Episode 66: Resilient Strategies to Navigate the Social Media World with Manish Arneja

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Welcome to a special series ‘Conversations That Count’ featuring Singapore-based professionals. This sunny island has been my home since 2009, so I’m excited to shine a spotlight on the inspiring residents I share this sunny island with!

About our guest:

Manish is a professional speaker and coach in workplace resilience and human performance. He is driven to help as many people as possible to build their capacity to thrive in challenges.

He is currently the Managing Partner, South East Asia for Resilience Institute, an esteemed organisation focused on building performance with care.

If you’re struggling to navigate the social media world, or are thinking of stepping into it, this episode is for you! Here are three key takeaways from our conversation:

1. Building Inner Muscles: Manish redefines resilience as the ability to build inner muscles to cope with external challenges. By focusing on strengthening our psychology and physiology, we can better navigate the pressures of social media and maintain a sense of calm and confidence.

2. Creating Your Own Rules: Before diving into the social media game, it's essential to establish your own rules. Manish emphasizes the importance of setting personal boundaries and intentions, rather than getting caught up in external validation or algorithm-driven expectations.

3. Curiosity Over Consistency: While consistency is often touted as crucial in social media, Manish highlights the significance of curiosity. By staying curious and open-minded, we can approach social media as a playful game, maintaining lightness and authenticity in our interactions.

This episode really highlights the need to set personal rules when engaging with social media platforms, focusing on detachment, clarity of purpose, and maintaining a sense of lightness in one's approach.

Timestamps:

[00:03:29] Understanding Resilience
[00:05:50] Challenges in Building Online Presence
[00:08:29] Impact of Social Media on Mental Health
[00:10:16] Manish's Personal Struggle with Social Media
[00:14:15] Stepping Back from Social Media
[00:17:00] Balancing Authenticity and Privacy
[00:20:08] Setting Boundaries and Rules
[00:20:18] Three Practical Tools for Social Media Resilience
[00:26:23] The Importance of Purpose in Social Media

Connect with Manish:

• Website: https://resiliencei.com/team-location/south-east-asia
• Email: [e-mail]
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manisharneja/

Connect with Lisa:

• Website: https://www.sixcomms.org/
• Email: [e-mail]
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisasing/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sixcomms_podcast/

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