While reading, I kept thinking how this is also great advice for navigating large, complex organizations.
Be helpful, curious and talk less/listen more.
People show you what they need and how you can help before they ask.
Appreciate the way you talked about this and hope we see more notes thanking people for helping solve a problem or make sense of a concept and less on thanking people for personal Substack growth milestones.
Thank you so much, Judy! I agree. People show you what they need and how you can help before they ask. Instead you can ask them which keeps us one step ahead of the reader as well. And I like your perspective about thanking people for solving problems or clarifying concepts. Thank you for reading and commenting! I appreciate you, Judy.
This is something I really wish everyone would practice on here because it actually makes Substack way more fun! Thank you for offering such a refreshing perspective!
Thank you so much, Alicia! I see some practicing of it which is what makes substack a special place but there can always be more helpfulness that’s for sure! You’re very welcome!!
So utterly grateful for a platform like this where we genuinely can grow from helping each other and it’s not all dog eat dog ! Thanks so much for your work Jess
I do love the hospitable and thoughtful aspect of this article. I honestly agree that the way you leave an impression on someone is how they remember you and your work!
“Become the most helpful person you can possibly be” love this! What a great article. Makes sense and that’s my goal. I want to help people feel their best 💛 Thank you for sharing!
I’ve been building on social since 2011, but starting over on Substack has reinforced something I already believed: growth gets a lot easier when you stop obsessing over being seen and start focusing on being useful.
Write something that helps someone.
Leave a thoughtful comment.
Share someone else’s work.
Start a real conversation.
Build the relationship.
The audience becomes a byproduct of consistently creating value.
That’s a big part of what I’m trying to build with Growth OS: not just an audience, but a community where people actually leave with something useful. 🚀
💜 I want to try something with this one.
For the next 7 days, I'm asking myself one question before I ask how to grow:
Who can I help today?
If you're taking the 7-Day Helpfulness Challenge with me, drop a 🙋♀️🙋♂️ or “I'm in” below.
And if you already know how you're going to help someone today, tell us. You might give somebody else an idea, too.
I would add “grow in life, be the most helpful”. Great post
thank you so much, Joel! I appreciate you! I could add "grow in life" in parenthesis! 🤔
While reading, I kept thinking how this is also great advice for navigating large, complex organizations.
Be helpful, curious and talk less/listen more.
People show you what they need and how you can help before they ask.
Appreciate the way you talked about this and hope we see more notes thanking people for helping solve a problem or make sense of a concept and less on thanking people for personal Substack growth milestones.
Thank you so much, Judy! I agree. People show you what they need and how you can help before they ask. Instead you can ask them which keeps us one step ahead of the reader as well. And I like your perspective about thanking people for solving problems or clarifying concepts. Thank you for reading and commenting! I appreciate you, Judy.
This is something I really wish everyone would practice on here because it actually makes Substack way more fun! Thank you for offering such a refreshing perspective!
Thank you so much, Alicia! I see some practicing of it which is what makes substack a special place but there can always be more helpfulness that’s for sure! You’re very welcome!!
I am
So utterly grateful for a platform like this where we genuinely can grow from helping each other and it’s not all dog eat dog ! Thanks so much for your work Jess
Thank you so much, Colette! 🫶 i appreciate you! It’s awesome we have a place to be genuine, support one another and help each other!
I do love the hospitable and thoughtful aspect of this article. I honestly agree that the way you leave an impression on someone is how they remember you and your work!
Thank you so much, Mari! I appreciate you! And I agree. We should always leave people better than we found them!
I love this. So human.
Thank you so much, Dr. Deborah!
Love this so much, Jess!
Thank you so much, Noemi!!!
Great advice, Jess! It makes perfect sense. Be a genuinely helpful person, not because it benefits you, but because it can help someone else.
it's a symbiotic action! helping others in turn helps you too!! thank you so much, Eladio!!
“Become the most helpful person you can possibly be” love this! What a great article. Makes sense and that’s my goal. I want to help people feel their best 💛 Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much, TJ! I appreciate you. I love your goal! Keep up the great work! I love to help people too!
Thank you!!
You’re very welcome, TJ!
This is exactly what I’m seeing firsthand.
I’ve been building on social since 2011, but starting over on Substack has reinforced something I already believed: growth gets a lot easier when you stop obsessing over being seen and start focusing on being useful.
Write something that helps someone.
Leave a thoughtful comment.
Share someone else’s work.
Start a real conversation.
Build the relationship.
The audience becomes a byproduct of consistently creating value.
That’s a big part of what I’m trying to build with Growth OS: not just an audience, but a community where people actually leave with something useful. 🚀