Forget those stereotypical resolutions like losing weight, learning ballroom dance, joining a book club, or taking up piano lessons. This year you can make a real difference by choosing one of these simple, easy-to-follow resolutions that will make unicorns dance, kittens smile, and rainbows shoot out of your ears.
1 – I will never send a Twitter Auto-DM from this moment forward.
The auto-DM was a bad idea from day 1. People still do it. If you’re one of them, then this is the resolution for you!
2 – I will not do anything for the sole reason of ‘raising my Klout score’.
Doing stuff to raise your Klout score only benefits you. There are hundreds of other more worthwhile things you can do to benefit your entire community. Do those instead.
3 – I will not unfollow people simply because they didn’t follow me back.
Really? If you only followed someone because you hoped they’d reciprocate, what are you really trying to accomplish? Follow because you WANT to, and BE followed because THEY wanted to.
4 – I will include a personal message on every invitation to connect on LinkedIn.
Where do I know you from? Why do you want to connect with me? Who ARE you? Blind LinkedIn invites are a really quick way to get the recipient familiar with the location of the ‘Decline’ button.
5 – I will not be ‘too busy’ for my community.
Did someone ask you a question? Answer. Did someone comment on your blog? Respond. Did someone ask for your opinion? Reply. Do you want your community to think you are awesome? Then BE AWESOME.
‘We’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet, for Auld Lang Syne.’ Happy New Year to you all!