Don’t just do it for the “Likes”.
Do you remember working out or just living your life before the social media / internet frenzy? You would go on a walk or grab dinner with friends without having to take a photo and blasting it on the internet for the world to see. The only person that knew what you were doing in that exact moment was yourself. What caused things to change to where you feel the need to post everything you do online?
It’s not wrong to want to post a successful workout or a gathering amongst friends, but why are you doing it? Are you doing it to be able to reflect upon later, or are you doing it for the “likes”? Our society has become suckered into the “insta-famous” trend. Tiktok, Facebook, Instagram…people will post things to just generate as many likes and followers as possible. But is this healthy? What exactly determines why you post something? Because you are on your “runner’s high”? Or, because you want to “showoff”?
If you are “liking” a post / photo, are you doing it because you are being genuine about it, or is it because you have an ulterior motive? I have individuals “like” something I’ve posted, yet in real life they won’t even say hi to me for one reason or another. It then becomes that “like” is just for themselves to show off or to make themselves known. Yet on the flip, I have genuine friends that “like” what I share as we are each other’s cheerleaders.
Yes, I’ll post photos of my workouts, runs, meet-ups with friends, but for the most part, I remain private about my life. I’m not going to blast every single thing I do online for the world to see. I’m also not going to “like” someone’s post just to make my presence known. My comments are genuine, and hopefully motivating. I’m not doing so to try to get followers or to gain “insta-fame”. I do it because I am a kind person and I am truly happy for one’s individual successes.
My day is spent exercising in one format or another, working on my business, reading the book I am currently reading, spending time with friends, figuring out how to reach my goals, etc. I gear my focus on myself to get to where I want to be instead of trolling the internet giving out “likes” for attention.
I think that if you live your life humbly and focus on yourself and your goals, then you will go further in life. Most of the things “liked” are just trends, anyways. Trends come and go, but you are always going to be the main character in your continuing life narrative. Try to just focus on yourself while allowing the “noise” to come and go.
