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Matt

Memorial Day Weekend....

"One-hundred-thirty-seven years later, Memorial Day remains one of America's most cherished patriotic observances. The spirit of this day has not changed — it remains a day to honor those who died defending our freedom and democracy." — Doc Hastings

Happy Friday Gang! Have a BLESSED weekend, get outside for some sunshine, or go play in the water. Make sure you got charcoal or propane in that BBQ cause it should be a LIT weekend! :)

 

 

 

Olivia

Instagram

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Hey all! I'm doing an experiment on "the gram." Please follow SlideBelts and turn on post notifications (ask me how if you don't know). When we post, please like and comment in an A$AP fashion. This is probably a temporary thing (but we'd love you to continue liking and commenting 🤗) as we're testing the Instagram algorithm. Thank you!

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To help illustrate the power and reach of social media, here's some interesting facts and statistics about Instagram:

  • There are over 600 million Instagrammers.

  • Of that 600 million, 400 million are active every day.

  • After Instagram itself, Selena Gomez has the most followers with 117 million. Cristiano Ronaldo has 97 million and National Geographic has 75 million.

  • Beyonce holds the record for the most liked Instagram with her pregnancy announcement which garnered almost 11 million likes.

  • There are 16,600,000 Google searches for “instagram” per month.

  • 51% of Instagram users access the platform daily, and 35% say they look at the platform several times per day.

  • 95 million photos and videos are shared on Instagram per day.

  • As of December 2016, there were over 282 million selfies on Instagram.

  • Over 40 billion photos and videos have been shared on the Instagram platform since its conception.

  • The best time to post on Instagram for the most engagement is at 5 PM on Wednesdays.

  • Pizza is the most widely instagrammed food, directly ahead of steak and sushi.

    Brig

    Motivate This!

    WHAT'S UP CRUSADERS!?! I'm hijacking Courtney's posts while she is on vacation.

     

    When motivation fails me, and I don't immediately understand why I must do something, or don't even feel like doing a required task, there is one fail-safe that works wonders:

     

    I sit back and put myself into a mindset by asking myself: "Okay, I don't feel motivated and I don't even have the motivation to find a reason to get motivated. Hmm. Okay, well do I need to be motivated every minute of my life? No. Sometimes work is meant to be hard -- I don't always need motivation. I must trust the process -- the rewards and reasons will come later. Trust the process."

     

    Most of the time I have solid motivation. But there are times when the mind & body just don't want to cooperate with my daily routine. Sticking to my daily routine is the only solution for those times when motivation is lacking. In order to win, to be #1, we need to consistently execute even when we aren't motivated. The greatest artists don't sit and wait for inspiration --- they get to work even when they don't feel like it or aren't motivated. Albert Einstein said it best: "motivation is for fools!"* 

    *Einstein may or may not have said these exact words.

     

    Bonus points: how many hidden #1's can you find in the SlideBelts logo?