INTENTION Strategist Szebastian

Is it just me or is LinkedIn interface is lagging badly in recent times?

You click a post and have to wait with a cuppa for it to load things.
You click notifications and it takes only a few years to show 'em all.
You click 'a' notification the connected post opens in about a decade.

Am I the only one?

Platforms will tell you things you may not do. Then let someone else do the exact same thing and reward them for it. And the someone else will do it over and over again, and keep getting rewarded.

Hence, don't post for platforms and algorithms.

Post for people you want to connect to, and serve.

More importantly, build your list.

Operate and network on your terms.

𝐈𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟
Gary Vee, Tony Robbins, Mel Robbins, Jay Shetty and David Goggins,

𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞
Gabor Mate, Francesca Albanese, Viktor Frankl, Joanna Rawbone and Hudson Taylor!

What makes you feel supported?

Stick with me for a minute!

Be it career or life in general, every now and then we can do with a support system that helps us navigate through challenges we encounter. As a matter of fact, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 at the right time can make a huge difference in how we emerge on the other side of a challenge.

However, support is also a word that is thrown around quite casually, without being examined 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬, or whether it is even practical for the person seeking it.

If we are talking professional settings, it can sound like encouragement in a meeting, a quick check-in, or an offer to step in during a demanding task.

In personal life, it might show up as advice, presence, or simply listening. I mean, when you look at it closely, all of them are a form of support and can be very useful in both contexts.

Yet, when you actually need support, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥.

There are moments when words help you move forward. And then there are times where words feel empty without action. Sometimes just knowing someone is consistently there changes everything. And in some cases, the most valuable support is the kind that pushes you to stand on your own, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 in the moment.

However, we often assume others define support the same way we do. What may look like 'showing up' to one person, may not be sufficient for another, or on the flip side, some may struggle to understand 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮.

And when there is a mismatch in how one hopes to be supported, and how support is being offered, it can lead to frustration, disappointment and, 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐚 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭.

So I am curious to know, what support looks like, and what actually counts in the moment for you? More importantly, what has shaped your definition of support over time?

I would love to know how you define support in your own context, and what has influenced that definition over time. If this resonates, please share your perspective in the comments or feel free to reach out directly.

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲, - Szebastian - 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞. I. 𝐀𝐦.

I am not two people, and I refuse to accept living like I am.

I do not experience myself in parts, nor do I have a switch that flips me from “The human Szebastian” to “The Professional Szebastian”, because they are both the SAME person. What I share, how I think, and how I work all come from the same place. The only difference is how I allow myself to feel and how I ensure I am sincere in my responsibilities.

Broligarchs want people to “leave their personal life at home”. Well, I am not two different people depending on where I am, and I refuse to carefully present a “work persona” and let loose a separate “personal” one elsewhere.

I am the same person in both spaces, and I show up as me.

In one moment, I show up as reflective, with a vulnerable expression of what I’m working through. In another, I am structured, technical, and focused on delivery, outcomes, and quality. Both sides of me are me. I don’t hide one and bring out another. I simply choose which energy of me plays a part in which moment. Neither interrupts the other.

I take my work seriously. I hold myself to a standard of discipline, follow-through, and responsibility. I am also a sensitive, emotional, compassionate human, so I express my pain and joy without much filter. And yes, I do contradict myself at times. You may see it as contradiction. I see it as showing up as my real self, with both my best and worst present.

At the risk of sounding defensive, this is not an excuse for any unacceptable behavior. I own it all - mistakes, mis-takes, missed-takes - and learn from it - personally, professionally and everywhere in-between and beyond.

I do not see this as duality.

I see it as a wholeness of my humanity, my skills, and my capabilities, interconnected and often complementing each other in the best way possible. At times, they can also be counterproductive, but I don’t know any human who is a perfect 10 in all places, at all times.

If anything, what I’ve lived through has chiseled how I think, how I decide, and how I show up. It hasn’t made me less capable. It has made me more precise, and it continues to help me learn more about who I am, who I want to be, and everything in between.

I don’t separate life and work.
I cannot separate them, even if I tried.
I take responsibility for both.

I am not a box, I am a range.
Thoughtful, sometimes personal.
And also direct, pragmatic, and professional.

I don’t subscribe to “two sides of the same coin”. I see it as a whole offering, with my abilities, skills, kindness, flaws, and everything else that makes me, me.

This is ME.

