Why More Followers Does Not Equal Success

<p><strong>Why do we tie our success to the number of followers we have on our social media accounts?</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">What we need to realize is that the most important part of the entrepreneurial journey is our community and the connections we make. And the bigger our community gets, the harder it is to establish deep, meaningful connections with each individual member. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, I am quickly chatting about why we need to stop getting hung up on how many followers we have on Instagram and why that doesn’t legitimize our success as an entrepreneur or business owner. I am also unpacking the real reason behind why we crave followers and why it’s important to understand that more followers equals followers. Period.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>In this episode, we cover:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How Clubhouse is growing my Instagram following exponentially</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The purpose of why we are all in business</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why we all get hung up on gaining more followers</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The perks of having a low follower account</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why community and connection is the most important part of business</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Your follower count does not equal whether or not you're good at what you do. Your follower count is just that. It's not anything else. So let's not attach meaning to it.” - Dana Bowling</span></em></p> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p><strong>Links mentioned: </strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dana’s Instagram:</span> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dana.coaching/"><span sty