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Listener Q: Community Strategies to Grow Your Service Business · Build With Becky: Smart Strategies To Grow Your Community-Driven Business

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  So
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  last
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  year,
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  I
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  went
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  to
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  Portugal
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  for
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  a
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  women's
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  retreat,
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  business
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  retreat
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  that
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  was
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  hosted
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  by
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  my
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  friends
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  Marissa
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  and
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  Carla.
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  It
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  was
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  amazing.
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  And
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  I
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  got
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  to
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  meet
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  a
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  woman
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  named
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  Vidi
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  there.
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  And
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  Viddy
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  reached
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  out
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  to
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  me
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  and
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  she
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  asked,
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  what
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  are
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  some
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  of
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  the
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  best
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  networking
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  things
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  I
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  have
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  been
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  to
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  online
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  communities
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  I'm
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  a
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  part
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  of
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  or
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  conferences
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  I've
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  loved.
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  She
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  said
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  that
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  one
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  of
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  her
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  goals
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  for
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  the
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  rest
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  of
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  the
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  year
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  is
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  to
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  get
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  back
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  into
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  building
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  better
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  connections.
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  She
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  was
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  so
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  good
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  at
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  it
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  for
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  a
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  while,
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  which
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  I.
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  I
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  know
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  because
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  I
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  met
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  Viddy
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  at
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  this.
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  At
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  this
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  retreat,
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  and
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  it
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  also.
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  But
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  it
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  just
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  starts
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  to
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  take
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  the
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  back
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  burner
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  when
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  work
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  gets
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  busy,
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  which
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  is
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  bad.
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  So
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  she
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  was
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  asking
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  me,
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  like,
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  what's
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  the
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  best
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  way
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  to
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  dive
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  back
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  into
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  community
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  building
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  to
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  grow
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  her
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  business?
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  And
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  Viddy
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  has
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  a
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  design
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  business,
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  so
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  she's
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  in
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  the
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  service.
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  Service
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  offerings
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  world.
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  So
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  it's
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  funny,
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  I
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  was.
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  I
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  was
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  at
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  Creative
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  Mornings
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  this
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  morning,
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  the
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  day
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  I'm
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  recording
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  this,
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  and
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  the.
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  The
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  speaker,
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  Paige
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  Hernandez
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  was
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  her
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  name,
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  she's
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  a
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  director
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  for
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  the
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  Everyman
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  Theater
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  here
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  in
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  Baltimore.
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  And.
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  And
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  she
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  answered
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  somebody's
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  question
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  around,
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  like,
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  where
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  do
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  I
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  start
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  with
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  my
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  career
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  and
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  community
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  building
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  and
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  all
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  of
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  this?
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  And
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  she
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  said
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  it
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  starts
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  by
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  being
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  in
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  the
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  right
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  room.
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  And
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  the
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  right
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  room
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  is
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  whatever
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  room
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  you
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  want
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  to
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  be
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  in.
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  And
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  I
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  really,
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  really
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  loved
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  that
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  because
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  it's
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  such
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  a
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  nod
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  to
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  community
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  building
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  and
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  that
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  if
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  you
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  want
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  to
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  be
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  a
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  community
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  builder,
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  you
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  have
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  to
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  join
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  communities.
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  You
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  have
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  to
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  be
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  a
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  part
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  of
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  other
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  groups
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  of
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  people.
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  You
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  have
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  to,
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  like,
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  get.
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  Enter
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  the
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  room,
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  right?
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  Be
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  in
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  the
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  room.
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  And
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  so
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  I
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  would
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  encourage
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  you
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  to
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  just,
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  like,
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  figure
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  out
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  what
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  rooms
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  you
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  want
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  to
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  be
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  in
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  and
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  just
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  join
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  those.
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  Like,
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  whatever
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  networking
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  things
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  I've
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  gone
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  to
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  doesn't
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  really
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  matter.
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  I
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  mean,
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  I'll
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  share
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  a
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  couple,
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  but
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  what
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  matters
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  is,
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  like,
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  you're
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  entering
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  rooms
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  you're
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  excited
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  about,
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  you're
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  going
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  to
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  retreats,
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  you're
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  connecting
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  with
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  people.
