Should you take a stand or be liked? You decide.
I had an interesting exchange on LinkedIn worthy of sharing with you today. Should you take a stand on the web even if it’s controversial, or should you aim to be liked?
When I published a post encouraging people to keep blogging, a LinkedIn connection left a fiery commentary encouraging us to take on the naysayers, stand up for our truths, and let the rest of the world be damned.
She said that it doesn’t matter if we are liked in the process. Our personal truth and taking a stand are the only things that matter in the end.
This might seem weird, but today I’m going to disagree with that impassioned statement … at least partially.
Taking a stand is important. But being liked does matter … and I’ve seen the other side of that.
Creating content, taking a stand
Whether I create a post, podcast episode, or book, my aim is to:
- Tell the truth to the best of my ability
- Be nice about it
- Never let my readers down.
That last one is vitally important. Every time you spend time with me I want it to be worth your time!
As I have navigated through more than a decade of blogging, I have publicly…
