Today we're going back to a simpler time... A time when the internet made noises... When you couldn't use the phone AND be online... 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁: 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Choose your side: 💬 AIM or MSN Messenger 📼 Blockbuster or Hollywood Video 🖥️ MySpace or early Facebook 🐣 Tamagotchi or Furby ☎️ Calling your friends' house phone or passing notes at school 🎮 Nintendo 64 or PlayStation 📚 Goosebumps or The Baby-Sitters Club 📸 Disposable camera or Polaroid Drop your answers below! 👇

Happy Friday, all! Let's have some fun and get to know each other a bit more (and maybe learn something new about ourselves in the process...🤔) 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🍁🎃 - Pumpkin spice or apple cider - Pumpkin patch or haunted house - Apple picking or fall festival - Gilmore Girls marathon or spooky movie marathon - Bonfire or curled up by the fireplace - Apple pie or pumpkin pie

Sometimes, I really don't like posting. On Skool, social, email, Substack... you name it. Sometimes, I just don't feel like "people-ing" and I don't want to feel like I have to be "on" and cheerful and engaging. And you know what? That's allowed! Yes, algorithms exist. Yes, engagement matters. Yes, if you're running a business you DO actually need to show up sometimes (or else how is anyone supposed to find you and learn of the Awesome Things you offer??) But your energy is data too. Post every single day and, yeah, you might grow faster. You might also combust. The reality is, you can market without despising your own marketing. You can be consistent without a fake smile. And who knows, you may even come to LOVE marketing your stuff! (*gasp!) If any of that resonated and you want to be able to create a marketing plan that actually feels good, even when you would rather curl up in a blanket burrito, then comment below and let me know! Thinking about putting together a little mini-series training on this if there's enough interest.

Welcome to The Cold Coffee Club, where finishing what you start actually happens, and nobody judges you for the third cup before noon 😅. We're thrilled to have some fantastic new faces joining us—let's get to know them! @Yisel C is here tackling that universal struggle: too many ideas, not enough finished products, and joining the club to find the focus and momentum to turn inspiration into reality—something we're all working toward. @Karen Van Graan brings her dream-building expertise from sunny South Africa and Wisconsin (wait, what?! Such different locales!). As a coach and digital marketer, she's ready to help others make their dreams real while finding her own clarity in this community. @Noah Williams is building online and learning as he goes—hungry to pick up wisdom from people a few steps ahead. Time management is his challenge, and he knows the right community can change that. Potential connection with @Mindy Iannelli, who runs Garden of Ease on exactly keeping systems sustainable and simple. @Shelly Martin is an AI workflow automation specialist and podcast host from Kansas focused on cutting admin and scaling smarter. Check out her website engagemoreforyou.com and connect with her on LinkedIn. @Robbyn Fisher is a homeschool mom of 12+ years providing resources and encouragement to other at-home parents—and finishing what she starts is her focus. She'd mesh well with @Amy Joy, who runs Natural Energy Solutions and understands the juggling act of motherhood and building something meaningful. @Sarah Masciantonio is a mom of seven, wife, and pastor balancing it all. Staying in one idea long enough to launch is her current hurdle—something @Michele Hoover knows well; check out her Female Entrepreneur Mastermind, michelehoovercoaching, and michelehoovercoaching.com for guidance on navigating burnout and life transitions as a mom.

Hi, everyone! I don't have many parent-friends (I have friends, but most of them aren't parents), but I want to tell SOMEONE about the amazing thing we got our kid for her birthday. It's called a Tin Can phone, and it's just like the old landlines from the days of yore, only with a parent-control app so only approved numbers can call in and out. Our kid (she's 9) is now calling grandparents, arranging playdates with friends, and learning phone etiquette like saying "hello" when you answer the phone and "let me check" when going to look at a calendar. This isn't a pitch or anything, I just love seeing the excitement and empowerment in her eyes when she makes a call herself, and I wanted to share that with someone...ANYONE! If your kid's been asking for a phone but they're still young, this is a great compromise before bringing cell phones/smartphones into the mix.