It’s Okay If All You Did Was Survive

Don’t listen to anybody who says it isn’t

Lea O
2 min readNov 15, 2022
Photo by Mick Haupt on Unsplash

If you’ve been on the internet, you’ve already started to get emails from creators and marketers, and everyone in between—the ones with the hateful subject lines and last-minute push to make a sale of some kind.

They show up like the unwelcomed reminders that they are, screaming…

Have you failed to meet your goals this year?
The year is already over; here’s what to do next.
Did you accomplish everything you wanted?

Listen, I get it. Money makes the world go around, and that’s all those emails are. But still…

It’s okay if all you did was survive

The thing I hate the most about marketing and how we all live online is the constant competition—the nagging and the screaming from every corner, including our own communities.

We dig a hole when we pit our accomplishments against each other for internet clout. You can’t create relationships if you’re too busy competing with the next person for fame or fortune or what have you.

Besides that, have you looked at the state of the world lately? We’re just emerging from a global pandemic that has changed everything for…

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