We will be live at 2pm mtn here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82173053137?pwd=LvWmj0jftv7dmZv7xB0lKcaarU1YHs.1&jst=2 with @Rasheed Hooda who will be sharing about monetizing your own brand of weird.

Yesterday I had a really good conversation with David McIlroy on my podcast - the You World Order Showcase - He's a best seller over on Substack with over 33,000 followers. We talked about vulnerability which might sound like an odd topic for Substack - but when it comes to notes and content it's one of the most important pieces to get nailed down. There is a fine line between oversharing and being vulnerable. And the difference will cost you. The thing that it costs you is confidence. Not your confidence - but others confidence in you. Being vulnerable, in the world today, often shows up as being you, having your own opinions and letting others have theirs - that last bit - super important. As human beings we like to have our positions validated so it's often difficult to just state where you stand on things - but in doing so you pull your people towards you. I have to say that as a person who has always leaned toward people pleasing it's hard for me to take rejection - it always feels personal, so I get the allure of being vanilla. Though saging (as @Karen Langston puts it) has allowed me to care less about what people think about me on a personal level and more about helping them move towards stepping into the spotlight themselves. Which is where notes comes into the picture. The most powerful notes aren't notes that cause controversy but notes that allow people to feel aligned to something. I have note right now circulating around that has 16,000 likes, 771 comments and 1.7K restacks - it's brought in 255 new subscribers. I've had other notes go viral too and sometimes they go viral at the same time. You all have had notes go viral too - @Soph Newman 's spectacular one and @Evelyn Beatrice Bourne had one go crazy (I know they've had others - but I saw these go viral)

Love that it is still dark at 6am here. Something about drinking coffee with a candle for light that really makes my day feel special. I don't know if it's just me so I'm going to throw this out here - are you all feeling an energy shift right now? Not really looking to label it as I'm not sure how to label it - things feel different to me - not good or bad just not settled. Anyone else feeling this or have some insight around this? 🪻🍀🌺🔥🌺🍀🪻 Today is the weekly Q&A/Social Hour - we start at 1pm mtn - here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82141442688?pwd=xJ9W2bYfTXnBptWKuoOgEH4P2enq6p.1 come for 5 minutes or come for the hour. Tomorrow we will be enjoying the wisdom of @Rasheed Hooda who will be sharing a workshop with us on Monetizing Your Weird - Rasheed has a great backstory and I personally am really looking forward to this. Join us at 2pm mtn here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82173053137?pwd=LvWmj0jftv7dmZv7xB0lKcaarU1YHs.1&jst=2 Tuesday September 22nd at noon mtn we will be hosting the Substack Setup Intensive LIVE. Whether you've been on Substack a minute or are just starting out this is a great opportunity to dial in your publication so that the visibility you create by boosting your content over there leads to free and paid subscribers. Learn More here or upgrade here #🎯START HERE (you don't have to wait until Tuesday - you can jump right in today and watch the replays and go through the set up guides so that when we are live you have the ground work done and can really take advantage of asking me questions. 🪻🍀🌺🔥🌺🍀🪻 Post your links to notes, chats, lives and articles for boosting here - we will like, restack and comment where appropriate

Is it way TOO quiet these days? Where are the LIVES?

Feels like Monday today - even though it's Tuesday. Yesterday was fun though a lot for this ole gal. I don't get to spend alone time very often with the second born grand kids because - well they have older siblings and usually we get them both - yesterday was really special in that way. Theo though 2 and half is learning to talk and count and likes to sing movie themes apparently - we had all the fun singing along to Frozen and Moana. The surgery went well for his brother, but he will need another one in March to actually fix the issue. (Which should have been fixed when he as 12-18 months old - but we have morons for doctors in our next of the woods. There is always a tradeoff for living in the country and unreliable medical support is the main thing here) 🌴🌼🥀🪻🥀🌼🌴 @Vinayak Ramesh 's interview with Substack best seller - Phillip Hofmacher is live today! https://substack.com/@vinayakramesh1/note/c-337284012 Tomorrow we have the Q&A/Social Hour happening at 1pm mtn here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82141442688?pwd=xJ9W2bYfTXnBptWKuoOgEH4P2enq6p.1 and then on Thursday we have the Monetize Your Mission Mastermind at 2pm mtn with @Rasheed Hooda who will be talking about leaning into monetizing your personal brand of weird. 🌴🌼🥀🪻🥀🌼🌴 Next week will be the Substack Setup Intensive live happening again - on Tuesday the 22nd at noon mtn. If you're new to Substack or even been over there for a while but not sure if you have your publication set up optimally you are going to want to go through this. There are many replays in the classroom and guides to get you started so you don't need to wait until next week - upgrade today and gain access. #🎯START HERE