I used to compare my social media following to people in my circle every day. Literally every day. Which was [royally] stupid looking back. 👇🏽 ✅ 5 years ago I had less than 900 followers. I was nobody. The people that are big today may not be big tomorrow. And the people that are small today, could be huge tomorrow. One viral post can change everything for the better or for the worse. ✅ Those are actual people following you (unless you bought your followers 😅). So many people get worked up about not getting the numbers they want, instead of pouring time + love into the people that already support them. Retention is equally (if not more) important as acquisition. ✅ You're on your own clock. Comparing where you're at in your career is like comparing yourself to another runner out on a jog. You don't know how long they have been running, their background, etc. Run your own race. ✅ The amount of followers you have is nowhere near an accurate indicator of how great a person you are. Take a deep breath. Run your own race. And don't buy followers 😅. #justQ 🖖🏽🖤 …see more