Intentionally, - Szebastian - Because. I. Am.

PS: Haters will say this does not belong on LinkedIn, despite everything this post just said.

Disclaimer: This is purely human written content.

If you are 'proud' about Comment after Comment generated via AI, on your post nearly completely written by AI .. you are not taking pride in making a difference.

You are taking a pride in being the 'presentism' engaged sheep among blindly following sheep - without a purpose, vision and dream.

That is not visibility. That's vanity of an empty and noisy vessel serving no purpose.

▪️Apologizing to the 'network' because you did not post a couple of days?
▪️Posting during your time-off to avoid becoming 'out of sight, out of Mind'?
▪️Exhausted, but responding to every comment on your post in real-time?

And, add 732 other rationales you use to shame yourself to prioritize: Visibility, Engagement and Authority.

All the while deprioritizing yourself:
⚖️ Your need to breathe? ❌ Deprioritized.
⚖️ Your right to disconnect for real downtime? ❌ Deprioritized.
⚖️ Your need to connect with the world inside of you? ❌ Deprioritized.

Add to that the self-abuse of:
🪦 Living for analytics - aided with comparison-itis.
🪦 Breathing to please algorithms - that only want you to 'pay to play'.
🪦 Structuring life around eyeball economy - the tired, oversaturated, aimless eyeballs.

All to please a system that only favors those who pay to play.

You are so invested in shaming yourself that you've stopped tuning-in to the voice and creativity inside of you - just so you can stay on top of the trends and structures algorithms demand of you. And deep down the content, the scheduling, the non-stop being present still leaves a hollowness you can't quite understand.

💡 What if you STOPPED shaming yourself and start honoring what your mind, body and heart need without feeling guilty about missed notifications, days without posting and not needing to be visible, engaged and an authority 24/7/365?

💡 What if, your pause was not focused on countdown of the 'remaining downtime' but was about just breathing, soaking in the silence of no hustle-and-bustle, and focusing on something you've always wanted to do for yourself but never stopped long enough to even try?

🎯 So, if you are not back at work yet, instead of shaming yourself into being 'present', try focusing on being with yourself, and for yourself - to 'just be' - unapologetically.

Just TRY!

Intentionally - Szebastian - Because. I. Am.

𝗣𝗦: I scheduled this on 13 December 2025 so I don't have to be online while I am focusing on just 'being'.



𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿: This content is purely human-authored without any direct or indirect use of AI.

THAT is ALL!

What is the one thing you want to stop doing right now?

Not tomorrow.
Not when things settle.
Not when permission arrives.

The habit you defend.
The thought you normalize.
The action you repeat while knowing better.

Clarity. Truth. Courage. Resilience. (CTCR)
- Understand where you stand, right now.
- Acknowledge your truth, to yourself.
- Courageously march with your truth and clarity.
- Remain Resilient in the face of adversity, distraction or fear.

If my question makes you uncomfortable, it is neither a coincidence, nor a negative. It is my friend, self-awareness knocking the door of your conscience and inner-strength.

And that is where freedom begins.

Psst! Something really cool is coming for REELS/TikTok production.

Will share at the right time!

The more you understand who you really are outside of the social construct, the stronger your resolve to break free from the its prison, gets.

We've been conditioned to get comfortable, fit ourselves in, and even love this cage of social construct - and when we do, to take pride in being a 'good boy/girl/person'. It is drilled into us so much so that we fear to even wonder what freedom from this cage would look like.

Here's the minimum damage Social Construct does to our being:
• It rewards conformity and punishes individuality
• It replaces self-awareness with social approval
• It teaches performance over authenticity
• It breeds fear of judgment and failure
• It disconnects you from your innate potential

and the moment you begin to break free, you experience an entirely different journey:
• You question what you’ve been told to value
• You start observing your behavior without bias
• Something within begins to allow discomfort to guide deeper self-inquiry
• You begin to reclaim personal agency over your choices and voice
• You redefine what success means and aim for it on your own terms

In the beginning it may feel daunting because we venture into the unknown, unfamiliar, and most experiences forbidden by the social construct - so it is nerve-wracking without a doubt.

However, the moment you start walking on a path imagined, designed and created by your inner-guidance and on your own terms something heavy lifts off from your shoulders. You breathe your unique you, without apology.

You free yourself from the cages and barbwires you've been kept under.
And, freedom, people is not rebellion. It is reclaim.
Defined, designed and built on your intentionality.