My Journey on Social Media so Far - The Struggle is Real (🤪)

Hello Wishies (likely no one is reading this blog...yet, lol...but *someday* someone might and I'll love whomever you are forever for it! 😆)

Soooooo, full transparency here. A little "truth talk" about one of the biggest challenges I've come across on this new journey thus far...putting myself out there on Social Media as a part of my business and brand. I really thought communicating and engaging with people on Social about things I'm truly passionate about (starting Wish Upon, my products, literally feeling the most happy and excited professionally that I have ever been) would be, well, a little less difficult. Not a cake walk for certain, but also not akin to punishment (dramatics for effect 😅). 

Questions that run through my head on the daily…What kind of content should I post (even with thousands of great resources/ideas available - and I literally went to school for Marketing), how do I get not only my face but my actual personality out there, how do I showcase all my awesome products without coming across as pushy? Why do I look like such weirdo? (for real, sometimes my smile - and my voice - scares me a little in the videos; it's like a completely different person 🤣). Also, what do people think? Are people making fun of me? Do I look stupid? I feel stupid. Just for fun, let's sprinkle in a little anxiety and apprehension as a result of trying to make everything💋chef's kiss💋 perfect (hi, it's me - I'm the problem, it's me 🎵) and it has become more than a little daunting some days. *Spoiler alert for my fellow Type A friends: perfection is like a unicorn 🦄 – beautiful, mythical, but impossible to capture because it doesn't exist.* Ugh. 

I have approx. 7 people that follow me on Tik Tok as of writing this (thank you, kind souls) and maybe a couple hundred on Insta/Facebook, so it's not like my content is reaching the masses and I know my Mom and mother-in-law aren't judging me, lol. Deep down (ok, not even really that deep), I know most people are far too busy and consumed with their own lives, jobs, kids, pets, happiness/sadness/madness etc. to put THAT much effort into caring what I'm posting - but some days it still can be a struggle convincing my 'Ego' otherwise. 

Side note - this is in no way bashing anyone else's vibe or content - I LOVE watching strong, successful, hardworking women (and people in general) doing their own thing and rocking it with the modeling, selfies, charisma and confidence. Some of you just all make it look a little too effortless, is all ;-)

All being said, I’ve decided to switch gears and try a different approach. Combine my love for writing by starting this Blog and synchronize with a corresponding mini Vlog for each post via the Wish Upon Tik Tok / @wishuponmadison). That way, I'm incorporating something into the mix that I actually find enjoyable, while still putting myself out there - video - eeeeeek. Even if every Blog doesn’t have a fashion angle (and I don't plan for it to - see Blog Post #1), I think I can talk about almost anything *briefly* while wearing one of my fabulous shirts or dresses from Wish Upon in a slightly less awkward fashion than a "modeling" video. I’m also just hopeful this will translate to a more authentic experience for the people I'm trying to connect with and the social community I'd love to be a part of. At the end of the day, I’m gaining personal fulfillment in getting to write plus share a part of myself in a way I’m comfortable. And that’s really, truly enough for right now. 

If you’ve made it this far, thank you so much. 💗 You’re the real MVP and I appreciate you! 🌟

Love and light,
E