Season 1 · Episode 16

Day 6 Social Media Sabbatical Produce Do Not Consume

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0:01Welcome, welcome, welcome.
0:06This is day six of my social media sabbatical.
0:13Day six.
0:15This has truly been an amazing journey.
0:19I'm going for 10 days,
0:22but like I always say,
0:23it's probably gonna be more than 10 days.
0:26But I might pop on, pop right back off.
0:30Just to update and check some messages.
0:34But today I wanna speak on actually social media.
0:41And everybody know me as a content creator,
0:44photographer, video producer.
0:49And with that being said,
0:53for all my people that's like me and content creators,
0:57even entrepreneurs, business owners,
1:02produce, don't consume.
1:06And what I mean by that when you're on social media,
1:10produce the content, don't consume the content.
1:15Like I strategically follow people that I can learn from,
1:23that I could build with strategic partners
1:29because especially how the algorithm is now,
1:33they show you all types of things.
1:36Even things that you probably don't even wanna see
1:39or unaware about or suggested follows, suggested people
1:44that the content that you think that you would like.
1:50So take control of that.
1:53I know they have the do not,
1:58the not interest button and I like this content.
2:04So the more you like a certain thing,
2:06the more they're gonna show and suggest.
2:09So if you don't consume it,
2:13they're gonna feed you all types of things,
2:15but it's good to push that not suggested button.
2:21And I got a good 10 minutes
2:23before I had to pick up this food here a little bit early.
2:28So I had 10 minutes.
2:30I've been on the road for about an hour and a half
2:34doing this drive and stopping at some food.
2:40I got 10 minutes before it's ready.
2:42So I wanna get this episode together
2:45and just talk about producing the content.
2:50Versus consuming the content.
2:54Now, again, if we do consume the content,
3:00you'll want to follow pages, follow people,
3:06follow businesses that are aligned with you.
3:12Like I have a inspirational save tabs and folder
3:20for people that's doing what I do,
3:24but at a higher level, almost like a,
3:31what would you say, a vision board almost,
3:34a digital vision board that I could just go back
3:38to reference, look at whenever I need that inspiration.
3:46And I know a lot of people wake up to their phone,
3:53wake up, get on social media, consume the content,
3:56consume the content before they even brush their teeth,
3:59wash their face, shower, do their morning routine
4:05and do all of that and then go straight to work.
4:10So they're miserable when they get to work,
4:14miserable when they wake up
4:15because it's not good content all the time.
4:22It's whatever the social media platform gives them,
4:25whatever Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, or X,
4:31or whatever platform they may be on, gives them.
4:36TikTok.
4:39So if you wake up, do things that are inspirational,
4:47especially for me since I'm not on social media
4:50at the moment, I have different books that inspire me.
4:56So I wake up, stretch, get myself together,
5:01brush my teeth, shower.
5:04I used to journal, but not so much.
5:07Like when I was writing different books,
5:10writing books, I used to journal a lot,
5:13my notes, my thoughts to formulate my chapters,
5:19outline and finish the outline,
5:23build off the chapters and the manuscript,
5:26but on the opposite side, instead of writing, I'm reading.
5:32I'm reading things that are in my industry,
5:37more about marketing, sales, general business,
5:41frameworks, offers, and in turn,
5:48teaching you all that as well.
5:50And anybody that hired me as a coach,
5:54know they get the same treatment,
5:57and I recommend certain books,
6:01certain topics to study, send them videos,
6:05inspiration, past things that I have done,
6:08and I will continue to build out education and have books,
6:13and building on my first course, so stay tuned for that.
6:17And again, I'm working on a book in this process
6:22while I'm away from social media for these 10 days,
6:24so stay tuned for that.
6:29And I will have to update the description
6:32with the link of this book.
6:35So if you're viewing this or listening to this
6:42after September or after mid-October,
6:46you will see the link to the book,
6:48so be sure to download and purchase it.
