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Why I Don’t Follow Well

Clifford Jones

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It’s Simple

If you follow for follow, this article is for you.

When I got started with LinkedIn in the early days, I played the game “follow for follow.” I did the same with Twitter before I realized following people, or anything that is not authentic is delusional.

After I began to wake up to this reality, I invested the time to delete all those who I had followed with the silly expectation they follow back.

Today, I stink at following most trends, people, and ways of thinking and being. Chances are high that I’m a bit ahead of you in the school of life, but life isn’t about competition.

Life is about cooperation and becoming who you were born to become; and it’s not to be a poser.

Over time, I learned more about who I am, and I’m still a student of life, first and foremost.

Therefore, I don’t follow most people online or in the real world.

As a younger man, I used to follow too many dark people and paths. There were consequences.

I chose to learn from my many mistakes, like following others because I didn’t know my true Self.

That has taken a lifetime, and I’m only 63.

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Clifford Jones

I write about the art of human transformation, transcending suffering, and overcoming challenges in the school of life with unconditional love and forgiveness.