My 'Little Robots' connected me to Dr. Phil

Don’t underestimate the power of sharing your ideas online; you never know what messages the robots will deliver.

I was contacted by a producer from Dr Phil show the other day.

They asked me if I would be interested in appearing on their show to discuss how friendships are shifting amidst the division in the political narrative in the US nowadays.

According to the producer, they picked me as a potential candidate because they read one of my articles on Medium in which I discussed this subject.

I hopped on the phone and had a nice conversation with the producer. Eventually, we both agreed that we had different visions of how the interview should be conducted. I wanted more of a discussion with experts, and they wanted more of a confrontational style. We agreed that what I had in mind was not a good fit for the show. We exchanged pleasantries, and we decided to stay in touch.

The moral of the story is not to flex, but rather to highlight one major point.

They found me on Medium.

The article they referred to was one I wrote almost two years ago, so I was pleasantly surprised that it is still being read and has caught the attention of a major TV show.

This was a confirmation for me of the importance of writing online and putting yourself out there. You never know who will read your material, even years and years after you write it.

This reminds me of something writing expert David Perell once mentioned:

"When you create and share an idea, you put your ideas onto the internet, which means that little robots can basically carry your ideas… and they go all around the world. There are people sitting from Malaysia to Mauritius to Algeria who are scrolling the internet and want to learn about whatever you have written or created a video about. When you’re sleeping, playing tennis with your friends, or on a walk by the river, you pay no charge.

Those robots are like little carrier pigeons that deliver your ideas to people all over the world. What’s amazing is you can make something once, and the robots will work for you for the rest of your life. As they deliver your ideas to people, serendipity happens — you meet new people, they reach out to you, they want to give you money, they want to help you, they have a consulting project that they need your help with — anything, whatever it is."

So, yeah, my little robots are working in full swing. They directed me towards Dr. Phil.

Don’t underestimate the power of sharing your ideas online; you never know what messages the robots will deliver.

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