The Content Lab Vol. 011

May 14, 2025

At the Content Lab, every day you’ll be receiving a daily LinkedIn post idea in the form of a question, as well as a fill-in-the-blank template for your post.

Your daily LinkedIn post idea, by The Content Lab

Question: Who has been your greatest inspiration, and how did they impact your life?

Below is a rough example of what a post could look like for this prompt. Feel free to edit it to reflect your own experience.

Post Template:

Hook:

My greatest inspiration is my grandfather.

He didn’t build a unicorn or raise venture capital, but he showed me what real leadership looks like through how he lived every day.

Tease:
He ran a small corner store for 42 years.

He worked six days a week (never on the sabbath), treated every customer, employee with respect, and helped people without ever needing credit for it.

He showed up with the same steady presence whether things were going well or falling apart.

Value:
Watching him taught me three invaluable principles:

1/ Consistency is more powerful than charisma.

2/ Trust is built quietly, through actions repeated over time.

3/ Real leadership is not about status or visibility, but about showing up for people, over and over again, no matter what.

CTA:
Who is someone who shaped the way you live today?