You get seconds to make an impression on LinkedIn (nanoseconds more like!).

Create the mood.

(What artistry do you uniquely offer?).

Solve others’ problems methodically.

(Did you ask them to recommend you for it?).

Act professionally and share your goodness.

(Are you consistent in spreading your “sunshine” via posts, comments, articles, links to podcasts, quotes, whatever makes you add real value?).

If you answered “no” to any of the above questions, you need to reevaluate your ikigai, raison d’etre, how you tell why you do what you do.

If you need help, ask for it–that’s not a sign of lack of artistry, thought leadership, or entrepreneurial drive. Sometimes we need a pick-me-up, evaluation from an objective viewpoint, or an energy injection to get going in a new direction, only to arrive at the goal faster.

Then whatever you arrive at as a new direction, do it again, in different ways, better words, with new resolve.

Then act. Repeat.