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The $100 MBA Show

MBA1460 Q&A Wednesday: Will I put off customers if I share my political and religious views?

The $100 MBA Show

Omar Zenhom

Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2020

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

We live in a golden age of political bipartisanship, religious tolerance, and cooperation among people of diverse viewpoints. Just kidding, we live in a never-ending mosh pit of political and social rock-hurling. So what does that mean for your business? It’s Q&A Wednesday, and we’re helping one Mommy Blogger decide whether to share her convictions, or zip it before she scares half her customers away.

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0:00.0

Heyo! Welcome to the 100 R.M. Show the business podcast that doesn't waste your time, just practical business

0:15.5

lessons every day with their daily 10 minute business lessons for the real world.

0:19.4

I'm your host, your coach, your teacher, Omar Zenholm. I'm also the co-founder of the $100 MBA,

0:25.4

a complete business training and community online.

0:27.7

And today's episode is a Q&A Wednesday episode.

0:30.2

On our Q&A Wednesday episodes, I answer a question from one of you, one of our listeners.

0:34.4

If you have a question you want to ask, just email me over at omar at 100MBA.

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Net.

0:40.5

Today's question is from Nina, and Nina asks, a mommy blogger I blog and I sell products on how to balance being a mom and your career I'm pretty passionate about my beliefs

0:50.1

But my question is will I put off customers if I share my political and religious beliefs and views on my blog and on social media?

0:59.0

There's lots of advice telling you you should be transparent and be yourself, but at the same time I can understand

1:04.6

if people don't agree with the way I believe or think. I would love to hear your thoughts on

1:09.7

this Omar. Thanks for the amazing content and daily goodness from the podcast. Best Nina.

1:16.0

Thank you for that question Nina. It's a big one and I'm going to make sure I answer it in today's lesson.

1:21.0

Politics and religion is probably the most polarizing topics

1:25.3

on the internet and it's mostly because people feel very strongly about either of

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them. Having said that this question is quite common common, you know, if I share my beliefs, if I share what I think about politics, you can turn customers away. Is that a smart move? Or should I just let it all hang out? Should I just be who I am and say everything I believe

1:45.8

in my work and publicly on social media? Well, I'm going to get into all that in today's

1:50.6

episode. My recommendations and how to evaluate if you should or should not do this.

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You might be surprised by the answer I give.

1:58.5

So let's get into it.

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Let's get down to business.

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