I’m so thrilled to share with you my top 5 things that I learned at SXSW 2022!  Man, it was such a brilliant conference and I’m so pleased that I was invited to speak at this event. My workshop called, “Why Your Grandma’s Podcast is Better Than Yours” was a total success with a full house and many people stayed 20 minutes over the end time, hungry for more. As a public speaker and workshop facilitator, for me it was EVERYTHING. 

As Laura Lorek of the Silicon Hills News said online, “being in a pandemic for over two years and then being at SXSW for 10 days - I feel like I went from hiding in a cave to performing live on stage at the Grand Ole Opry!” Yup, I felt that, 100%. We’ve all been tucked away in our little pockets and cocoons for so, so long and it just felt brilliant to re-emerge once again.

Here are my top 5 things I learned at SXSW 2022:

      1) Re-emergence is happening right now - take the leap.

     2) Smaller is better - more chances to go deeper.

      3) Space tourism and holograms are a real thing and more accessible than you think.

      4) Simplifying NFTs with a brick analogy

      5) Let’s talk about belonging and return-to-work initiatives

One final whisper

And just one final whisper, just from me to you, dear friend… come in closer.

I hope this episode inspired you to get back out there and attend one or two IRL conferences in the year ahead. And I realize that this can be super scary and daunting. I actually practiced “people-ing” in the weeks leading up to having to people at SXSW. 

And of course, I’m being safe, wearing masks, taking precautions and I’m triple-vaxxed so my 5G is through the roof. Because, science.

So if you’re the same as me, I just want to whisper in your ear a little love and encouragement… 

• Friend, it’s time to re-emerge. 
• It’s time to come back out into the world.
• Make Bold Asks for what you want, what you need… and what you desire.
• It’s time to get back IRL with others, and share ideas, get inspired, and have a bit of fun together to replenish your love tank.

It’s time. You’re ready.

And the world is ready to experience your brilliance once again.

You can do this, I believe in you.

It’s time to SIMPLIFY.

Show notes available with all links mentioned here:https://thesimplifiers.com/podcast/5-things-I-learned-at-SXSW-2022