I used to think that simplicity in business meant minimal or no tech, and that this led to ease and flow. Boy was I wrong. It led me to starting over my entire social media following on 3 platforms when I got hacked and lost access to the accounts I had been growing since 2007. I had no email list or CRM to reach out to my warm network and past clients so I could invite them to follow my new accounts. Because I was 'keeping it simple'. If I'd only known what I know now. I would have understood that investing my time and energy in implementing personalized, smart systems WHILE I established my business and built trust with my growing community, would have saved me from heartbreak and losing out on almost a year's worth of potential sales. Please learn from my mistake. Don't try to do everything manually, or base your entire business growth strategy on social media accounts that could literally disappear overnight. Not sure how to systemize your lead gen and nurturing processes? Tell me about your current manual process, and I'll give you 3 ideas for systemizing or automating those steps.

My name is MelAnn. I am in Texas - a southern red state where religion and politics are one in the same & if I could lose weight raising my inner - and sometimes outer - eyebrow- I’d never have to watch my weight or cringe every time the fake news reporter on the floor of my bathroom gives me a “status report.” Because I do it a lot and I have witnessed some horrible things said and done in the name of Jesus that I’m pretty confident He would have no part of. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I’m married with children (teenagers). And my job seems to be TaxiUberLyft driver for my youngest - and it’s wearing me out. I’m going to try to keep this fairly short (but keep in mind that is a relative term 😆 EDIT: It’s not that short! 😬) Let’s face it - context matters which means our stories matter. I have lots of them! Feel free to scan and pick and choose or come back to gather in tidbits. It took me awhile to get to this About Me intro. I get interrupted every time I sit down to write it. My husband has Covid. My daughter is training for a job at the newest God’s Chicken place that is opening tomorrow and I had two crazy things happen to me back to back. I love our police officers - but interaction twice for two separate events in less than 24 hours is enough for a while. (I was a witness on one thing and a victim on another.) Also, I had something on my feed a few days ago that made me pause and reconsider some things. His response to the question “How did you know God’s call on for life was music?” rocked my little world this week. Check it out here - it’s pretty short: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/9BwCXMg4XBMSdrYg/?mibextid=UalRPS So, after that, rather than say this is God’s call for my life - I’m going to say it is God equipping me for His call as a writer, story concierge, Identity strategist, & facilitator of deep dive conversations and intimate (small gathering) retreats. It all wraps up nicely under Story Concierge & Community Facilitator. 🎀

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As we reflect on the year and start planning for the next, it’s the perfect time to revisit our vision for the future. Download our Foundations of Kingdom Vision Worksheet—it’s designed to help you: 1. Gain clarity on your unique Kingdom-driven vision. 2. Be equipped with foundational principles for aligning your vision with God’s purpose. 3. Start moving forward in faith, alignment, and intentionality in the new year. 4. Realign with your purpose and set a solid foundation for the coming year. Download it here. We’ll be doing a workshop over this in December, but as a valued member of this community you get the sneak peak! Come back here and share your biggest takeaway.

Please pull back the velvet rope and help me welcome some very special people! @Kim Maclin @Claire Winson @Tabea Janzen @Anne Aisha Cole @Allison Creighton @Chase Holmes @Raquel Soto @Austin Derek @Websolution Sarah I’ve likely already tagged you in the “Start Here” post, which will give you the rundown on our community. Check out the videos linked there. You can also find them in the Classroom. We’re so glad God brought you here.