💥 How I Used a Mean DM to Build Confidence Posting Content

The Instagram DM was just two words, but it felt like an arrow piercing my chest:

"BIG YIKES 😂"

It was a picture of my own Instagram post from earlier that day.

A professional photo of me with an educational caption about how to structure your LinkedIn profile for better job opportunities.

The sender was saying "yikes" about me.

But she hadn't meant to say it to me.

She'd meant to make fun of me in a message to someone else, but sent it to me by mistake.

I stared at my phone, cheeks burning with embarrassment.