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  And
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  that
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  doesn't
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  mean
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  that
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  you
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  have
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  to
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  spend
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  a
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  million
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  dollars
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  either.
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  Like,
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  there's
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  lots
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  of
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  free
• 1:42
  events
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  online.
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  There's
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  lots
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  of
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  free
• 1:45
  events.
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  Like,
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  Creative
• 1:46
  Mornings
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  is
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  a
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  really
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  good
• 1:47
  example.
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  They
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  have
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  over
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  200
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  chapters
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  all
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  over
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  the
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  world.
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  Once
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  a
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  month,
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  in
• 1:52
  every
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  single
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  chapter,
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  they
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  host
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  a
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  talk
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  for
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  the
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  creative
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  community.
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  Somebody
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  from
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  that
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  local
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  community
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  comes
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  and
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  speaks
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  about.
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  The
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  global
• 2:02
  theme
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  is.
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  And
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  there's
• 2:04
  coffee
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  and
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  a
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  little
• 2:05
  bit
• 2:06
  of
• 2:06
  networking,
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  and
• 2:07
  there's
• 2:07
  usually
• 2:08
  free
• 2:08
  food,
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  and
• 2:09
  then
• 2:09
  there's
• 2:10
  a
• 2:10
  Talk
• 2:10
  for,
• 2:10
  like,
• 2:10
  40
• 2:10
  minutes.
• 2:11
  There's
• 2:11
  a
• 2:11
  Q&A,
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  and
• 2:12
  that's
• 2:12
  it
• 2:12
  and
• 2:12
  people
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  connect.
• 2:13
  You
• 2:13
  get
• 2:13
  to
• 2:14
  chat
• 2:14
  with
• 2:14
  people
• 2:14
  before
• 2:14
  and
• 2:15
  after
• 2:15
  the
• 2:15
  talk
• 2:15
  and,
• 2:16
  and
• 2:16
  people
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  form
• 2:17
  friendships
• 2:17
  and
• 2:17
  connections
• 2:18
  and
• 2:18
  end
• 2:18
  up
• 2:18
  working
• 2:18
  together.
• 2:19
  So
• 2:19
  you
• 2:19
  know,
• 2:19
  you
• 2:20
  can
• 2:20
  find
• 2:20
  free
• 2:20
  events
• 2:21
  to
• 2:21
  start
• 2:22
  like
• 2:22
  sort
• 2:22
  of
• 2:22
  your
• 2:22
  quote
• 2:23
  unquote
• 2:23
  networking
• 2:23
  journey.
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  But
• 2:24
  it's
• 2:25
  really
• 2:25
  just
• 2:25
  about
• 2:25
  connecting
• 2:26
  with
• 2:26
  people
• 2:26
  one
• 2:26
  to
• 2:26
  one
• 2:26
  as
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  well.
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  So
• 2:28
  a
• 2:28
  tip
• 2:29
  I'll
• 2:29
  give
• 2:29
  you
• 2:29
  that
• 2:30
  has
• 2:30
  worked
• 2:30
  really
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  well
• 2:30
  for
• 2:31
  me
• 2:31
  in
• 2:31
  building
• 2:31
  my
• 2:31
  business
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  is
• 2:32
  that
• 2:33
  I
• 2:33
  try
• 2:33
  to
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  connect
• 2:34
  with
• 2:34
  people,
• 2:35
  a
• 2:35
  few
• 2:35
  people
• 2:35
  a
• 2:35
  month
• 2:36
  through
• 2:37
  just
• 2:37
  like
• 2:37
  a
• 2:37
  zoom
• 2:38
  coffee
• 2:38
  chat.
