Comments on: How To Do Social Media When You’re Going Through An Emotional Shit Storm

By: John Haydon

John Haydon — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:13:31 +0000

For sure, be yourself – it's easier to manage. And if people don't like it, then bring on the hate mail!

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:26:56 +0000

Found this post via a link in the comments beneath your 'Bigger than your blog' post – thanks for posting it, I really needed to read this today! I'm going through my own personal shit storm and had decided to give up on blogging and social media because I just can't keep up the public persona I think people expect to see. But, you're right, I'm only the only person who really believes I need to pin on a smile and be cheerful all the time.

By: johnhaydon

johnhaydon — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:13:31 +0000

For sure, be yourself – it's easier to manage. And if people don't like it, then bring on the hate mail!

By: Kate

Kate — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:26:56 +0000

By: Excellent, heart-felt post by @SarahRobinson:”Twitter Current Theory™” (love the title too…) « Mind Hacks, Life Hacks, Personal Development

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:47:45 +0000

[...] your existence.” Or as John Haydon bravely says on his (professional) site, “Let’s be honest, we all have some fear about opening up and being ourselves… But this is who…” Provocative? I think so. It’s such a rush to finally say, this is who I [...]

By: johnscotthaydon

johnscotthaydon — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:30:21 +0000

@Neil – Agreed. And when you’re completely yourself, you can pump out more juice over the long term.

By: Neil Matthews

Neil Matthews — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:20:28 +0000

There is just too much content out there to grab (and retain) everyones attention.
Being honest and genuine may loose a few subscribers, but the people you keep will be real readers and followers of your content.

By: johnscotthaydon

johnscotthaydon — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:50:21 +0000

@SocialMind – “Participation and consistency” are key. And I feel so much better after throwing up on my readers! Thank you, readers!

By: SocialMind

SocialMind — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:45:31 +0000

People deal with their “emotional content” in many different ways. Often during times of emotional upset, I find it’s hard to really give two shits about much. I’ve found that participation and consistency are two of the hardest qualities to maintain in life.

Perhaps, allowing Your readers to see both sides of Your emotion gives them the chance to associate their relationship with You on a deeper level.

As for getting the motivation to do anything during the “shit storm”? Social media may actually speed up our emotional recovery times when You think about all the interesting people that are available as an outlet for our emotions.

Thanks for opening up John.

By: johnscotthaydon

johnscotthaydon — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:29:22 +0000

@Mitch – Yeah, I like you too. You keep coming back (my second point in creating trust)!

@Jim – Thanks for the nugget. Perfect for folks like me with short-term memory.