Ep: 36 How Instagram accountability leads to growth

In this special episode, I interviewed several members of my Insider Intensive group about Instagram accountability! You’ll get to hear valuable insider information from these soon to be graduates. First, we hear from Melissa Smythe of Braver Boulder Living she and her husband share an account and run it.  https://ruthiegray.mom/ep-36-instagram-accountability/   It Starts With Community Melissa: At first, I was floundering. I knew in my heart what I wanted to do but I didn't know how to express it. The ladies in this group tried to help me hone in and figure out how to say what I'm trying to say. For me, that means encouragement and helping people slow down and live Brave and Boldly for Jesus.    Everything these women do in every area their life they live brave and boldly. That’s my avatar! Additionally, I needed women that have big dreams and want to pursue and live fully for God and not play small.    That's what these women do. None of us are playing small. We're taking those brave bold steps of faith. Your group has just helped us to do that and that step out of our comfort zone. You push and you challenge us then you give us grace and instructions. Sometimes it's scary but you're doing awesome. I think I think that that's been the biggest blessing for me is having other women around me who are dreaming big. They want to live all out for the Lord and do the business that God has put in their heart. That's what I take out from this group.            Ruthie: Community and mindset are so important for Instagram accountability. Then, eventually, that germinates and creates opportunity. This group has collaborated like crazy. Every day I get on there and it'll say Jennifer and Vina are going Live together or someone else new from the group is going Live together. It’s amazing and I can't even keep up you know. That is pride and in your message. I’m so so proud of you guys and the strides you've made.     Don't go it Alone Alison: I need to go from a very different perspective. My mindset is overly confident! I think I can figure this out on my own. However, there are things that I need to learn. So, I'm reaching out to you and getting information.  I learned that my overconfidence has pushed me to be very narrow in my view as to how to serve my audience. The Hot Seat experience that I had delivered Instagram accountability from you and from the rest of the women in the community. That message was, “Yes, you’re a teacher. Yes, you have great information. But, you have got to pull back and just be you.”    I have this sense of humor. People are always telling me I’m making them laugh, but I wasn’t sharing that because I was so busy teaching them.  As soon as I had that hot seat, the next day I shifted my strategy on stories completely in a different direction. The interaction I am getting now is through the roof on my stories!  I chuckle because I wonder, what do I have that people like? Well, I have a sarcastic sense of humor but turns out people love that.                Get Vulnerable About Instagram Accountability