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10 THINGS THAT SOCIAL MEDIA “GURUS” TEACH THAT ARE MISTAKES

By Rachel Pedersen

We do things differently in Social Media United… 
Here’s a list of 10 ways you can avoid these major social media mistakes:

  1. We don’t get “paid on performance”.
    1. Get paid a set retainer – leave the ‘paid on performance’ for those who run that type of agency (they have TONS of experience).
  2. We don’t get paid AFTER we work.
    1. Always start work after the invoice has been paid.
  3. We don’t believe that the customer is always right.
    1. We love our clients!!! BUT – we also love them enough to tell them when their ideas of the best marketing plan aren’t in line with their actual best interests.
  4. We don’t build our businesses at the expense of our families.
    1. Family, friends, freedom ARE life – we don’t live to work… We love to work and live lives of freedom!
  5. We don’t chase shiny new tactics.
    1. PROVEN strategies only – no shiny object syndrome!!!
  6. We don’t reinvent the wheel – we use proven templates and processes.
    1. You’ve got EVERYTHING you need inside of the SMU portal – templates, worksheets, guides.
  7. We don’t FAKE some influencer lifestyle – we build a life we love.
    1. No need to pretend you’ve got a Lambo… You want to drive a minivan? GO FOR IT. I like 3 row SUVs because they’re practical with kids.
  8. We don’t give up when it’s hard.
    1. We choose to THRIVE when most people are surviving.
  9. We don’t bash people or make them feel stupid for asking questions.
    1. We respect one another – SMU CREW FO LIFE
  10. We don’t see other social media managers as competition. That’s our community.
    1. Rising tides lift all ships. YES PLEASE.

We created a MANIFESTO for social media managers inside of Social Media United, and we LIVE by it.

Does this resonate with you?

If so – you might be right to join us inside of Social Media United – those are the 10 commandments we live by…

Join us now – www.smutrial.com 

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“No one is coming to save you.” This can be extr “No one is coming to save you.” 

This can be extremely triggering for those of us who experienced that feeling in childhood. 

When the system failed us... 

When police showed up with bad intentions. 
When CPS never showed.
When people you begged to help betrayed you. 

“No one is coming to save you” can feel like a death sentence... One child trauma survivors know all too well. 

It feels a lot like life promised us one thing and SWITCHED UP. “You’re on your own kid.” 

^^^^ If that resonates with you, hear me now, please.

There is a stirring happening. 

A future of giants and titans who have saved themselves. They heard that line and got to work. 

If any tiny portion of you has felt a desire to change the systems of government, leadership, service, religion, community, let that be a call to rise. 

When I say “No one’s coming to save you” please hear this 👇

“No one is coming to save you - this is the generational cycle we can break by being brave. We can be the first generation to save ourselves and lay the map for the next generations. Give them a hand up. It’s time to step up and be the leader you needed. It’s not fair and it will continue to not be fair until many leaders say ‘the buck stops with me’.” 

❤️

With that, I will be unavailable for the next 48 hours as I need sleep and rest. 

I’m so behind on comments and texts and responses. I’ll catch up soon 🙏

But we’ve got work to do, and we’ve all got to take care of ourselves before we can help others.
I will remember this week for the rest of my life. I will remember this week for the rest of my life. On so many new levels 🥺

So many things have been changing in my life… and in me. It’s been gentle like a supernova. Old things made new. 

@mrdavegonzalez THANK YOU for being the architect of connections for so many people in many industries!! 

The rooms I spoke to were so vulnerable, authentic, kind, generous, and SAFE. Just wow… 

The types of people that inspire anyone to greatness. Really incredible people doing good things in this world!! 

I did new things this week that I’ve never done before in this way… 

My wise therapist once said “you should standup comedy, you make me laugh.” 

It’s always been one of my biggest fears!! 

But I made a commitment to take good advice from wise people. 

So I did a standup routine for the first part of a talk. It felt so new and free. 

And it didn’t totally bomb 😂😂😂😂

And something happened for the first time in my life. I think the best way to explain it is… 

Some call it channeling or embodying. 
Some call it prophesying or being a mouthpiece. 

All I know is truth and wisdom came out of my mouth in a way I’ve never done in business before. 

If I met you at either event this past week - thank you for being YOU. 

As my life changes before my eyes (good changes - growth and opportunity), I have to say, it’s a constant reminder of how fortunate and favored I have been throughout my journey as an internet marketer. 

