サマンサウィルスのインスタグラム(samanthawills) - 3月20日 11時21分

There is power in the words we use,to others & to ourselves.Ever jumped on insta & nearly an hour later,deep in the social media rabbit hole find yourself scrolling with a sub-conscious dialogue of one or any of the below thoughts? ⠀
Her life is so amazing. My life is so bland. ⠀
She has the best clothes. My clothes are awful. ⠀
Her photos are always so perfect. She doesn’t ever take a bad photo⠀
She has a perfect body. I am so fat compared to her. ⠀
She is always on amazing vacations. My life is so boring. ⠀
She has such a successful career. I am such a failure. ⠀
She is a perfect Mum, she is always so glamourous. I am a terrible Mum, I look terrible, ⠀
She always looks so happy in her photos. Why am I not always happy. ⠀
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“Influencer” is a term that has never sat well with me & I think the danger in what we connect to the title is impacting on our subconscious, which very quickly becomes our version of reality.Just to be clear;I don’t have problem with the role, I understand the need for the role in the digital landscape we live in.My issue is with the attachment of power we give to someone who society/social media have bestowed with a title.⠀
To me the word ‘influence’ is powerful,it is something that sways me to do something,to believe something. It is dominant.It is forceful.It has effect.It also has an organic element to it.The anti-sell if you will.A sharing of knowledge or information.If you are paid to promote or sell a product,even if you do genuinely love it– you are an Advertiser. ⠀
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While we cannot control a lot of things,we can try to control our approach/response to them. In a bid to evoke more conversation around self kindness, I have just published a piece at SamanthaWillsFoundation.Org that poses the question;would our self comparison subconscious shift if we looked at “Influencers” as “Advertisers”.Have a read & let me know what you think. Link thru bio at @SamanthaWillsFoundation ⠀
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WE ALL have influence.How we show up to a conversation,we influence those around us with our energy & attitude,we have influence with how we react to something,we have influence in choosing kindness,towards others and most difficultly;towards ourselves. - SWx

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