• 2:39
  And
• 2:39
  when
• 2:40
  a
• 2:40
  lot
• 2:40
  of
• 2:40
  times
• 2:40
  this
• 2:40
  like
• 2:41
  creates
• 2:41
  a
• 2:41
  lot
• 2:41
  of
• 2:42
  serendipity
• 2:42
  in
• 2:43
  connections
• 2:43
  where
• 2:44
  they'll
• 2:44
  make
• 2:44
  another
• 2:45
  connection
• 2:45
  after
• 2:45
  that
• 2:46
  and
• 2:46
  then
• 2:46
  that
• 2:46
  turns
• 2:46
  into
• 2:47
  a
• 2:47
  client
• 2:47
  or
• 2:48
  somebody
• 2:48
  that
• 2:48
  can
• 2:49
  refer
• 2:49
  business
• 2:49
  or
• 2:51
  just
• 2:51
  like
• 2:51
  invites
• 2:52
  you
• 2:52
  to
• 2:52
  a
• 2:52
  cool
• 2:52
  event.
• 2:53
  That's
• 2:53
  exciting.
• 2:54
  And
• 2:54
  so
• 2:54
  I
• 2:54
  find
• 2:54
  that
• 2:55
  we
• 2:55
  almost
• 2:56
  have
• 2:56
  to
• 2:56
  create
• 2:57
  these
• 2:57
  like
• 2:57
  serendipitous
• 2:58
  experiences
• 2:58
  for
• 2:59
  ourselves
• 2:59
  by
• 2:59
  just
• 3:00
  putting
• 3:00
  ourselves
• 3:00
  in
• 3:00
  the
• 3:01
  room.
• 3:01
  So
• 3:02
  for
• 3:02
  me,
• 3:02
  I
• 3:02
  would
• 3:02
  set
• 3:03
  a
• 3:03
  goal
• 3:03
  where
• 3:03
  I
• 3:03
  would.
• 3:04
  For
• 3:04
  a
• 3:04
  while
• 3:04
  I
• 3:04
  was
• 3:05
  doing
• 3:05
  this
• 3:05
  where
• 3:05
  it
• 3:05
  was
• 3:05
  like
• 3:05
  I'm
• 3:06
  going
• 3:06
  to
• 3:06
  book
• 3:06
  five
• 3:07
  coffee
• 3:07
  shops
• 3:07
  per
• 3:08
  month
• 3:08
  and
• 3:08
  like
• 3:08
  I
• 3:08
  tried
• 3:09
  to
• 3:09
  like
• 3:09
  reach
• 3:09
  out
• 3:10
  to
• 3:10
  people
• 3:10
  and
• 3:10
  get
• 3:10
  one
• 3:10
  to
• 3:10
  ones
• 3:11
  and.
• 3:11
  And
• 3:12
  now
• 3:12
  I'm
• 3:13
  less
• 3:13
  like
• 3:13
  formal
• 3:13
  about
• 3:14
  it,
• 3:14
  but
• 3:14
  I
• 3:14
  always
• 3:14
  pretty
• 3:15
  much
• 3:15
  have
• 3:16
  at
• 3:16
  least
• 3:16
  one
• 3:16
  coffee
• 3:17
  shot
• 3:17
  on
• 3:17
  my
• 3:17
  calendar
• 3:18
  a
• 3:19
  week
• 3:19
  for
• 3:19
  the
• 3:19
  most
• 3:20
  part.
• 3:20
  And
• 3:21
  so
• 3:21
  yeah,
• 3:22
  just
• 3:22
  start
• 3:22
  there.
• 3:22
  So
• 3:23
  start
• 3:23
  meeting
• 3:23
  people
• 3:23
  one
• 3:23
  to
• 3:23
  one.
• 3:24
  See
• 3:24
  what
• 3:24
  kind
• 3:24
  of
• 3:24
  like
• 3:24
  free
• 3:25
  events
• 3:25
  are
• 3:25
  happening
• 3:25
  in
• 3:25
  your
• 3:26
  city
• 3:26
  that
• 3:26
  you
• 3:26
  can
• 3:26
  go
• 3:26
  to
• 3:26
  in
• 3:27
  person,
• 3:28
  check
• 3:28
  out,
• 3:28
  you
• 3:29
  know,
• 3:29
  programs
• 3:29
  and
• 3:30
  retreats
• 3:30
  and
• 3:30
  pay
• 3:30
  attention
• 3:30
  to
• 3:31
  that
• 3:31
  kind
• 3:31
  of
• 3:31
  stuff.
