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Dan has been what I’d call a “Digital Nomad” for a while now but recently settled down in Nashville, TN. We talk about what remote working looks like for him and some of the projects he’s gotten himself into recently as well as reminiscing about Front End Design Conf and all things community.

Dan is a Front-end Developer DataCamp (https://www.datacamp.com/) and Uncovered (https://uncovered.com/) he is a lover of all things design and development related. He is also the original Founder of Front End Design Conference (https://frontenddesignconference.com/). Currently living and working out of Nashville, TN.

https://www.dandenney.com

https://twitter.com/dandenney

https://www.instagram.com/dandenney/

https://github.com/dandenney

Greg & Gene discuss tools and tactics for looking back at your year and setting goals for the next one. How it can be a helpful and rewarding process.

Here are some steps you can follow to make the most of this exercise:

1. Reflect on your year: Take some time to think about the events, experiences, and accomplishments of the past year. What went well? What didn’t go as planned? What did you learn from these experiences?
2. Identify your values and priorities: Consider what is most important to you in life. This could be things like family, career, personal growth, or health. Understanding your values and priorities will help you set goals that align with what matters most to you.
3. Set specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals: To make your goals as effective as possible, try to make them specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. For example, instead of setting a goal to “exercise more,” you could set a goal to “exercise for 30 minutes, three times per week.”
4. Make a plan: Once you have identified your goals, think about what steps you need to take to achieve them. Break your goals down into smaller, more manageable tasks and create a plan of action.
5. Track your progress: As you work towards your goals, make sure to track your progress. This can help you stay motivated and see how far you’ve come.
6. Be flexible: While it’s important to have a plan, it’s also important to be flexible and adapt to changes that may come up. If you encounter challenges or setbacks, don’t be afraid to adjust your goals or your plan as needed.

Overall, the process of looking back at your year and setting goals for the next one can be a valuable opportunity to reflect on your past experiences and chart a path forward. By setting SMA

Erinn Rowe serves as CEO of Harvest Hope Food Bank, managing the organization’s operations through its three locations in the Midlands, Pee Dee and Upstate of South Carolina. Prior to joining Harvest Hope, Erinn worked with Bank of America for 10 years as the Senior Treasury Sales Analyst for Commercial Banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. In this role, Erinn and her team worked with companies that had revenue ranging from $5 million to $2 billion annually, proactively providing relevant insights and integrated financial solutions to help those companies succeed. Before banking, Erinn owned and operated a franchise of Young Chef’s Academy, a children’s cooking school which promoted healthy eating and skill-based learning for kids and adults of all ages. Erinn and her family live in the Midlands of South Carolina.

Why is running your business such a lonely adventure? It doesn’t have to be that way. Find your people, your group, your mentors to help you on your journey.

What is SOCO FORUMS?

Peer mentoring and coaching designed to help passionate, hard working entrepreneurs like you make a life and not just a living.

Forums was designed by SOCO, a thriving platform and community focused on supporting indie workers, creators and entrepreneurs JUST LIKE YOU.  We’ve spent nearly a decade working with hundreds of entrepreneurs to help them build a life and not just a living.  It’s our passion, our “zone of genius” and what gets us out of bed in the morning.

https://soco-work.com/forums

Kelvin is speaking at the 2022 Growth Summit – 701 Whaley in Columbia, SC – OCTOBER 19-21st

Growth Summit is the premiere entrepreneurial event in SC with 40+ speakers and thought leaders, 24 sessions, 4 keynotes and over 400 attendees.  SOCO is an organizer, sponsor and partner in the event.

Kelvin’s session is called “How I followed my passion to turn my side hustle into a successful business” on Thursday, October 20th at 10am

Tickets at: growth-summit.org

Kelvin Davis is the founder and creator of Notoriously Dapper, a body positive menswear blog showcasing outfits to inspire men of all sizes to find confidence in their appearance. Blogging with this purpose has led him to becoming a signed Model & Influencer to Bridge Models; an agency dedicated to bringing body diversity to the fashion and entertainment industry. Kelvin has also modeled for the likes of Target, GAP, Vineyard Vines, Nike and more. On his Instagram he shares images that empower us all to love ourselves while continuing to spread the message of being your best self.

Kelvin has been featured in major media outlets such as The New York Times, The Daily Mail and The New York Post for his contributions to male body positivity. He continues to break modeling standards and push the fashion industry to be more inclusive of all body types and races. Kelvin lives this message in his daily life, inspiring men and women worldwide to simply love themselves by finding and embracing the beauty within.

A leading light in the body confidence movement for men, his persona offers empowerment and wisdom that contributes to building self-esteem for everyone. In his own words, “You have to choose to be great; always remember clothing has sizes but style does not.” Now, as an award nominated author, he is spreading that same positivity through Notoriously Dapper: How to be a Modern Gentleman with Manners, Style and Body Confidence.

