8 Motivational Shea Serrano Tweets
Everyone has something or someone they look to for motivation. Famous quotes from successful figures like “believe you can and you’re halfway there” from Teddy Roosevelt or “all our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them” from Walt Disney are often repeated as encouragement to keep working towards an established goal. Thanks to the technology and resources of 2019, people are able to draw inspiration from a wider variety of sources than ever before.
Over the past few years, New York Times Best Selling author and “The Ringer” journalist Shea Serrano has made a name for himself. Shea is a Hispanic American former teacher that uses Twitter as a platform to relate to the “everyman”, more specifically in the sports realm.
By earnestly associating himself with his followers alongisde the release of much of his work writing articles, newsletters, and books, Shea has accumulated a sizable cult following, coined the “FOH army” (a little NSFW – feel free to Urban Dictionary that one). His success story of a fairly humble beginning to his current prestige now is enough to inspire anyone to work hard to achieve their goals; at the same time, possibly his most defining social media characteristic is the style he uses to motivate his audience. I’ve compiled 8 tweets from the last 3 months of Shea’s twitter account that adequately represent the flavor of inspiration one can get from following his account.
His words of wisdom are frequently explicit about a variety of topics: staying focused, working hard, and taking responsibility and agency for your success.
Others are also explicit in vocabulary:
Some of his universally applicable advice strikes with a blunt force that might as well have slapped me right across the face. Serrano’s straightforward approach featured here is a breath of fresh air amid the complexities of modern life:
Whenever I scroll through his feed, I feel called out – no, I feel challenged. Shea’s tendency to positively encourage his audience by matter-of-factly identifying common areas of weakness or improvement is powerful and provocative As a peer of mine discussed at length yesterday, people operate differently depending on their nature and upbringing; however, successful people take the time to establish context and find what will help them achieve their goals. Not everyone will appreciate Serrano’s candor in his writing and media presence, and they don’t have to; however, I strongly encourage each person to individually explore their passions and find someone or something, like a Serrano, to obtain advice and inspiration from.