Love you all ❤️
“No one is coming to save me…” This picture was t “No one is coming to save me…”

This picture was taken right as that truth hit me like a 2x4. It stung.

We were rebuilding my business after 2022 and I was full of hope. I’d learned a lot and was ready to build right.

But the hits didn’t stop…

Surprise tax bill we weren’t prepared for…

Court case where I was intensely cross examined…

Kids with dreams, activities, uniforms, fees…

Then my dad died suddenly before I could ask important questions.

He hadn’t planned for a funeral - so we stepped up. $25k for his end of life. Our “rebuild” safety net, depleted.

Then I broke my hand racing and couldn’t type fast. How was I supposed to catch up?!

We still had full payroll and family on our team. If I didn’t work, nothing moved. I had to generate $80k a month to keep the lights on. With a dead dad and a broken hand.

So I worked through mourning.

And yet I was still angry at my parents - a dark, growing sliver of my heart embittered.

I couldn’t breathe - panic attacks hit daily. “Is this how being an adult goes? Is this the rest of my life?”

Looking around at leaders of industries, begging for a way free… only to realize the truth was obvious.

They too were on a conveyor belt of “keep the lights on” and “do more.”

WHERE WAS THE FREEDOM ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROMISED ME?

Entrepreneurship is incredible - I love business and marketing.

But we missed things along the way (like building security, becoming your own safety net - not just making more money to fix each crisis).

No one is coming to save me… or you. People don’t hand out parachutes for emergencies.

Depressing but I can handle truth. I prefer it.

So I did the internal work. Saving yourself is a long haul and I needed to be ready.

I forgave my parents (and today I’m so grateful for the relationships I have with my family and mom).

And I stopped believing entrepreneurship alone was enough. We need real battle plans for real life.

I found a way to build forever-security from a mentor I’d trade lives with. I’d love to share it once I’m off the belt fully.

Because…

No one is coming to save us - it feels unfair.

Yet it’s the truth.

Before you save the world, save you and yours ❤️
I wish I had seen bodies like mine when I was a yo I wish I had seen bodies like mine when I was a young mother. So I’m sharing it now!!!!!

Absolutely obsessed. And my book Unfiltered is a USA-Today best-selling book - thanks to all of youuuuuu 🫶

#mamabody
#normalizebodies
#momtummy
#mombods
#mombelly
$60 in the account. I had to choose between cupc $60 in the account. 

I had to choose between cupcakes for my kid’s birthday and food for the family.

That was the number I looked at a few years ago. AFTER I had achieved success.

I had made millions before that low moment... 

And was sitting there staring at a balance that didn’t work.

But honestly that wasn’t even the worst part.

The worst part was waking up and not recognizing my own life.

Bitter at the business.

Hollow in the relationships.

Even the thought of a regular job felt soul-sucking.

I just kept thinking… I need to change something.
(Anything. Please.)

And then I remembered.

I had forgotten the most important thing.

I was allowed to make a new choice.

You know that feeling? When your life looks nothing like what you thought it would, and somehow you’ve convinced yourself you’re stuck with it?

That was me. On the floor of my life, sobbing. 

Until I remembered I could become my own role model. The person I admired was able to be BUILT.

I had built it before. I just had to go back and pick up what I learned on the way up… and bring it with me on the way back.

People like us, we build things. We rebuild things.

Here are the things I focused on:

✨ Faith and imagination and delusion are closer relatives than you think (in business vision).
You need both to see something new where the old thing broke.

✨ You’re allowed to change your mind.
Try new things. Pick a new direction for a project.

✨ Take ownership for the things that aren’t your fault.
Especially those. That’s where your power lives. I’m not talking about childhood trauma... I’m talking about who you choose to be after it. 

✨ Lean on your creative imagination. It’s been waiting for you.
Work like hell on yourself. Not on the optics. On YOU.

✨ And do not have a single minute unaccounted for. I had become irresponsible with my time. I was calling self-pity “healing.”
When you’re stuck… serve. Help one person today before you close the laptop.

They will tell you it’s too late...
That THIS is just who you are now.

They are entirely, completely wrong (if you decide so).

You don’t need to burn down your life. 

You just forgot you’re allowed to build one you like.
:]
no explanation needed siblings taught me communic no explanation needed

siblings taught me communication without words…

shoutout to @bitchyquotes for this one 😂

#funny #relatable #childhood #chaos
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