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https://www.fitcolumbia.com

IN HER OWN WORDS…

https://www.fitcolumbia.com/angie-yong-sellers

“I believe when you teach one person, they share it with their whole village. The ripple effect of ‘I got this’ happens every time I work with a client, teach a workshop, or lead a retreat.”

I am a motivational speaker, fitness trainer, master yogi, and entrepreneur who teaches self-care and encourage badass-ery.  I was a sixteen year strength and conditioning coach turned yogi. Hyper competitive to thriving on an unhurried life. I am a certified Thai yoga bodyworker with over 500 hours of formal yoga training. I have traveled the world studying physical therapy modalities and healing methods to expand my ability to help people increase mobility, recover from injuries and prevent them. I am a former athlete and coach, I work with Olympians, Grammy winning musicians, ultra runners and professional athletes as well as with people of every age and fitness level who want to be more active and enjoy life.

My most cherished belief is in holding space. Each session is unique, clients come in with different needs and they each need to be accommodated. I offer private sessions for individuals, couples and small groups.  Private sessions range from personal training, yoga, stretching.

Imposter syndrome refers to an individual’s fear of being exposed as a “fraud.” The term was coined in 1978 by clinical psychologists Pauline R. Clance and Suzanne A. Imes who found that high-achieving women were plagued with feelings of intellectual fraudulence and inauthenticity.

• Unfounded belief that you're not qualified to do your job.
• Fear of being “found out” and unmasked as an unqualified business person.
• Feel like it was just luck or timing that led you to where you are.
• Fear of being found out as incompetent.
• A belief that you're an imposter and not the business owner or business professional you should be.
• Feeling like a fraud.
• Efforts are based on fear of failure rather than driven by a passion for success.

https://www.agencymavericks.com/5-steps-to-overcome-imposter-syndrome/

How it can show itself in your business/agency

Imposter Syndrome can lead to all sorts of problems at your agency. For example:

• Under-charging during the sales process
• Over-servicing clients
• Hiring the wrong people
• Sticking with poor-fit clients too long
• Feeling too much stress from being too hard on yourself

Signs of IS

• Desire to be the best.
• Perfectionistic tendency.
• Fear of failure.
• Discounting praise as invalid.
• Guilt and fear about success.
• Concern about maintaining performance.
• A lack of happiness when successful.

https://www.business2community.com/leadership/imposter-syndrome-7-signs-you-have-it-and-5-tips-to-fix-it-02428873

Self-esteem is just the reputation you have with yourself.

1. You define yourself by your past.

2. You procrastinate on your passions.

3. You’re hypercritical of others.

4. You’re unwilling to enforce healthy boundaries.

5. You overthink minor decisions.

6. You rely on other people to feel better.

7. You struggle to take compliments.

https://nickwignall.medium.com/7-signs-of-low-self-esteem-89ff35df0fa

Dr. Padgett is a humble man. He's a living legend as far as i'm concerned and will never admit it but probably one of the more important figures (even if behind the scenes) that contributed to the music lore of Columbia through the 90's. Through his love of music and booking for his now legendary venue Rockafellas. He is wonderful to talk to, let's all try to learn from his words in this latest episode of the SOCO Podcast.

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Dr. Scott Padgett is a music writer, producer & archivist dating back to his college days as a program director at WUSC radio in Columbia, SC. He followed that with radio programming & production work in the new frontier of the 'FM underground'.

A stint as music editor at the southeast's pioneering alternative newsweekly Osceola Magazine led to becoming the first music writer/columnist at Free Times Magazine. His work appeared in Billboard, the Village Voice, Rolling Stone and practcally every other regional art/political outlet extant through the early nineties.

After a stint in radio in Los Angeles & later at Warner Brothers Studios, he returned to the south where he and co-conspirator Steve Gibson vowed to bring live spectrum-spanning music to the masses. Thus was born the legendary Rockafellas music venue and artist management company.

Working through Ian Copeland's legendary musical talent booking firm FBI, the likes of Soundgarden, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins, et. al. were initially exposed to club venues all over the U.S.

He is a contributor and social media monitor for semi-important e-music rags as well as several fly-by-night blogs and has a music industry specific twitter account @AntiBonIver which draws on a digest of 104 music news outlets for content.

Founder of Words First Content Strategy and Words First Community

Bailey guides digital teams to create more human, intentional content that connects with their audiences and help people do business with them online.

She teaches next-level content strategy tactics and processes for organizations all over the globe, with the goal of improving her clients’ business and, at the same time, bettering the digital world we all spend so much time in every day.

Greg and Gene talk through some of things that you may encounter in your life as a business owner or dreamer. Working hard is often something that we are praised for and for good reason but what happens when you find yourself constantly trying to reach for that ever unreachable horizon?

For many, living in the gap can be a tremendous motivator, pushing you to achieve more, create more value or impact more people’s lives.  But for a lot of us, it represents a moving target that we’ll never reach…leading to tremendous frustration, angst and dissatisfaction.