[Unpolished] Semi Invisible Man!
Over the past few months, I’ve reached out to a few people whose work or ideas had an impact on me, asking for their feedback on my work or ideas. Many responded and provided valuable feedback, and I’m genuinely grateful to them. But a few, like a teacher I learned from, an author whose article inspired my approach, and start-up founders in different countries who implemented similar ideas, didn’t respond. Each time, I shared my thoughts or work, asked for feedback, or simply asked if I could learn from their journey. Each time, there was no reply. Assuming they received my messages but chose not to respond, I wondered: Why no reply? Was I doing something wrong? Am I invisible to them? Was it my message or my name? Or do I have unrealistic expectations of replies to an old student or a stranger from a far, far away country down under? I reviewed my messages again and could not find any issues. Talking it through with my “unofficial therapist / copywriter” ChatGPT(!) to have a second op...