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How to Get 100K Followers
Learn the Simple Trick of the Trade

Let’s be honest — this message is for you if you want growth on social media but you are stingy with your engagement.
Most subscribers say they want reach.
You say you want momentum.
You say you want organic virality, leverage, and opportunity.
Why? To sell your products? Reach consumers?
But you won’t like other people’s content.
You won’t comment.
You won’t reply.
You won’t engage.
And then you quietly expect the internet to show up for you.
Sorry, that math is not mathing.
You don’t get a 100K followers by hiding.
You don’t get virality by spectating.
You don’t get growth without friction.
My run toward 5 million impressions isn’t a flex — it’s exposing something uncomfortable:
The people who grow are the ones willing to participate before they’re rewarded.
Engagement isn’t beneath you.
It isn’t optional.
It isn’t “extra.”
It’s the work.
If you expect:
• people to comment on your posts
• people to share your ideas
• people to amplify your voice
…but you refuse to do that for others —
You’re not building.
You’re waiting.
And waiting is just dressed-up entitlement.
I am pushing this challenge because I am watching, in real time, how intentional engagement creates visibility, association, and momentum — while passivity creates nothing.
This isn’t about shaming you.
It’s about waking you up.
I am here for you, not to impress you.
But I am not going to lie to you either.
If you want growth, you have to earn proximity to attention.
If you want reach, you have to give reach.
If you want equity, you have to invest.
Scroll past this if you want comfort.
Sit with it if you want results.
That’s why we (me and my AI agents) keep challenging you.
Regards
Founder:
Michael Kennedy
@athleticentrepreneur
@hoopstheoryx