• 3:32
  But
• 3:32
  be
• 3:33
  smart
• 3:33
  about
• 3:33
  what
• 3:33
  you
• 3:33
  invest
• 3:34
  in.
• 3:34
  So
• 3:34
  for
• 3:35
  me
• 3:35
  this
• 3:36
  year
• 3:36
  I
• 3:36
  invested
• 3:37
  in
• 3:37
  craft
• 3:37
  and
• 3:37
  commerce,
• 3:38
  so.
• 3:38
  So
• 3:39
  I
• 3:39
  went
• 3:39
  out
• 3:39
  to
• 3:39
  Boise
• 3:40
  and
• 3:40
  I
• 3:40
  went
• 3:40
  to
• 3:41
  Jay
• 3:41
  Clouse's
• 3:42
  retreat
• 3:42
  beforehand
• 3:43
  and
• 3:43
  then
• 3:43
  I
• 3:43
  went
• 3:43
  to
• 3:44
  Craft
• 3:44
  and
• 3:44
  Commerce
• 3:44
  conference
• 3:45
  which
• 3:45
  is
• 3:45
  held
• 3:45
  by
• 3:46
  Kit
• 3:47
  for
• 3:47
  the
• 3:47
  second
• 3:47
  half
• 3:48
  of
• 3:48
  the
• 3:48
  week.
• 3:48
  And
• 3:48
  it
• 3:48
  was
• 3:48
  incredible.
• 3:49
  I
• 3:49
  met
• 3:49
  so
• 3:49
  many
• 3:49
  people.
• 3:50
  I
• 3:50
  got
• 3:50
  to
• 3:50
  meet
• 3:50
  a
• 3:50
  lot
• 3:50
  of
• 3:51
  my
• 3:51
  Internet
• 3:51
  friends
• 3:51
  in
• 3:52
  person
• 3:52
  that
• 3:52
  are
• 3:53
  part
• 3:53
  of
• 3:53
  Jay's
• 3:53
  community.
• 3:54
  So
• 3:54
  that
• 3:54
  was
• 3:54
  super
• 3:54
  fun
• 3:55
  and
• 3:55
  it
• 3:55
  was
• 3:55
  all
• 3:55
  about
• 3:56
  connection.
• 3:57
  And
• 3:57
  I
• 3:57
  actually,
• 3:58
  I
• 3:58
  feel
• 3:58
  like
• 3:58
  what
• 3:58
  I
• 3:59
  got
• 3:59
  out
• 3:59
  of
• 3:59
  that
• 3:59
  the
• 3:59
  most
• 3:59
  is
• 4:00
  that
• 4:00
  I
• 4:00
  talked
• 4:00
  to
• 4:01
  so
• 4:01
  so
• 4:01
  many
• 4:02
  community
• 4:02
  builders
• 4:03
  that
• 4:03
  it
• 4:03
  helped
• 4:04
  me
• 4:04
  get
• 4:04
  really
• 4:04
  clear
• 4:05
  on
• 4:05
  what
• 4:05
  their
• 4:05
  problems
• 4:05
  are.
• 4:06
  That's
• 4:06
  helped
• 4:06
  me
• 4:07
  design
• 4:07
  the
• 4:07
  framework
• 4:07
  that
• 4:07
  I'm
• 4:08
  building
• 4:08
  right
• 4:08
  now.
• 4:08
  So.
• 4:09
  So
• 4:09
  for
• 4:10
  me
• 4:10
  that
• 4:10
  was
• 4:10
  so
• 4:10
  worth
• 4:10
  it.
• 4:10
  It
• 4:11
  was
• 4:11
  so
• 4:11
  worth
• 4:11
  it
• 4:11
  to
• 4:11
  connect
• 4:11
  with
• 4:12
  all
• 4:12
  of
• 4:12
  these
• 4:12
  amazing
• 4:12
  people.
• 4:13
  And
• 4:13
  so
• 4:13
  that's
• 4:13
  definitely
• 4:14
  a
• 4:14
  conference.
