10 Tips for community leaders
to help you find calm
Please keep it simple. The easier it is for you to explain, the better people will understand it, whatever “it” is.
Identify your community strategy and structure, and research before you go live with an idea.
Validation is the best way to test your idea. Offer a place for beta members, founding members, and past clients to share their feedback.
Ask for help. No matter what, someone can help you, and finding them is worth your time. Once you make the proper connection, you will never try to “do it all” again.
Seek out communities that bring you joy, peace, and calm. I have found communities that I enjoy being a “community enhancer” in, and it is a valuable resource.
Start with self-care. I encourage you to start every day with yourself in mind first. Find a moment to meditate, pray, journal, or relax with tea or coffee. You’ll feel better communicating with your team, clients, and potential audience.
Schedule as much as possible ahead of time. Block your calendar with times that are non-negotiable for you. That means not answering calls from your mom or your sister because you’ve turned off your phone to disconnect for “your time.”
Find ways to connect with your community members in your way. Ask the members how much they’d like to communicate with you so you can have a frame of reference. Sometimes, as leaders, we need to be involved in the community constantly. I’ve learned that my members will join when they are available.
The average touchpoint with my members is one time per week. It might be different for your community, but you may only need to be posting some days. Your members aren’t able to check into your community more than once or twice per week.
Take it easy, and be kind to yourself. The Feel Good Effect, by Robyn Conley Downs, is a great book to pick up if you are looking for practical, easy-to-start frameworks to help you feel good! She’s also a client with whom I just finished working! When everything is said and done, allowing others to help you will enable you to take better care of yourself and your business. When you’re feeling good and performing well, you bring your best to your community.
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