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Welcome to the Soulful Content Course!
Hello and a warm welcome! I'm George Kao, and I'm truly delighted you're joining us for Soulful Content: Stand Out & Connect Deeply in the Age of AI Noise. Begin by watching the video above this text. It includes a welcome message and a short visualization/meditation to help us all arrive fully and ground ourselves in this learning space together. Let's enjoy learning and working lightly :) Our Journey Together Our core purpose: To empower you to consistently create authentic content (rooted in your OGI -- Organic Grounded Insight, which you'll learn about later in this module) that truly connects with your ideal audience, stands out naturally from the noise, and feels both sustainable and joyful for you. Key highlights of what we'll explore over the next ~6 months: Unearth and articulate your unique Organic Grounded Insight (OGI). Mine your lived experiences, client work, and daily awareness for potent content. Deeply understand and resonate with your ideal audience. Craft compelling content using effective structures that honor your OGI. Overcome creative blocks and use AI ethically as a supportive tool. Share content effectively using low-competition strategies (like Strategic Commenting). Build sustainable workflows and personalized content plans. Module 1 Objectives: Setting Our Foundation By the end of this first module, our goal is for you to: Understand the current content challenges and why OGI is the key. Clearly define Organic Grounded Insight (OGI) for yourself. Begin practicing accessing your OGI through intuition and daily awareness. Start recognizing elements of resonance in successful content. Begin mining OGI from your strengths and successes. Establish your initial OGI Capture Log and foundational creation rhythm. Feel welcomed and connected as we begin building our community. Expected Transformation Imagine moving from content confusion or overwhelm towards a place of clarity, confidence, and even joy in expressing your authentic voice. Picture your content creating genuine ripples of connection and positive impact. That's the potential we're cultivating throughout this course. Our Co-Learning Community I see my courses as a learning community that I'm facilitating – we learn from each other. I look forward to learning from you, just as you'll learn from what I share and from the insights of your peers. Culture-setters: Each of us influences our course's culture with every interaction. How would you like for this course community to feel? What are a few top values you'd love for us to embody together? (Share your thoughts in the comments below!) Some guiding principles for us: Comment once, reply twice. For each comment that you make sharing your own thoughts or questions, try to find 2 other comments (especially those with fewer replies) and add your encouragement or helpful suggestions. This fosters true community interaction. Co-learning. None of us knows everything. As we learn through action and reflection, let's share generously and create a supportive co-learning environment. I look forward to learning from your comments! Confidentiality. Let's maintain this as a safe space. Please agree to keep all comments shared here, especially personal reflections, confidential within our course group. Receive deeply. When others share their reflections or feedback on something you've posted (especially if it's personal), practice receiving it deeply. It’s a powerful practice for integration and understanding your unique energy signature. (Let me know below if these values are helpful, and if you have any suggestions. The values we embody together here are what make this course experience amazing for each other!) 😊 Navigating the Course Lessons: Each lesson typically includes a video from me, followed by text like this for details and exercises. Activities: Engage with the prompts and exercises by commenting under each lesson if you'd like, or by using a personal journal / private document. Community comments: Use the comment section below each lesson for questions related to that lesson, sharing insights (optional), and interacting with peers based on our community principles. Support: Ask content-related questions under the relevant lesson. For broader questions or personalized guidance, join the Live Q&A Calls with George (mentioned in the onboarding module.) Your First Steps & Introduction Let's put our community principles into practice right away and get to know each other! Ensure you've watched the video at the top (including the visualization). In the comments section below this lesson, please share: What kind of Work you do (or aspire to do). One key Hope you have for taking this "Soulful Content" course. Your thoughts on the Community Values mentioned above (any you particularly resonate with, or suggestions?). Practice "Reply Twice": After posting your introduction, please take a look at others' introductions and reply to at least two classmates with a warm welcome or encouraging comment. (If you don't see comments below or don't have the ability to comment, please ensure you are logged into the course platform.) I'm so glad you're here. Let the journey begin 🙌🏾😊
I am on a journey of being true to myself and to help others do the same :) I hope to turn the process of content creation into something that I enjoy and something that I look forward to rather than dread. I want to share the value of respect - I believe this is so important for any community x
I am an Emotion Code, Bach remedies and Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique practitioner and a teacher.
My key hope: to finally be able (after 5 years!) to create content consistently and, above all, to enjoy it!
I resonate with the values you mentioned, George, and I would also add openness, which I think is essential in a community. Openness to the opinions and needs of others, to differences...
@Christel Forré I hear you re 'enjoy it!'. Content creation has always been a chore for me and something that I need to check off my to-do list. I am eager for it to be fun and something I look forward to doing!
Etiquette for sending private messages: text, audio, or video?
Whether privately messaging someone via email, social media DM, or mobile text, which is better... writing, audio, or video? Here's my personal rule: 1. Writing is most respectful because it's the quickest for the other person to read. 2. The more of a relationship I have with someone, the more they'll likely be patient enough to listen to my audio / watch my video message to them... yet, if it's something I'm asking for / requesting, it's still more respectful to write if possible. 3. If recording audio/video, try to keep it under 1 minute 😅 and more about sharing emotion... not information, which can be shared via writing. 4. Except if I'm volunteering help to someone / doing them a favor, then audio/video longer is fine, but aim for no more than 3 minutes unless it's really super helpful to go longer 😄 5. Another exception -- if I'm responding to a client/student on a Q&A call and it's a video that will be watched by others, then of course, going longer (as you know I do!) than 3 minutes is normal 😂 What are your feelings when receiving a private message from someone you don't know super well? Do you prefer writing, audio, or video? Comment and let's discuss below. You're allowed to disagree with me 😊 (If you cannot see -- or write -- comments below, it means you're not logged in.)
I'm glad there are people on here who think and feel the same way! Written (for me) is always the best and most preferred way for 2 reasons: 1) it's the quickest to process and 2) it's possible to scroll through messages looking for information at a glance, rather than having to rewatch/relisten to all the videos/audios to find 'that bit' of information. I also agree that audio/video are very important tools when trying to convey emotions, as that is an instance when written words can be misunderstood!
Such richness and depth to these values, George. I would love to share the value of patience for ourselves and allowing a gradual unfolding and growing during this amazing opportunity for personal and community connection.
@Penelope Lane Patience is one I always grapple with, but slowly learning!