• 4:14
  I
• 4:14
  would
• 4:15
  recommend
• 4:15
  if
• 4:16
  you're
• 4:16
  also
• 4:16
  serving
• 4:17
  creator
• 4:18
  led
• 4:18
  brands
• 4:18
  or
• 4:19
  if
• 4:19
  you
• 4:19
  are
• 4:19
  a
• 4:19
  creator
• 4:20
  or
• 4:21
  yeah,
• 4:21
  if
• 4:21
  you
• 4:22
  Just
• 4:22
  want
• 4:22
  to
• 4:22
  meet
• 4:22
  really
• 4:22
  cool
• 4:22
  people.
• 4:23
  For
• 4:23
  you
• 4:24
  Viddy,
• 4:24
  I
• 4:24
  feel
• 4:24
  like
• 4:24
  there's
• 4:25
  some
• 4:25
  really
• 4:25
  cool
• 4:25
  design
• 4:26
  conferences.
• 4:26
  Like,
• 4:27
  I
• 4:27
  think
• 4:27
  it's
• 4:28
  called
• 4:28
  Config
• 4:28
  the.
• 4:29
  The
• 4:29
  Figma
• 4:29
  conference.
• 4:29
  I've
• 4:30
  heard
• 4:30
  amazing
• 4:30
  things
• 4:30
  about
• 4:31
  that.
• 4:32
  So
• 4:32
  I
• 4:32
  would
• 4:32
  just
• 4:32
  check
• 4:32
  out,
• 4:33
  like,
• 4:33
  what's
• 4:33
  happening
• 4:33
  in
• 4:33
  the
• 4:34
  design
• 4:34
  community
• 4:35
  and
• 4:35
  then
• 4:35
  also
• 4:36
  just
• 4:36
  connecting
• 4:36
  with
• 4:37
  business
• 4:37
  owners.
• 4:38
  Actually
• 4:39
  aside,
• 4:40
  my,
• 4:40
  my
• 4:41
  mentor
• 4:41
  Anna
• 4:42
  always
• 4:42
  says
• 4:42
  that
• 4:42
  there's
• 4:43
  communities
• 4:43
  you
• 4:43
  should
• 4:43
  join
• 4:44
  that
• 4:44
  have
• 4:44
  your
• 4:44
  ideal
• 4:45
  clients
• 4:45
  in
• 4:45
  them,
• 4:46
  and
• 4:46
  there's
• 4:46
  communities
• 4:47
  that
• 4:47
  you
• 4:47
  should
• 4:47
  join
• 4:47
  that
• 4:48
  have
• 4:48
  peer
• 4:49
  that
• 4:49
  are
• 4:49
  peers
• 4:50
  that
• 4:50
  work
• 4:50
  with
• 4:50
  your
• 4:50
  ideal
• 4:51
  clients
• 4:51
  that
• 4:52
  you
• 4:52
  can
• 4:52
  collaborate
• 4:52
  with.
• 4:53
  And
• 4:54
  that's
• 4:54
  like,
• 4:55
  really
• 4:55
  helpful
• 4:55
  because
• 4:55
  it's
• 4:56
  like
• 4:56
  you
• 4:56
  can
• 4:56
  learn.
• 4:57
  So
• 4:57
  I'm
• 4:57
  in
• 4:58
  her
• 4:58
  agency
• 4:58
  mastermind,
• 4:59
  and
• 4:59
  that's
• 4:59
  really
• 4:59
  helpful
• 4:59
  for
• 5:00
  me
• 5:00
  because
• 5:00
  I
• 5:00
  meet
• 5:00
  other
• 5:01
  agency
• 5:01
  owners
• 5:01
  that
• 5:01
  do
• 5:01
  something
• 5:02
  different
• 5:02
  and
• 5:03
  we
• 5:03
  start
• 5:03
  to
• 5:03
  like,
• 5:03
  refer
• 5:04
  each
• 5:04
  other,
• 5:04
  business
• 5:04
  help
• 5:05
  each
• 5:05
  other.
