Season 1 · Episode 11

Day 1 Social Media Sabbatical Detox

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0:00Wow
0:02This is day one of my social media fast
0:10Can I just say I am thrilled? I am excited. I am happy. I am joyful
0:19I am energized. I
0:22am greatness
0:25blessed by the best
0:28Day one of the social media fast. Oh
0:35Gotta love it. I'm working on quite a few things
0:42Got some events coming up. I'll be out of town for a while
0:48Got some big meetings. I
0:52Need some mental clarity. I
0:54need to be more productive and
0:57I don't need to be scrolling up and down
1:00all these different social media platforms
1:04And I'll post and get off
1:07That's what I used to do
1:09but you know, sometimes we get caught up and then
1:13commenting back and forth with our peers
1:18and different networks
1:21So, you know, we all been down and lame
1:24sometimes
1:27It's good. Sometimes it's bad and I'm not gonna say it's good or bad
1:33You know when I was on social it's only been a day when I was on social
1:39But I'm taking these ten days
1:42Just removing it I had to take it off my phones, you know, you're gonna click it, you know out of sight out of mind
1:48so I just took it off and
1:52You know more
1:54creative frequency with Brianna Casanova and
2:03Yeah, and I
2:05Had to tell her you you you have to post
2:08Everything I can help you but as far as getting on and posting it's all up to you
2:16Because I
2:17Cannot get on I cannot I had to stay true to my word
2:22But we can't miss a day. We were also doing a consistency thing
2:27Supposed to be 60 days. I said let's make it a year. I know
2:32I'm not sure if we're gonna agree to the year, but at least the 60 days
2:36That was our commitment to keep posting consistently every day each day
2:42For 60 days and that was our commitment that we made
2:47To ourselves at the podcast summit when we are in Atlanta
2:52so
2:52We've been doing great. We've been consistent
2:56We've been making that happen really sometimes other than there in the last minute
3:0211 p.m
3:06But right now I need to focus on the podcast. I need to focus building it out
3:14And I need your help
3:18What do you want to learn as a creative entrepreneur
3:23What do you want to learn because there's many things that I may not even know about
3:32That you may want to know about but I have someone into my network that can help both of us
3:41So
3:42What do you want to learn about?
3:45And if you were creative and wanted to transition into an entrepreneur become a creative entrepreneur
3:52What are some things on your mind? What are some things that are holding you back?
3:58Allow me to help allow my network to help. We're all family. We're all community, you know
4:09Everybody loves me
4:13Mr. Photographer Jackson alien
4:17Steve Jackson of alien eyes photos media
4:21One of the top creative
4:24artists
4:25But I've always been entrepreneur not I look at it and this time away from social media
4:35gives me time to reflect and
4:39Realize my old self and what I was into
4:44So instead of looking on pictures on
4:49Instagram
4:51Videos on YouTube
4:54And Facebook I pick up an old photo album. Look at old pictures
5:07That's what I'm doing
5:11Looking at the past and reflecting even on
5:15The past week the past month. What are some things that happened in my life? What is some things that I like?
5:24What are some things that I didn't like?
5:28What are some things I didn't appreciate
5:31What are the most grateful things?
5:34that
5:35Kept me well in the last few weeks last few days
5:41And that's some things that I am reflecting on taking some time to just think about
5:47Even get a notebook and journal
5:51You know write a few pages
5:53I'm also writing a book and develop developing a course. So
5:57That's another reason for the ten days sabbatical. I may push it to ten weeks
6:02But I'm not gonna be out of time and you know how it is out of time
6:06You gotta you gotta post something or two or three
6:10maybe four or more
6:16But and of course at least in your stories
6:20but
6:21Ten days minimum ten days ten days ten days
6:27Going away
6:28from social media
6:31But ten days
6:34If anybody wants to join me
6:37Now is the time and I kind of gave a pre warning to social media that I will be
6:49Stepping away for ten days. And if you need me
6:52Check out the podcast
6:54In or said directly contact me
6:58info at
7:00alienize photos calm
7:04info at
7:07Alien eyes and that's eyes like your eyeballs eyes with a Z
7:12photos with a s
7:14calm
7:17Yeah, I'm not gonna make this too too long
7:20But if anybody want to come on this journey with me
7:23Maybe you're creating something and you need that extra quiet time. You need that extra rest
7:29need to decompress and
7:33Another reason I have to step away from social media
7:37It's a lot of negativity on there, honestly, I
7:42Know you could do to not interested and you know not follow but it's some way somehow
7:49Still pops up like a weed in the grass
7:53so
7:54To eliminate it all. I'm just getting rid of it all and the whole thing about Charlie Kurt and
8:01It's just so much
8:06Politics and Donald Trump and this and that school shoe is so much
8:14So much
8:18So much
8:19Whoo, I had to take a deep breath after that one and you know social media can cause
8:30depression anxiety
8:33fatigue
8:35Be a distraction and I don't need any distractions. I don't need depression and anxiety
8:42Towards what I am building and what I am building. I don't need any of those emotions feelings thoughts
8:51And actions
8:53Into what I'm building when I'm growing and what I want to do
8:57You know on pure
8:59energetic
9:02focus clear
9:06Productivity to what I am growing and building out. That's just like you wouldn't put trash
9:16Like junk food
9:18alcohol
9:20It's about you know, all the things if a woman was pregnant you wouldn't at least you shouldn't I know something that did
9:28You shouldn't
9:31If you want the best
9:34For your newborn your child
9:37That's just a little example maybe a bad example, but
9:42You get the point
9:45So
9:49Take the time for yourself
9:53That's my reminder to you on day one. Take the time to yourself
9:58And if you don't already have a plan
10:02Build that plan even if it's one sentence
10:05Create that one sentence
10:09But have some type of North Star some type of guy some type of reminder
10:14Why you started in the first place?
10:16Why you keep going anyway
10:22Don't stop you almost there to what you want to do. This is day one of
10:2710 1 of 10
10:30Again, we may go two weeks, but we see
10:34For sure 10 days and
10:37Yeah, follow me on this journey
10:41And I will let you know what comes out on the other end
10:46Again, this is photographer Jackson of alien eyes photos media
10:51Mr. Steve Jackson here with alien eyes photos industry talk
10:59the top business
11:02introspective business podcast I may say
11:06Yes
11:07I'm here to collaborate with many people and I'm working on some things behind the scene again
11:14That's why I need these 10 days just to focus and be productive. I got some projects that I'm working on
11:22I got some events coming up at a time. So
11:27Yeah, I just got a buckle down and get this work done
11:30Stay focused stay productive
11:33And yeah, we can't be inviting
11:36anxiety and depression and distraction in our life
11:40We got to cut it out and get rid of it
11:42Hey if it becomes two months
11:4660 days and I'm like, I'm still off social media. Y'all. I'm sorry
11:51Hey, well, you heard it first here on day one setting the tone, right?
11:56Again, you can follow me at
11:59alien eyes photos on all social media
12:03I will get back to you as soon as I get on I swear I am gonna take
12:09Maybe the first day and a half when I get back on just to follow up with everybody some all caught up
12:18But still follow me, please
12:21Alien eyes photos and you want to reach me or book me visit
12:26alien eyes photos dot com
12:30alien eyes with a Z and photos with a S
12:35dot com
12:37Thank you for tuning in as always
12:40peace love and blessings