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Emma Jarrett's avatar

Hi Tara. I don't quite know how I found you, but I'm sure glad I did. This article is music to my ears and a salve to my soul.

My reason for being on Substack is to help change the narrative around breast cancer (less slap-on pink ribbon after 'fight the good fight' & more inner reflection and personal healing journey) and rather than put all my writing into a one-off book, I came here to spark discussion, hold conversations, LISTEN to other's stories while I share my own and TOGETHER walk ourselves through a changed perspective and promote a shift in the Cancer System.

Obviously, the more people join in the conversation the more collective power we will have, but I view this as a longterm process, not a quick hit ego project; 15mins of fame, then onto the next topic or iteration of my work. Also obviously, I need to feed and house myself and my children and this work takes energy, effort, time and requires money. (When the recurrence of cancer nudges occasionally, you guard all these things VERY mindfully).

So my reason for writing to you here is; I like the 'depth rather than breadth' encouragement of being remarkable. This is my wish for myself, my work and most definitely what I choose to engage with on Substack. I know that trying to be present on many SM platforms, leads to an exhaustion and soul-destruction that could literally make me terminally ill, but there are times that I worry that I am not doing 'what it takes to get notice'. Reading your perspective this morning grounded me back into my own conviction that being remarkable rather than marketable is my healthy, sustainable route.

Have a great week. You have help me to start mine well :)

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Kerstin Martin's avatar

You have literally described my life and business. I have always been a relationships person and most of my friendships started in corporate offices. That approach did not change when I launched my own business 8+ years ago. For the last five years I've had a consistent six-figure product-based business despite a relatively small audience. People often ask me how I do that and a big part of my answer is "relationships." To me these relationships are never transactional, they exist because I enjoy them, I learn from them, and I love the friendships that grow out of them. In my business I also call it "mingling" because it feels like networking and engagement that is fun, friendly and relationship-based. I reckon especially with AI entering our lives now, that 'real' relationships will become even more important. Thanks for this wonderfully affirming article ❤️

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