• 5:05
  We
• 5:05
  can,
• 5:05
  like,
• 5:06
  solve
• 5:06
  each
• 5:06
  other's
• 5:06
  problems.
• 5:07
  And
• 5:07
  then
• 5:07
  I'm
• 5:08
  part
• 5:08
  of
• 5:08
  other
• 5:08
  communities
• 5:09
  where
• 5:09
  people
• 5:09
  look
• 5:10
  to
• 5:10
  me
• 5:10
  for
• 5:10
  support
• 5:11
  and
• 5:11
  help
• 5:11
  in
• 5:11
  answering
• 5:12
  their
• 5:12
  questions
• 5:13
  because
• 5:13
  I'm
• 5:13
  the
• 5:14
  kind
• 5:14
  of
• 5:14
  like
• 5:14
  the
• 5:15
  expert
• 5:15
  in
• 5:15
  the
• 5:15
  room
• 5:16
  and
• 5:16
  then
• 5:16
  some
• 5:16
  of
• 5:17
  them
• 5:17
  end
• 5:17
  up
• 5:17
  hiring
• 5:17
  me.
• 5:18
  So,
• 5:19
  yeah,
• 5:19
  think
• 5:19
  about
• 5:19
  how
• 5:20
  you
• 5:20
  can
• 5:21
  show
• 5:21
  up
• 5:21
  in
• 5:21
  these
• 5:21
  different
• 5:22
  communities
• 5:22
  in
• 5:22
  different
• 5:23
  capacities
• 5:23
  and
• 5:24
  set
• 5:24
  some
• 5:24
  goals
• 5:24
  around
• 5:25
  that.
• 5:25
  I
• 5:26
  think,
• 5:26
  you
• 5:26
  know,
• 5:27
  like
• 5:27
  anything
• 5:27
  in
• 5:28
  life,
• 5:29
  you
• 5:29
  focus
• 5:30
  on
• 5:30
  what
• 5:30
  you
• 5:30
  prioritize.
• 5:31
  And
• 5:31
  so
• 5:31
  you
• 5:32
  just
• 5:32
  have
• 5:32
  to
• 5:32
  prioritize
• 5:33
  networking
• 5:34
  and
• 5:34
  community
• 5:34
  building
• 5:34
  and
• 5:35
  connection.
• 5:35
  When
• 5:36
  you
• 5:36
  prioritize
• 5:36
  connection,
• 5:37
  like,
• 5:37
  so
• 5:38
  much
• 5:38
  good
• 5:38
  comes
• 5:38
  from
• 5:39
  that.
• 5:39
  So
• 5:39
  much
• 5:39
  growth,
• 5:40
  personal
• 5:40
  growth,
• 5:40
  financial
• 5:41
  growth,
• 5:41
  your
• 5:41
  business
• 5:42
  grows.
• 5:42
  There's
• 5:43
  so
• 5:43
  much
• 5:43
  value
• 5:44
  in
• 5:44
  it.
• 5:44
  And
• 5:44
  so
• 5:44
  prioritize
• 5:45
  it
• 5:45
  by
• 5:46
  getting
• 5:47
  things
• 5:47
  on
• 5:47
  your
• 5:48
  calendar,
• 5:48
  on
• 5:48
  your
• 5:48
  schedule.
• 5:49
  So
• 5:49
  decide
• 5:50
  you're
• 5:50
  going
• 5:50
  to
• 5:50
  go
• 5:50
  to
• 5:50
  some
• 5:50
  events,
• 5:51
  actually
• 5:52
  put
• 5:52
  them
• 5:52
  on
• 5:52
  your
• 5:52
  calendar,
• 5:53
  actually
• 5:53
  go
• 5:53
  to
• 5:54
  them.
• 5:55
  For
• 5:55
  me,
• 5:55
  it
• 5:55
  really
• 5:55
  helped
• 5:56
  me
• 5:56
  to
• 5:56
  actually
• 5:56
  volunteer.
• 5:57
  So
• 5:57
  I
• 5:57
  volunteer
• 5:58
  for
• 5:58
  Creative
• 5:58
  Mornings.
