What happens when you remove social media from your phone for two weeks? And what can deliberately choosing the harder path teach you about what you’re capable of?
In this episode, we’re giving you an inside peek at a real Smart Marketer team call. Smart Marketer CEO Molly Pittman shares two personal takeaways from a recent trip to Telluride, Colorado: becoming more intentional about her relationship with social media and finding opportunities to do hard things outside of work.
After deleting social media from her phone, Molly noticed how instinctively she reached for those apps, but she also began experiencing some unexpected benefits. She found herself with more time, a calmer internal dialogue, and more space for her own thoughts. Now, instead of returning to her old habits, she’s finding ways to keep social media contained rather than letting it interrupt her day.
She also shares how a 50-hour round-trip drive and a difficult hike challenged the idea that easier is always better and gave her a renewed sense of what she’s capable of.
“We’re very much in a convenience culture where everything’s about easy […] but hard things are a lot of the experiences that lead us to growth.”
– Molly Pittman
This episode is a reminder to pay attention to what’s consuming your attention and to occasionally choose the harder route, not because everything needs to be difficult, but because some of our most meaningful growth happens when we challenge ourselves.
You Will Learn
- What Molly noticed after deleting social media from her phone for two weeks
- Why the first few days without social media were surprisingly difficult
- How social media can influence your internal dialogue without you realizing it
- Molly’s new approach to keeping social media contained and intentional
- Why convenience isn’t always the same thing as better
- How doing difficult things outside of work can build confidence
- What a 50-hour road trip taught Molly about her own capabilities
- Why deliberately choosing the harder route can sometimes make an experience more meaningful
Links & Resources
- Smart Marketer: smartmarketer.com
- Smart Marketer Free Trainings & Resources: smartmarketer.com/free-resources
- Smart Marketer Agency: smartmarketeragency.com
- Mentor Table: smartmarketer.com/mentor-table
- Smart Marketer on Instagram: @smartmarketerig
- Molly Pittman on Instagram: @mollypittmandigital
- Omnisend Sponsor Offer: smartmarketer.com/omnisend
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