A reminder for our newer faces (and honestly, all of us): One of the fastest ways to gain clarity isn’t doing more content. It’s letting other smart humans into your thinking. Borrow the room is a simple, low-pressure way to do that. This is a collaboration prompt. Not a pitch. Not a performance. The goal is to get our community talking, asking better questions, and spotting opportunities together. Post the following: 1️⃣ What you’re working on right now (keep it short. Think context, not a backstory) 2️⃣ One question or decision you’re stuck on Something you’d actually appreciate another set of eyes on 3️⃣ How others can help you right now Feedback, ideas, connections, collaboration, clarity, encouragement — name it Then commit to being part of the room: ✔ Jump into at least 2 other posts ✔ Ask a thoughtful question or offer a practical suggestion ✔ Share honest, grounded input. No hype. No fluff. This community works best when we use it with each other, not beside each other. You don’t have to grow alone. Borrow the room💙

Even athletes need recovery days. Your mind is no different. You can't be "on" all the time. Social media isn't a 24/7 game. But so many of us treat it like it is, checking first thing in the morning, last thing at night, during meals, during conversations. It's exhausting because it is exhausting. Heavy social media use correlates with lower well-being, especially when it displaces sleep and real-world connection. The more time you spend scrolling instead of sleeping or being present with people you care about, the worse you feel. Recovery time is not lazy. It's essential. Try "social media sabbaths": a few hours or a whole day offline each week. Replace scrolling with small rituals: a walk, journaling, stretching, even just staring out the window. Track your mood before and after scrolling. Often, patterns reveal themselves quickly. You might notice that 20 minutes of scrolling leaves you feeling drained. Or that a walk clears your head in ways endless doomscrolling never will. This is part of a series from the bonus chapter of my upcoming book, Redefining Showing Up: Your Permission Slip to Using Social Media for Business on Your Terms. Your move: Pick one day this week to take a true break from your phone. Just a few hours. Notice how you feel during and after. When was the last time you took a real break from your phone, and how did you feel? ⚡

Welcome to The Content Shift, @Jenny Rader-Bakos Jennny teaches cooking workshops in person and is expanding into online offerings. She's got 15+ years in professional kitchens and runs Rooted & Wild, a community where she shares plant-based and foodie content. She's thinking about the real stuff: how to keep her content authentic instead of just posting to post. We love that energy. If you have any questions please feel free to ask. For a better understanding of the community tabs click here. And to see what's new click here. ❤️

We've got a good mix of people in here, coaches, consultants, speakers, service providers. And I know a lot of you are also building your own communities on Skool. So let's share them. Drop your Skool link below. Tell us who it's for in one line. Let's see what everyone's building 🔥.

Pat Flynn said something on stage that stopped me: people don't follow you for one good post. They follow to see what happens next. Episodic content isn't just a trend. It's an ecosystem play. A YouTube video that connects to an email that connects to a community conversation that connects back to the next video. That's not just good content, that's a system that gives people a reason to stay. Standalone posts are forgettable. A series is a destination. This is exactly what we talk about in here, and seeing it validated on that stage felt good. I'm actually putting this into practice right now. I'm documenting my own marketing ecosystem rebuild in YouTube Shorts/Instagram Reels. It'll be real decisions, what's working, what's not and what I'm figuring out as I go. It's my way of showing how an ecosystem actually comes together, not just talking about it in theory. And I'll be documenting longer versions for YouTube. Are you creating any episodic or series-based content right now? What's working? I'll share some examples on the comments that I've seen online.