LinkedIn told me that it had found people I knew and may want to connect with, so I clicked through to see who.
I am currently astounded at the self-labelling deployed by many to stand out from the crowd, not least because I would like to do similar but somehow lack the indulgent self-delusion apparent in the profiles of many recommended connections.
Leading, Passionate, Accomplished, Celebrated and other such self-stuck attributions of grandeur are prevalent. I understand why it's necessary to illuminate your own merits but there is something inherently insidious lurking within an online introduction written in the third person, but clearly created by the person it describes.
For now I will remain puzzled and continue to seek an answer within myself as to how I can jump this obstacle and appear on the other side of it without feeling like a total fraud; if you read this and have an insight I'd welcome you sharing it.
I write about things that interest, inspire, excite and sometimes annoy me to share my view and engage thinking. Cognitive dissonance, blind or blatant hypocrisy, and the myths of the system will often pop up. Commentary and questioning in a complex world; each identified piece of the puzzle illustrates how much more we have to learn.
