Comments on: Esteem and social media

By: 22 Incredibly Useful Creativity Blogs Full Of Inspiration | Broadcasting Brain

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:07:41 +0000

[...] good. You can probably tell this from my recent postings about Maslow’s hierarchy, including esteem and self-actualization, as well as Creative Infrastructure [...]

By: What content do YOU read for pleasure? | Broadcasting Brain

What content do YOU read for pleasure? | Broadcasting Brain — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:50:15 +0000

[...] been writing a lot about things like self esteem, self actualization, and creative infrastructure, which are things that focus on content creation. [...]

By: Does social media lead to self-actualization? | Broadcasting Brain

Does social media lead to self-actualization? | Broadcasting Brain — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:38:51 +0000

[...] week, we looked at both the basic needs of physiology, safety, and love/belonging and our needs for esteem. If you follow Maslow’s theories (and some people don’t, by the way), these lower levels of [...]

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Sun, 02 Nov 2008 18:02:03 +0000

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Best Social Media Blogs | Nethackz.com — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:09:25 +0000

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By: peo

peo — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:43:26 +0000

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By: Mark Dykeman

Mark Dykeman — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:54:28 +0000

That's funny, in a way, because having larger audiences can make people more nervous. I know that I'm sometimes more self-conscious when I see my subscriber/follower numbers grow.

By: Mark Dykeman

Mark Dykeman — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:49:20 +0000

Thanks for your comments, Kim. It's hard, sometimes, to move past the need for external acceptance. I know I haven't completely moved passed it! Glad to see that you're moving forward, though.

By: Jamie Grove - How Not to Write

Jamie Grove - How Not to Write — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:42:09 +0000

I think you're onto something here. When people begin doing things online (blog, twitter, etc) they're often self-conscious to the extreme. They take on hidden identities, hide behind avatars (though I still love my King Moonracer). In any case, as they begin to relax and become more of who they really are, they step up the ladder.

I'll put it another way. When I had 50 followers on Twitter, I used to worry about what I said. Now I have 800 and I just try to have fun.

By: Kimberly Bock

Kimberly Bock — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:37:30 +0000

I'm impressed with your assessment. It's been a time of self actualization and change for me lately.

"If you don’t believe that you are trying hard enough, giving enough, and growing enough, your self-esteem might not build as much as it could, so belief is a big, unstated component of self-esteem."

I never feel like I'm doing enough. Partly because I initially sought approval of others. I no longer am focused upon pats on the back for a job well done. I just know I did my best. Whatever it was.

Coming to this resolve has allowed me to better connect and assist those who are supportive and has been a guide to eliminating those who have a different set of directives than I.

Looking forward to your next post. Good job.