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Planning Our First Event: Celebrations, Conundrums, and Community

Published: Dec. 12, 2021, 8:05 a.m.

Event planning can either be a pain in the ass, or it can be the time of your life. Or maybe it's something more in the middle. Whatever the moment brings, when planning an event that revolves around building community and passions, we're here to tell you that it's worth every moment of not knowing what you're doing, even when you think you know exactly what you're doing.

What we are really trying to say is that even if you've never done something before, but you want to, then do it! Whether it's planning an event,\xa0starting a business,\xa0moving into an RV, or hitting up your\xa0first mountain biking trail, you'll never do it until you just do it! I think Nike's got something with that slogan.

Event Planning Builds Community

Many of you know that we teamed up with Debra and Barry from\xa0The Virtual Campground\xa0and hosted\xa0Camp Carpe Diem (CCD), a camp for RVers to get together in a beautiful place to meet fellow travelers, and to learn how to play again. It was a smashing success, but there were moments when we were all wondering what in the hell we were doing. So, in case you are looking to host an event or plan something you've never done before, we hope to offer some candid advice and inspiration that anyone can host a successful event and have fun doing so.

So, yes, this podcast episode in its simplest form addresses how to plan an event. But in its true form, our conversations here are more about how to build a community, how to start something you've never done before, and how to do it all with a sense of humor.\xa0

Create Life Around Your Passions

The Virtual Campground and Living a Stout Life were both formed to create community, and through Camp Carpe Diem, we are doing just that! Building a kick-ass one, in fact! And with The Virtual Campground's passion for photography, and Living a Stout Life's passion for craft beer and mountain biking, it made sense that these passions should play a big role at Camp Carpe Diem.

What this means to you, our listeners, is that your passions need to play a huge role in your life and your community, too. So whether, you're looking to plan an event or just be inspired by a couple of crazy middle-aged couples with a bit of gumption to follow their dreams, we hope you enjoy our banter, and learn a thing or two along the way.\xa0

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Save the Date

While the exact date and location aren't set yet, mark your calendars for mid-October 2022 and plan on being in the Asheville/Brevard area in North Carolina.\xa0

Sign up now for\xa0CCD's newsletter\xa0to be sure you don't miss out when we announce the official date and location.\xa0

For complete show notes\xa0click here.

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Shout Outs:

A huge shout out to our friends and CCD partners in crime, Debra and Barry. You made planning this a blast, and we can't wait for the second one! Your friendship means the world to us. You started out as road friends, but now you are more like family. We love you!

We also want to thank Sarah and Heather from\xa0Beer Now\xa0and\xa0Zephyr Conferences. You generously offered your time to answer questions from us about event planning so that we can continue putting together awesome events for our community and yours.\xa0



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