When Your Ranking Is HIGH But Your Clicks Are LOW

 

In the SEO [Search Engine Optimization] world, WHAT matters most are two variables namely the RANKINGs and the CLICKs [and nothing lese].  BUT we're NO SEO experts so we won't dip into that thread.  Instead, we'd like to dive into the analogy in our life, that is, WHEN you seem popular [and therefore your RANKING Is HIGH] BUT you may NOT be genuinely accepted by your community or your colleagues [and therefore your CLICKS are LOW]!@#$%?

This brings me to a bit touchy stuff to discuss.  In life, by circumstance OR even as planned, we get involved in various endeavors, sometimes ending up as recognized and accepted by our peers, our colleagues and/or communities.  BUT the flip side of everything else is to really ask our own selves are very genuine [and brutally frank] question:  Are we genuinely appreciated by the people we get engaged in life???

This is quite debatable BUT the general concept of being popular is manifested for either being well-known OR having that high degree of visibility in a social circle.  It could stem from one's social media following being seen either as influential OR known OR probably recognized for one's achievements OR characteristics.  BUT if you're in that "NOT SO" bracket, it may imply to a lack of deep OR meaningful connections despite one's given popularity within a group💥💥💥

We've known all of them.  That good-looking, charismatic and impeccably dressed kids WHO were [undoubtedly] smart and sometimes, cool and trendy.  YES maybe you were one of them [and frankly, you should beat your chest with pride on that].  OR maybe you were one of those 'unnoticeable' kids WHO were satisfied enough being on the sidelines, cheering up the 'up and coming' so called 'leaders of the pack'.  YES, I vividly recall my high school days WHICH was a unique experience.  It's akin to that coin.  We're either popular OR NOT popular.  We were either the sociable one OR the plainly dressed one, existing incognito [even way back before Google became part of our daily lives]💚💛💜

Our takeaway:  This is NOT a hard choice to decide BUT eventually, it's worth asking ourselves.  Do we prefer to be POPULAR by status?  OR be POPULAR by likeability?  And likeability may NOT necessarily mean to be in that high of a status in society BUT one WHOSE contributions and/or impact to the group OR to the community is recognized well enough.  And to me, that's the ultimate plum to achieve.  LIKE at the workplace, WHEN I witnessed several of my mentees going up the corporate ladder and have now become full-fledged managers, I strongly felt that their sense of achievement  resonates well enough as to WHETHER our ranking is HIGH yet our clicks are LOW😡😡😡