We have all learned & done a lot in 10 years.

I had a son & got divorced.
I left office life & went solo.
I met the true love of my life & gained 2 bonus daughters.

I strategically launched digital presences for many brands.

& this is what I’ve learned through it all 🖤

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GO TO CONFERENCES & EVENTS

For the content & the people.

It’s Twitter IRL & you will love the company you are in.

I met some of my best friends on Twitter/at a conference, and I have a lot of them to thank for my career opportunities & growth.

Go to learn & get inspired.
DON’T BITE YOUR TONGUE

Especially in strategy / ideation meetings.

If you don’t want to execute on a dumb idea, speak up. Speak up in a strategically polite way & offer an alerternative or a really good reason not to do something.

Even if you are junior. Especially if.
OUTSOURCE

No, not to third world countries to save money.

Outsource what you don’t know & what you’re not good at. Learn this lesson sooner than most of us.

Sure, you can figure out how to code a website, but someone already knows how - and they are good at it.
STAY HAPPY

If you’re not happy at work, in life, where you live or who you spend your time with - do something about it.

Don’t stay married for the kid.

Don’t stay at a shitty job for security.

Fire clients that suck you dry & make you cry.
BE PRIVATE even if you’re public

No one needs to know your every move, and I’m not just talking about meal pics & diaper changes.

I quit blogging.

I had to become more private bc of a nosy person & at first it stressed me out, but then my memories became way more special.
REPUTATION MATTERS

Your personal reputation.
Your company’s reputation.
Online & offline.

Manage it. All of it.
(social media, community, reviews & ratings)
POST WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY

I’m all for providing value & being a thought leader, but writing & photography is a hobby and therapy for so many.

My Instagram has turned into 99% cetaceans posts - because I’m more private & because the ocean has been so good to me this year. 💙🐋
BE AUTHENTIC

Don’t buy or do things “for the gram”

The gram won’t care about your debt & they won’t remember the flashy thing you posted in a few days. ( http://Instagram.com/ChelseaRhane )
CELEBRATE OTHERS

Don’t let distance grow between you and others because of their fame and/or success.

Celebrate successes. Learn from others. Be inspired to kick ass, yourself.

Jealousy is an ugly & harmful thing.
TAKE CARE

Of yourself
Of others
Of our future
Of the planet.

Take care of your brain, your body & the planet.

If you do just 1 thing for me - buy metal straws. Refuse plastic straws. Get a reusable water bottle.

If the oceans die, we die.
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