Feeling Stuck? Five Ways to Find Inspiration for Your Next Post - Solo with Nat

In today's episode, it's just me, Nat running solo and talking about where to find inspiration for your social media posts.Overwhelm and burn out is real! This is because we often overthink everything, right?And that includes social media! More likely then not, you’ve heard yourself say one of these before.“what the heck am I going to post about today?”“no one even wants to read what I have to say...”“lately my posts have been falling flat...”When we say this to ourselves, sure, maybe its a tad correct. But usually we’re just feeling drained. And guess what? We need to feel creative, and creativity doesn’t come to us when we’re drained.In fact many of you are trying to create very last minute because “Oh my gosh, I haven’t posted this week”. Well I’m about to make a very strong statement, (so please don’t write me hate mail).You Don’t Have To Post Every Day!!!Okay okay, you do if you want to grow. But if you’re just posting for posting sake, it’s not going to move the needle anyway right? So give yourself a little break. And after you have decided to cut yourself some slack, and you’ve taken a deep breath, I want you to think about what time of day you feel the happiest, energetic, and most creative. Where to find some inspiration for these posts.The first place we find inspiration is in posts we have saved. Start getting into the habit of doing this. If you haven’t started saving posts, it’s really easy.  Now, keep in mind, this is for Inspiration. Not copying. Many people go to a lot of work creating their posts. So don’t be a copy cat. In fact, you could even mention them in your post to say thank you for the great idea.Second place we find inspiration is on Pinterest. You can pretty much type in any word, or How To…. and something will come up. Looking over someone’s blog is such a great place to find inspiration of a wonderful post. The third place we find inspiration is in Pop Culture. Pop culture is our friend when we’re absolutely stuck. It could be a classic or current TV show, a new favourite song, or even some new challenge on TikTok.If something big is happening, you can use this to your advantage, by connecting with your audience when you have common ground, and offering a little entertainment. These kinds of posts start conversations you probably never thought you’d have. The fourth place we find inspiration is on a long drive or in nature. Have you ever noticed this? When you’re alone, or in a quiet place, how often the best ideas pop into your head. It’s really important to keep track of these incredible thoughts. But not to run home and start typing away. Stay in nature. Stay where the inspiration is flowing through you. The fifth and last place we find inspiration is from other individuals we look up to. Not necessarily from your industry. In fact, I’d suggest it not be from your industry. But rather someone or something that you admire. If you’re looking for additional hook suggestions, head on over to our bio @thesocial.focus download our latest freebie!Have a question for us? Check us out on Instagram @thesocial.focus @angela.s.doyon and @natcaronphoto and send us a DM! We are thrilled to use Buzzsprout to host our Podcast! They have made it easy and seamless (plus their customer service is by far one of the best!)This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.