• 5:58
  I
• 5:59
  think
• 5:59
  this
• 5:59
  is
• 5:59
  like
• 5:59
  my
• 5:59
  third
• 5:59
  year
• 6:00
  now
• 6:00
  doing
• 6:00
  it.
• 6:01
  And
• 6:01
  it's
• 6:01
  amazing.
• 6:02
  Like,
• 6:02
  I
• 6:03
  always
• 6:03
  have
• 6:03
  to
• 6:03
  go
• 6:04
  and
• 6:04
  it
• 6:04
  kind
• 6:05
  of.
• 6:05
  I
• 6:05
  don't
• 6:05
  bail
• 6:06
  because
• 6:06
  I
• 6:07
  said
• 6:07
  I
• 6:07
  would
• 6:07
  show
• 6:07
  up
• 6:07
  and
• 6:08
  I
• 6:08
  would
• 6:08
  help.
• 6:08
  So
• 6:08
  that
• 6:09
  helps
• 6:09
  me
• 6:09
  show
• 6:09
  up.
• 6:10
  It
• 6:10
  also
• 6:10
  gives
• 6:10
  me
• 6:10
  a
• 6:11
  little
• 6:11
  more
• 6:11
  confidence
• 6:12
  to
• 6:12
  say
• 6:12
  hi
• 6:12
  to
• 6:13
  strangers.
• 6:13
  I
• 6:13
  know
• 6:13
  I
• 6:13
  probably
• 6:14
  seem
• 6:14
  super
• 6:15
  outgoing
• 6:15
  and
• 6:15
  I.
• 6:15
  And
• 6:16
  I
• 6:16
  am
• 6:16
  like
• 6:16
  an
• 6:16
  extroverted
• 6:17
  person,
• 6:17
  but
• 6:17
  I
• 6:18
  get
• 6:18
  a
• 6:18
  little
• 6:18
  really
• 6:18
  nervous
• 6:19
  in
• 6:19
  big
• 6:19
  groups.
• 6:20
  And
• 6:20
  so
• 6:21
  it
• 6:21
  helps
• 6:21
  me
• 6:22
  because
• 6:22
  I
• 6:22
  am
• 6:23
  almost
• 6:23
  forced
• 6:23
  to
• 6:23
  talk
• 6:24
  to
• 6:24
  each
• 6:24
  person
• 6:24
  because
• 6:25
  a
• 6:25
  lot
• 6:25
  of
• 6:25
  times
• 6:25
  I
• 6:25
  do
• 6:25
  check
• 6:26
  in.
• 6:26
  So,
• 6:26
  like,
• 6:26
  I'm
• 6:26
  meeting
• 6:27
  people
• 6:27
  when
• 6:27
  they
• 6:27
  come
• 6:27
  in
• 6:27
  the
• 6:28
  door,
• 6:28
  and
• 6:28
  so
• 6:29
  that
• 6:29
  helps.
• 6:29
  And
• 6:29
  I
• 6:30
  love
• 6:30
  connecting
• 6:30
  with
• 6:30
  the
• 6:31
  vendors
• 6:31
  and
• 6:31
  the
• 6:31
  speakers
• 6:32
  and
• 6:32
  like
• 6:32
  the
• 6:32
  people
• 6:32
  that
• 6:33
  are
• 6:33
  running
• 6:33
  it.
• 6:33
  And
• 6:33
  so
• 6:34
  the
• 6:34
  other
• 6:34
  volunteers
• 6:35
  have
• 6:35
  been
• 6:35
  really
• 6:35
  fun
• 6:36
  for
• 6:36
  me
• 6:36
  to
• 6:36
  connect
• 6:36
  with.
• 6:36
  So
• 6:37
  you
• 6:37
  might
• 6:37
  consider
• 6:37
  like
• 6:38
  volunteering
• 6:38
  even
• 6:39
  for
• 6:39
  some
• 6:39
  sort
• 6:39
  of
• 6:39
  organization
• 6:41
  that
• 6:41
  is
• 6:41
  doing
• 6:42
  like
• 6:42
  serving
• 6:43
  people
• 6:43
  that
• 6:43
  you
• 6:44
  are
• 6:44
  also
• 6:44
  serving.
