge, and May King Tsang on LinkedIn
- Subscribe to Taste Buds with Deb and The DEB Show podcast
- Join the Taste Buds with Deb and Write On Online Facebook Groups
- Learn more about Goals with DEB and Books with Deb
- Get your copy of my latest book, Your Goal Guide: A Roadmap for Setting, Planning and Achieving Your Goals. Then join the Your Goal Guide Facebook group
How do you stay social on social media? Please share in the comments.
Next Week
Next week, we are talking about Imposter Syndrome with Stephanie O’Brien, Karen Ross, and Jim Swan. Join us on Monday, April 15, at 4pm PT, for #GoalChatLive.
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