I was doing research at the beginning of March into starting your own social media consulting agency/firm/business. I feel like I have a good understanding of what people like, what they want, and some knowledge about social media as an emerging platform in marketing today. I wanted to dabble in marketing at one point, and I’d really like to be into something innovative, where I can be my own boss. I’ve been finding a lot lately that I’ve been having very strange, odd personality clashes with certain kinds of people, and that I’d really probably rather be my own boss at this point. I don’t know what it is that causes this, usually. I tend to think it’s because people don’t understand me and my intentions, or they just don’t respect the way my mind works.
I was reading this article, and it was saying more or less why those with narcissistic personality disorders thrive on the internet and, in particularly, in social media. I tend to joke around a lot and accept that I am, in fact, a bit of a narcissist. I think it’s great to be into yourself, because it feeds into your self-esteem. If you’re not your biggest fan, then who else will be? Curiously, I read through a lot of the symptoms, and it bothered me a lot to realize that me claiming to be a narcissist is likely a lot more than a joke: I think I have this personality disorder. I tend to do things for myself without thinking about others (though this is not the reason for the personality clashes; more on that in another post.) – not usually out of a desire to be selfish, but because I just plain don’t actively think about other people, their needs, and their obligations.