I want to start writing on Medium and link to LinkedIn, but I’m so scared I’d see my posts in this bowl. Advice?

Simple - don’t be cringy?

Don't post a pic of yourself or your kid with it and you'll win half the battle.

I'm mulling the same step. Here are four things to think about:

1. Make sure you are adding value. I have seen too many elementary level observations framed as though they are the revealed Word of God. "OMG! You guys! Did you realize that... wait for it... water is wet?!?!" Your posts will be seen by people with 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, or 40 years of professional experience. Ask yourself if your assertions are truly original and groundbreaking. If not, qualify them accordingly. Or at least make them relatable and entertaining.

2. Understand that your insights may be niche to you and do not necessarily apply to everyone. Some insights do not have universality. They may be confined to a particular jurisdiction, industry, or career stage. For example, "career advice" mileage may vary depending on demographic, and whether or not one is a caregiver for minors and elders. Articles about waking up at 4am, working out for an hour, gratitude journaling for an hour, making a healthy hot breakfast from raw ingredients, answering all email from the breakfast table, listening to hustle podcasts on the way to work, and arriving at 7:30 am to crush the competition, are simply unrealistic and unrelatable for anyone with caregiving responsibilities. Telling people who are caring for multiple generations that they are lazy or undisciplined because they do not focus their energies entirely on personal appearance and ambition will not win over more than a narrow audience. (Ahem. Yes, this is a pet peeve of mine...)

3. Accept that not everyone will like you or your ideas. You will not be everyone's cup of tea, just like in meatspace. You will have critics. They may even be here, in this bowl. The question to ask is, are their criticisms valid? Do they have a point? Are you being legitimately provocative and original, or merely self-indulgent? Be self-aware and commited to improvement.

4. Finally, prepare yourself for complete apathy from your target audience. On Facebook or IG, all your friends will like even the most banal, cheesy posts as they scroll their feed, because they like YOU. By contrast, articles require time and commitment to read, and they compete with other content for attention. Are you making it worth the effort for professional colleagues? Your connections on LinkedIn are not personally invested in your happiness and fulfillment, and will be thinking about how your article might reflect on them if they like, share, or comment on it. Are you considering how your content will enhance their reputations? If not, your engagement will be low.

Hope this helps! Good luck!

If your post can have a connection to the professional world and you can explain the relevance, you're good

Oh trust and believe if you post some nonsense, we are gonna talk about you 😂

I've shared my posts to LinkedIn. For me, I know that some of my writing is going to be really good, some of it is going to be really crappy.

But it's all about building a portfolio. Even some of the most famous journalists and authors don't get it right all the time.

No matter what profession it is, we all fall on our face once in awhile. So don't be afraid, take a chance that the article you share is going to be the long shot that will get you the career of your dreams. 🥰

We will roast you to oblivion lol pepper your angus.

lol. Do it and it will change your life.

How many spaces between paragraphs do you plan on using?

So you’re telling me it’s cringe? 🤔

Some tips to not be cringe inducing.

1. Don’t brag, or humblebrag. Never say anything like “I used to remember when I had to…” or anything like that to try and keep it real.

2. Understand your audience so you’re talking with them, and not at them

3. There’s a tendency to make things about yourself. It’s ok to draw from personal experience or to tell a happy ending as a motivation device but if it’s like “I remember searching for a job, but now I have my dream job” is going to be eyeroll inducing for anyone still looking