Thread by @JanelSGM

September is a wrap, and we're jumping into October.

I learned & grew a lot in September.

Some statistics:
• Newsletter: 321 → 625 (almost doubled)
• Twitter: 603 → 900
• Projects Launched: 1
• Things Learned: Countless

Here are some of my learnings from this month 👇

1/ Why am I even posting this?

I battle with impostor syndrome. Might not seem like it, but sometimes I grapple with the fact that I'm not an expert and not qualified enough to share my thoughts or learning.

This is a public record that goes into my jar of awesome.

2/ If I can do it, you can too

It's simple. If you keep trying & iterating, you get better. All you need to do when you mess up is pick yourself up and remember the lesson.

I hope my stories inspire others to start something.

https://twitter.com/JanelSGM/status/1309969465153646599?s=20

3/ Newsletter Growth

I've posted about how I did it here:

https://twitter.com/JanelSGM/status/1307063249217744896?s=20

4/ Twitter Growth

This month, I doubled down on lifting others up. I was appalled that many people (myself included) had unbalanced gender %s in their followers, so I wrote this tweet.

It took off. By lifting others up, I was, too.

https://twitter.com/JanelSGM/status/1304916940352360448?s=20

5/ Twitter Friendships

The best part is getting to connect with some really cool people, like:

- @swyx
- @AlexLlullTW
- @thelindazhang
- @graeme_fulton

These people inspire me so much. I managed to chat with so many others in the DMs too!

6/ The @makerpad #T30 challenge taught me so many things.

- First time working w/ a co-founder (the wonderful @pabloheredia24). We had our 3am calls to build
- Customer discovery is more important than tool proficiency
- Got to make new friends by building in public

7/ There is a group of friends I've met on Twitter and now talk to on a daily basis.

If there's anything you need to do, get a group of friends like this.

They'll support you, help you to grow, and uncover your blind spots. Thankful for my friends.

8/ Curation is a skill

I used to think that there was no big deal in being a curator. That everyone could do it. I was wrong. I now view it as an art.

Curation is also the best way to learn.

By curating instead of just consuming, articles stick in your head better.

9/ To close this off, I'd like to say thank you to three people publicly this month:

- @nocodelife for always being around to bounce ideas off with
- @thisiskp_ for your enthusiasm & for sharing your playbooks generously
- @tasmilie for your constant support and encouragement