On today’s MIP Mini, I want to share an important message that has been on my heart which is that it is OKAY to care what people think. Despite this being an unpopular opinion in modern dialogues regarding success in online marketing, I think there is a HUGE population of men and women who will be empowered after listening to today’s show!
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Full episode transcript:
Christy Keane: 00:00 Hello Mamas. Thank you so much for tuning into this week’s MIP Mini. Today I’m going to share a short and sweet message that might be a little bit of an unpopular opinion, but it’s why I think it’s absolutely okay to care what people think. But before I dive into that, I just want to say thank you guys so much for everything you have done to show up and share the podcast over the last month. When I launched in the beginning of June, I had no idea really what to expect or how people would feel about it and I can say you guys have far exceeded my expectations. I mean you guys, we have charted on the business chartson iTunes every single week since launching the mommy influencer podcast. That’s huge. That’s amazing. And I am just so excited to grow this community that’s already so amazing and just please keep reaching out and letting me know what you guys want to hear, what questions you have, who you want to hear on the show and I promise I will try my best to deliver for you guys and please keep sharing. Keep subscribing, keep leaving five star reviews. You guys, it makes me so happy every time I get to read one of your reviews or every time I see the podcast tagged on Instagram, it makes my day and me and my little family appreciate it so much. So with that being said, let’s dive into today’s mini.
Christy Keane: 01:29 You’re listening to the Mommy influencer podcast where we dive into motherhood, social media marketing and hear from inspiring Mommy influencers, brands and industry experts to bring you the inside knowledge, tools and strategies to grow your influence and business through purposeful online content creation. I’m your host Christy Keane and I’m a navy veteran and registered nurse turned state home mom turned full time to motherhood influencer on track to be a six figure earner this year through social media marketing alone. So come in and cozy up mamas and get ready to take your influence to the next level.
Christy Keane: 02:06 Okay guys, today’s MIP mini is about a message that’s been on my heart for a while that I’ve wanted to share and talk about a little bit further. And that is why it’s okay to care what people think and I was actually a little bit nervous and hesitant to share this message because I feel like most of the thought leaders right now are sharing a pretty consistent message that if you want to be successful, you have to stop caring what people think and I get it. I really do. I imagine it would be super easy or more beneficial to be able to share more content where you don’t care what people think, but I think that sets a certain population of us up to feel like failures off the bat when it’s just the way that we’re wired you guys, I would love to not care what people think, but I do and I’ve struggled with this especially like I said with the messaging recently being not to care what people, I’m wondering, what am I doing wrong?
Christy Keane: 03:01 Why can’t I show up? Am I not being myself because I care too much what people think. But honestly I’m afraid if I really pretended like I didn’t care what people think, I would show up in a way that really wasn’t authentic to me at all. I think there are certain personalities that that is totally geared for. Um, Gary Vee for example. I love him. He is amazing and that’s his big thing. He tries to coach people how to stop caring what people think. And I would love for him to like get inside my mind and work some magic on there. But I’m not Gary v and I’m never going to be, it’s just, it’s, it’s excited me that is not going to go away. And I know I’m not alone because I recently pulled my following and over 80% answered that they do care what people think.
Christy Keane: 03:48 So I think that with such a large audience that still cares despite trying so hard. I’m in the, I know I personally have read all the books. I’ve read all the blog posts, I follow the influencers. I listened to the podcast and I don’t want to care. But I freaking care so much and that’s just my heart. That’s the way I’m built. So I just wanted to share a quick message that it’s not necessarily that you need to stop caring what people think. If you’re like me, there’s a certain superpower to this and that is that I have never been afraid to show up. That is not because I don’t care what people think. I am terrified what people think, especially when you’re somebody who’s multi passionate and very open on social media. It’s not easy for somebody who is sensitive. And my superpower is that I keep putting myself out there despite caring what people think.
Christy Keane: 04:44 And I actually think that may be a more important message to share than not caring what people think. It’s just it’s okay to care what people think, but you have to show up anyhow. And it’s not a bad thing, right? To care what people think. Because I think that says you’re really intentional human being and you just cared deeply about who, who your words and your actions affect. And I think in turn when it comes to creating purposeful content and sharing your message, you know, you allow there to be space for the people who are following you and you allow them to feel safe. So I think there are some positives to caring what people think and it’s okay to be sensitive. I think that being sensitive attracts a certain person to your feet and that’s Pr and you want people to like you for you.
Christy Keane: 05:33 And I think that you don’t want to quote stop caring what people think to the point where you’re trying to be someone else. Because for some of us it’s just the way our hearts are created. It’s just the way that we have grown up. There’s different things that have triggered us throughout a lifetime. I’m 34 years old and I wasn’t born caring what people and despite having like the best family who made me feel so confident, I’m still just a girl who grew up in the age of, of, you know, peer pressure and social standards. And that’s, it’s just ingrained in some of us. And it might not ever go away. And I’m trying to instead of beating myself up because I do care what people think or instead of you guys being yourselves up because you can’t get past that, I want you to embrace it.
Christy Keane: 06:28 I want you guys to keep sharing and following your dreams and your goals despite caring what people think. It just, if that’s you, that’s you and I think that’s great. I mean I guess if I was going to give some practical advice that helps me to share despite caring I would say is number one. I just understand that what other people think, say and do is a reflection of them and not myself and that’s taken me a lot of personal coaching and mindset work to even get to that point, but it is a 100% true and what does that quote, it’s like what people think of you is none of your business. I think of that quote all the time and it’s very helpful for me. I also think positive affirmations have helped me to know that I know who I am, I’m embracing it.
Christy Keane: 07:18 I know what my message is, I know what my purpose is and to just feel empowered and confident in that helps me share despite what other people may think or how their opinions may differ and I just keep focusing on what matters. But you guys, you can care what people think and you can be scared to share, but doing it anyway is going to make you feel so, so empowered and that’s what’s going to push you to the next level and that’s just going to make you be successful if that’s how you are built. If you are one of those people that don’t care what people think, I admire you, I want you to message me and tell me your tips. I think that would be awesome to share on the MIP insiders Facebook page and would just be a really interesting conversation to have, but I hope that this message help the other portion of the population who is like me and a little bit more sensitive and just who take a little bit longer to get past that hurdle.
Christy Keane: 08:16 I hope you guys are empowered after today. Short message to keep sharing and to keep caring and it’s fine. You guys just know your purpose, know your message, and it’s all going to be okay. Thank you so much for tuning in to today’s MIT mini. If you liked this episode, please check out my other episodes, subscribe, leave a five star review and definitely do not forget to join the MIP insiders Facebook page. We just have a really great community in dialogue going on over there week after week, and I love seeing it grow. I love meeting you guys and seeing how you’re using your influence and social media and what you’re doing for business. It’s just, it’s an awesome group of women to be around. So thank you guys so much.