{"id":132987,"date":"2016-01-15T14:41:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T12:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/?p=132987"},"modified":"2016-01-18T14:37:12","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T12:37:12","slug":"sharing-ambitions-online-without-being-awkward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2016\/01\/15\/sharing-ambitions-online-without-being-awkward\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharing Ambitions Online without Being Awkward"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every New Year\u2019s Eve, many people set goals for themselves for the following year and share them online. Although receiving encouragement from others online is helpful, posting information about your personal ambitions reveals a lot about yourself to others. Here are five ways to avoid being awkward when sharing your hopes for yourself online.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Share your goals with people within an online community of people who have similar goals<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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People are different, and not everyone will understand your goals and be supportive.\u00a0 Some might even offer discouragement instead, which might lead to awkward online comments\/conversations\/arguments. To avoid this, share your goals within a community you know is supportive of your goals.<\/p>\n

2. Remember to check your privacy settings for a post before clicking \u201cPost\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Sometimes people share things on social media so that their friends and family can celebrate when they reach a milestone towards their personal goals.\u00a0 However, does everyone you are \u201cfriends\u201d with on whatever platform deserve to know your personal hopes and dreams?<\/p>\n

3. Avoid negative self-talk when you hit a bump<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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This is applicable both online and offline.\u00a0 Would you make fun of a friend for missing a milestone?\u00a0 Would you say, \u201cYou\u2019re such a total loser \u2013 you don\u2019t deserve your new bike!\u201d Especially online though, letting others in on your negative self-talk in the heat of the moment might not seem like much, but try to remember how awkward it will be when you meet up with one of your online buddies in real-life, and they remind you about your labels for yourself.<\/p>\n

4. Don\u2019t ask all your \u201cfriends\u201d or \u201cfollowers\u201d to hold you accountable<\/strong><\/h2>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeFitMotivation\/status\/685962780923408384<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s okay to ask one or two trusted people to check in you and make sure you are on track in terms of your ambitions.\u00a0 However, don\u2019t ask all the online randoms to do this for you, unless you want anyone feeling like they have the right to give you negative, \u201cthey know best\u201d feedback and comments.\u00a0 This can lead to your having to make defensive statements, which are awkward enough, or even arguments with \u201cfriends\u201d or \u201cfollowers\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u00a05. If you use a coaching or other app, make sure it doesn\u2019t post to your social media unless you want it to<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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While using such apps may make reaching personal targets easier, do you really want to share every update on your progress with others?\u00a0 It\u2019s okay to seek encouragement from others, but at the same time, you don\u2019t want to overdo it.\u00a0 It can make you look needy and turn other people off following your posts, which may be fine with purely online \u201cfriends\u201d or \u201cfollowers\u201d, but what happens when you see the ones you know from work, for example? \u201cHow come you didn\u2019t like my posts?\u201d Well, \u2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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