Tima Elhajj’s Post

I have reflected on this post from Tima Elhajj: "You spend so much time trying to get noticed, instead of becoming great." My view is to develop unmatched skills and provide value. Results will then draw attention naturally.

Focus on mastering your craft, and recognition will come naturally. Tima Elhajj

I agree

My one thing is to be able to assess, solve and delegate solution actions to others - for situations and contexts which I have not seen before. Ever. So unfortunately for me, that looks like a scatter gun to others, Tima. It serves me well in early stage and growth oriented company contexts, but it also translates to being able to respond appropriately to any business in any sector, in any scale or stage- and in any country or culture. I used to spend every heartbeat trying desperately to be noticed, to be valued. I now realise that was because I felt insufficient inside. That was where my 10 years of self work started. With a developed and owned sense of personal clarity, and a real sense of self worth, I continue to move forward without holding myself to ransom on what others may think of me. Not necessarily an aligned trajectory for a personal or professional branding expert- but it lines up with my head, my heart and my gut.

I agree completely. You have to be evangelical about your mission. The vast majority of success comes from your relentless pursuit to make things work. You need to adapt constantly, push past emotional barriers and stay committed. If you want it badly enough, you have to do whatever it takes to succeed. That requires admitting when you've taken the wrong direction, realising when something isn't working and adapting until it does. You'll encounter doubters, critics and haters. F*** them. Push past the crapy comments. The advice you also receive might be shallow like "good job" and "keep it up", or it might just be random, sympathetic comments. Remember, if what you're doing is new, there are no other experts in the field except you, so conventional advice may not be what you need. Mastery comes with time, and you'll only get there if you're tenacious and psychologically strong enough to do what was previously unthinkable. Oh, it is hard. So very hard. That's why nobody else is probably doing it at the same insane level as you.

master your craft and the world can't ignore you........PERIOD.

I sadly agree that focus on one thing drives up engagement on Linkedin. I still don't do it. I'm a human being, not a single message on endless loop. Yes, my engagement numbers collapsed, when I brought in lots of conservation content mixed with my HR Tech. But I'm not here to serve the Algo. Funnily enough: more people mention my Linkedin Content now, when I meet them in the real world. Apparently, being closer to a real human incense the Great Algo, but thise, who read my posts anyway, remember them better 🤷♂️

If you focus on one thing, you keep on improving, you breathe it every day. You give value without any limit. and you stop chasing to be the best. But you start chasing to prove the best by doing the things consistently and putting your head down until it's done. It's when you become great at what you do Tima Elhajj

Tima Elhajj a succinct and excellent reflection here. It's ego which chases popularity, and empathy, love, kindness and making impact that drives success. We are simply focused on being of service with non-attachment to receive praise or recognition.

There's so much popular pressure, like from the wonderful Seth Godin, to "publish"––because we can. We don't have the power to sit still long enough to create something that is worth publishing. I don't mean that what you publish won't get noticed. But it won't be what you authentically needed to create. Your "one true authentic swing," to quote Steven Pressfield.