• 6:46
  So
• 6:46
  that's
• 6:46
  one
• 6:47
  thing.
• 6:47
  Like
• 6:47
  think
• 6:47
  about
• 6:47
  what
• 6:48
  you
• 6:48
  can
• 6:48
  get
• 6:48
  on
• 6:48
  your
• 6:48
  schedule.
• 6:49
  Maybe
• 6:50
  book.
• 6:50
  What
• 6:50
  I
• 6:50
  like
• 6:51
  to
• 6:51
  do
• 6:51
  is
• 6:51
  book
• 6:51
  like
• 6:51
  two
• 6:52
  conferences
• 6:52
  a
• 6:52
  year
• 6:52
  and
• 6:53
  then
• 6:53
  I
• 6:53
  can
• 6:53
  do
• 6:53
  last
• 6:53
  minute
• 6:54
  ones
• 6:54
  if
• 6:54
  I
• 6:54
  want.
• 6:54
  But
• 6:55
  I'm
• 6:55
  really
• 6:55
  careful
• 6:55
  about
• 6:56
  how
• 6:56
  I
• 6:56
  plan
• 6:56
  these
• 6:56
  out
• 6:57
  and
• 6:57
  what
• 6:57
  I
• 6:57
  invest
• 6:58
  my
• 6:58
  money
• 6:58
  in
• 6:59
  and
• 6:59
  then
• 7:00
  start
• 7:01
  to
• 7:01
  just
• 7:01
  have
• 7:02
  like
• 7:02
  a
• 7:02
  monthly
• 7:02
  cadence
• 7:03
  of
• 7:03
  trying
• 7:04
  to
• 7:04
  book
• 7:04
  some
• 7:05
  coffee
• 7:05
  chats
• 7:05
  and
• 7:05
  just
• 7:06
  getting
• 7:06
  those
• 7:06
  on
• 7:06
  your
• 7:06
  calendar.
• 7:07
  So
• 7:08
  when
• 7:08
  you
• 7:08
  start
• 7:08
  to
• 7:08
  do
• 7:08
  that,
• 7:09
  then
• 7:09
  it's
• 7:09
  just
• 7:09
  going
• 7:09
  to
• 7:09
  happen
• 7:10
  automatically
• 7:10
  because
• 7:11
  it's
• 7:11
  just
• 7:11
  part
• 7:11
  of
• 7:11
  your
• 7:11
  flow
• 7:11
  and
• 7:12
  part
• 7:12
  of
• 7:12
  your
• 7:12
  process
• 7:13
  and
• 7:13
  it's
• 7:13
  already
• 7:14
  on
• 7:14
  your
• 7:14
  schedule.
• 7:15
  So
• 7:15
  treat
• 7:16
  it
• 7:16
  like
• 7:16
  a
• 7:16
  priority
• 7:17
  because
• 7:17
  it
• 7:17
  should
• 7:17
  be
• 7:18
  a
• 7:18
  priority.
• 7:19
  Okay,
• 7:19
  Vidya,
• 7:20
  I
• 7:20
  hope
• 7:20
  this
• 7:20
  was
• 7:20
  helpful.
• 7:21
  And
• 7:21
  if
• 7:21
  anyone's
• 7:22
  listening
• 7:22
  to
• 7:22
  this
• 7:22
  and
• 7:23
  you
• 7:23
  want
• 7:23
  to
• 7:24
  ask
• 7:24
  me
• 7:24
  a
• 7:24
  question,
• 7:25
  DM
• 7:26
  me,
• 7:26
  email
• 7:26
  me.
• 7:26
  I
• 7:27
  would
• 7:27
  love
• 7:27
  to
• 7:27
  answer
• 7:27
  your
• 7:27
  question
• 7:28
  on
• 7:28
  the
• 7:28
  podcast.
• 7:29
  And
• 7:30
  yeah,
• 7:30
  go
• 7:30
  build
• 7:30
  community.