Need to read a report or a book? You can do the same concept and then after so many pages switch to a book you enjoy, or watch an episode of something. Have a project you need to do? Do it and then have one of your favorite snacks afterward. So what is the cheat, you ask? Simple, reward yourself. Luckily for me when it comes to my work, those who know me know I’m overly passionate and hardly take a day for myself anymore. Your brain craves dopamine (that’s why a lot of us are lazy, and if you don’t like your work you’re not motivated at all). You might struggle to do, or not do, that one thing. Remember, this concept holds true both for negative and positive changes. The followers I gain will translate into more exposure as one or more are likely to retweet me every so often and then someone else will see it. It doesn’t need to be original posts it can be replies, post, or even a gif if appropriate for the context. Now say I keep up what I’ve been doing these past few days and posting multiple times a day. I was tweeting maybe 1-2 times a week (and that’s being generous for a lot of weeks), now is that going to do anything? Not really I may gain 1 follower every couple weeks. I currently have 50 followers on twitter. One soda every so often, or pizza may not balance the scales (no pun intended) one way or the other, but if you do that every day it’s going to eventually affect your life.Īn easy way to think of it is compound interest. The premise is changing one aspect of your life and turning that into a habit can either become a noticeable negative, or a noticeable positive. So how does this relate to marketing and why might you be interested? To tell you the truth, it doesn’t relate to marketing, or anything specific for that matter. One of the 12 min book summary I listened to is called Atomic Habits by James Clear. I also purchased a lifetime subscription to 12 min books which is where this blog post stems from (I love listening to it before bed). I’ve taken a couple free classes from self-publishing school among a few other things I’ve been focusing more on marketing this past week. There won’t be anything Next Life related in this post, but I think you’ll enjoy this all the same. I’m going to do something a little different here.
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