One of the goals I set up for myself this year was to try to go on one podcast per month. While time fell short, that priority had slipped, but now it's starting to pick back up again, and I think I can finish the year strong. I just did a podcast with @Shawn Ziem which is live now on YouTube if you want to go check it out!

😂 You know you’re getting old when… it’s time to upgrade your glasses. Apparently, I’ve officially graduated from single-vision lenses to progressive lenses. 😂 And since I was upgrading anyway, I decided to order the latest pair of Meta glasses. I’m actually pretty excited about them because I listen to a LOT of content throughout the day—YouTube videos, podcasts, audiobooks, trainings, etc.—and these should make it much easier to listen while I’m on the go. I’ve personally never been a big fan of earbuds. They never seem to sit right in my ears, they get uncomfortable, and I’m constantly worried about losing one. 😆 That’s one of the things I like about the Meta glasses—you can listen without having something stuck in your ears. Now I’m curious… 👓 Does anyone else have Meta glasses? 🎧 Do you actually use them for listening to content? 🤔 Would you buy a pair?

Had a great call with @Krista Brea today, have you connected with her yet? We had a connection call where I learned about what she is doing and we scheduled a podcast recording for next week. I really enjoy meeting and learning about other Skool affiliates and owners!

Welcome to the New Authors & Future Authors Joining the Community. 📚 If you're new here and you already have a book GREAT! Make sure you get it submitted to the 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬. 📝 If you're looking to publish your first book and you want some guidance on how to get started, take the course 𝗙𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗥 𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗚𝗬. WELCOME IN .... @Nancy Beauchene (referred by @Jessica Waldron ) @Kalaivani Ramanathan - Science Researcher who is interested in working with chidren. @Georgina Al Hallis - Experienced in education in Ontario, Canada and in Sweden. I speak Romanian, French, English, Swedish and Serbian, and I love to travel. (Referred by @Adelina Rosa ) @Karen O'Connor - 10 years full time fiction author writing mysteries with magic and talking familiars. (Referred by @Jessica Waldron ) @Jocelyn Harris - Ready to get started with publishing! (Referred by @Dr. Shermnae Jones ) @Christen Dunn - (referred by @Jessica Waldron ) @Verena Boeheim - Newly retired. Self-published Author. Just moved to Croatia to reinvent myself. (referred by @Jessica Waldron ) @Dawn Dawkins - Cowgirl/farmgirl and author, living on the eastern plains of Colorado. Mom to 4 girls, Nan to 2 babies and happy wife. I run a publishing company

Grab this prompt and share your results 👇 (give it your photo) Create a personalized vertical infographic called “My Author Journey” based on what you already know about me from our previous conversations. Think about everything you know about me specifically as an author, writer, publisher, or creative person. Choose 5 interesting or meaningful things that help tell my story as an author. These can be anything that stands out about my journey — what I write about, why I write, what inspires me, my experiences as an author, my creative process, challenges I’ve worked through, how I connect with readers, lessons I’ve learned, how I approach publishing or marketing, what I’m currently exploring, or where I hope to go next. Do not follow a predetermined set of categories. Instead, look at what you actually know about me and decide which 5 things make my author story interesting. Every author’s infographic should be different based on their individual journey. Do not invent information. Only use things you genuinely know about me from our conversations. If you don’t know enough about my author journey to create something meaningful, ask me a few simple questions first. Keep the infographic simple, personal, and highly visual. Use a maximum of 5 sections or callouts. Each section should contain only a short headline, interesting fact, statistic if relevant, or 1–2 short sentences. Don’t feel obligated to include things like book sales, royalties, number of books published, or other publishing statistics. Include those only if they genuinely stand out as an important part of that particular author’s story. Use illustrations, icons, symbols, writing elements, or other visual details to help tell the story instead of relying on lots of text. If I provide a photo, incorporate it naturally into the design. Make the design feel personal to the author. Use what you know about their personality, writing style, interests, audience, or creative journey to inspire the overall look and feel.