I was listening to a podcast today. It’s from a new friend of mine whom I haven’t met in person but we have connected via social media.He seems like a really nice guy and his podcast message is positive and very supportive, but today’s episode just seemed forced and didn’t feel genuine. He was trying to be motivational but instead, it sounded like a “greatest hits” of other people’s motivational messages.
Later in the evening, I saw this image (to the left) hanging in the men’s room of the sports bar I was dining at. While the ideal target audience might have made this an ideal product placement, the message just seemed disingenuous. Granted, I have been sporting “silver” hair for the last ten years and at this point, I’m pretty proud of it. After all, it is part of who I am. I’m just not sure if a 10-minute dye job would truly change anything except the color of my hair…for now.
If people subscribe to your podcast, do you really think they are looking someone else’s voice, opinions or attitude? If people are building their relationships with you around the pigments of your hair follicles, perhaps you need to rethink the relationships you’re trying to build. If you’re not happy with who you are, what you do or how you look, changing for someone else isn’t going to help. That is more of a “you problem.”
Are you a listing agent or a buyer’s agent? Are you socially engaged or are you a social lurker? Are you reactive to the world or proactive in your world? Are you changing for them…or are you changing for you?
Don’t do what someone else does just because someone else does it. Do what you want to do because you want to do it.
Keep reminding yourself…who are you trying to be?