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https://youtu.be/nJmc3YMy1Xs I love learning new things. Last week I discussed the need to build your own community - and how much of that community may be beyond the borders of your physical community. It naturally follows that we have a guest on the show this week: Sam Kelly, aka the Tweeting Goddess. Sam is top-tier, a legend in the Twitter space, and an expert on how to appropriately utilize social media. There will always be a debate on social media - the negatives and the positives - and that’s great; there should be. But at the end of the day, especially for entrepreneurs, the need for an effective social media presence is table stakes and won’t be going away. For me, I’ve always approached social media with part willingness, part hesitation and a nine foot pole at the ready. I’ve seen people embrace it and enjoy it; I’ve seen people rely solely on it for validation (in a depressing kind of way). It’s an environment rife with inauthenticity, judgment and negativity. But so is life. And what I never really thought about is that while we tend to easily focus on the negative - there is a lot of positive in the social media world. I never focused on trying to make it work for me and make it my own; how to build my community of positivity within it. How to recognize that malcontents exist and let them fly. A year into the pandemic, people are starting to see the value of these communities. As I said last week, our “crew” may not be in our local community. We may need to search for our “people.” Everyone, in my belief, has something incredible to share. But everyone also needs to find the people with whom they like to share it. These people exist - we just have to find them. Sam the Tweeting Goddess covers everything this week - from the assumptions we are making that are flat wrong to the purpose of community to finding that balance of living online vs. being present with the people around you. It’s worth the listen, and worth a coaching exercise of evaluating your gaps and how to use community to build your personal dynasty. There is most certainly a social aspect to thriving in the new economy, and why nothing will replace solid, in-person relationships, supplementing that with your online community will show its benefits as well. Thanks to Sam for the episode. Follow her (and me!) on Twitter and all the handles. More info below! Sam Kelly Web: tweetinggoddess.com Twitter: @TweetingGoddess Women's Inspire Network Information