6:52I'm gonna make it a reasonable price,
6:55and then later in this year,
6:57I will have a course to pair with it,
7:00so stay tuned for that.
7:03Again, produce the content, don't consume it.
7:08And when I say produce, what is your industry?
7:14Follow a model of someone that inspires you
7:20or that's doing big business that you want to be at
7:26or the level you want to be at, desire to be at.
7:30Kind of model them.
7:32Even reach out to them, ask them questions on suggestions
7:36or how can I get there, how can I be more like you?
7:40I want to get better.
7:43Read their books, read their content,
7:48practice, write your scripts,
7:53write your content out before you deliver it.
7:57Practice, practice, practice,
7:59and the more you practice, the better you can produce,
8:02and you want to be a high-level producer.
8:08Like post once or twice a day.
8:12Like I'm not even posting once or twice a day
8:14because I was a consumer,
8:18but now that I'm stepping back and like,
8:20wow, I have all this content,
8:22but I haven't even posted it,
8:25and I can't post it all at once,
8:27and then the social media platform's
8:28gonna think I'm spamming.
8:30I'm posting 100 content pieces a day
8:34just to catch up for all the times I didn't post.
8:39So when I do get back on social media,
8:41I will have a better routine,
8:43but if you follow on a creator frequency,
8:47which is my inspirational creative brand
8:51with my partner Brianna Casanova,
8:53we're both former music artists,
8:56and we're currently into visual media,
8:58podcast production, photography.
9:02So everything revolves around creativity
9:05and help inspiring anyone that's viewing us
9:08on our creative journey to feel inspired to create,
9:13produce that content, do the work no matter what.
9:16Like we were in Atlanta,
9:19and we couldn't bring all of our equipment,
9:22so we using iron and boards, the iron,
9:25propping things up on the wall,
9:27just using the resources that we have in creating
9:30no matter what we created.
9:33And speaking on that inspiration
9:36and the people that's at a higher level,
9:39David Shands, who also is a business coach
9:42and has a podcast.
9:44I actually had the opportunity to run with him.
9:48I attended the podcast summit in Atlanta
9:51and had the opportunity to run with him
9:53and ask him a few questions.
9:56So continue to do the work.
9:59And you know, you could be where you want to be,
10:03continue to produce, continue to do the work,
10:07and you will get there.
10:11Again, I appreciate you listening as always.
10:16This is photographer Jackson,
10:17Steve Jackson of Alien Eyes Photos Media
10:21bringing you Alien Eyes Photos industry talk
10:24here, here, here.
10:27And I wanted to make this a little longer,
10:29but I got to pick up my food.
10:31I am so hungry and exhausted.
10:34I was dozing off on the road,
10:36but I'm glad I made it, pulled over,
10:39got here a little bit early.
10:40So I want to knock this episode out
10:43because I'll be busy for the rest of the day.
10:47And once I get back home,
10:49I have a lot of work to do
10:51and catch up on before I leave town.
10:56So yeah, got a big conference this weekend.
11:02I got to get a lot of things in order.
11:04I got a few projects I got to wrap up.
11:07I still have to pack,
11:09so I have a lot to do.
11:12But again, produce, don't consume your own social media.
11:19Again, this is photographer Jackson
11:21bringing you Alien Eyes Photos industry talk.
11:24I appreciate you listening as always.
11:27And if you want to follow me,
11:29you can follow me at Alien Eyes Photos.
11:34Again, that's Alien Eyes Photos
11:36and that's photos with a S, eyes with a Z.
11:43And you can follow me on my journey
11:47on a creative frequency
11:49if you want that creative inspiration.
11:52And my personal website for more information
11:55and booking is alieneyesphotos.com.
12:00Again, that's alieneyesphotos.com.
12:04And that's eyes with a Z, photos with a S.
12:08Thank you for tuning in as always.
12:10Be blessed.
12:12Peace.