In this episode of the Find Calm Here Podcast, Callie Mickle, a member of Location Indie, a Mighty Network shares her experience in being a community member in our second part of this three-part series spotlighting the Location Indie Community. She recently quit her job and is now location independent thanks to the support of the Lifestyle Launch Academy program inside the Location Indie Community. Callie discovered her love for travel after a panic attack as a middle-school student which developed into agoraphobia, keeping her inside her home for two years. Later in her life, she found the strength to face her fears and wanted to make up for the loss of time and opportunities. She joined Location Indie in December of 2020 and has since been able to learn through the community groups how to build, launch, and grow her virtual assistant business and is now working full time as a location independent virtual assistantDuring this episode we discuss: 13:01 The community was a game-changer for Callie when she discovered there are other people out there doing what she wanted to do - living an unconventional life and having the community was the biggest reason she made changes in her life. 18:31 Callie shares her onboarding experience as a new member of the community and that she felt welcomed into space right from the beginning. Creating a safe space for members to feel comfortable is key to encouraging members to connect and share their experiences.22:30 We chat about the importance of connecting with smaller groups within a Mighty Network and how that small cohort can support members above the membership benefits. 29:53 Callie shares the importance of events, what features she likes, and a feature she missed, as well as content, because she wasn’t following a topic. She mentioned that she loves fresh, new events to mix things up for members. About Find Calm HereI’m Deb Schell, creator, and host of the Find Calm Here Community, a Mighty Network.Inside the Find Calm Here Community, I bring together Mighty Network Hosts who feel overwhelmed with launching a community, cultivating contribution, and creating an onboarding plan with the tools, resources, and support they need to find calm so that they can confidently create a community on the platform.The FCH Community is now exclusively for Mighty Network Hosts so that they can find calm building a Mighty Network. Learn more about the tools & resources that I use with my clients to help you have a successful launch, grow your membership, and tackle any challenge with the support of peers in a safe space that’s affordable and enjoyable!Support the showThe Community Strategy Podcast (CSP) offers interviews with online community leaders who share their community-building journey. Our podcast covers community concepts, community building, community strategy, community structure, community membership, and community management. We deep dive into the best ways to launch with platform reviews, give our thoughts on cultivating engagement, and the keys to identifying ideal members who will keep coming back and becoming super supporters. Visit our Website