Calendar FIRST Content: Stress-Free Planning for YOUR Real Life | The Social Circle | Ep 36

STOP posting on vibes. Plan around the life you’re actually living, holidays, launches, travel, family, and plug your offers where they fit.

In this episode, we show you how to plan calendar-first, mapping real life (holidays, launches, travel, family) into a simple two-week content plan.

We cover building a value to offer bridge that doesn’t feel salesy, how to stack formats that already work, and whitelisting/allow-listing so brand content can run from your handle without hijacking your feed.

Plus: mindset, capacity, and the one question to keep your calendar smart, not busy.

What you’ll learn
The calendar-first method (reverse-engineer the next 14 days)
Value to Offer bridge without sounding salesy
“Viral” vs. nurture (what actually sells)
Whitelisting/allow-listing basics so sponsored content doesn’t clog your feed
Mindset + capacity: build a smarter calendar, not a busier one

Circle Hack (do this today)
Mark immovable dates: holidays, launches, trips, birthdays.
Pick 3 formats that already perform on your account.
Attach one offer to each (Amazon, affiliate, product, Skool).
Schedule simple repurposes (clip, caption swap, text-on-screen redo).

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Episode Tools & Resources:

Jess Stapleton’s allow-listed brand partnership, why it worked and how to borrow the play:   / scrunchymomdotcom  

Repurpose.io: https://repurpose.io?fpr=311209&fp_si... Helps creators stay consistent by automating distribution; think “post once, publish everywhere.

Beacons: https://beacons.ai/signup?c=candace.w... A “link-in-bio” tool for creators. It lets you create a mini landing page where you can share all your important links in one place; social profiles, affiliate links, products, sign-ups, or even a storefront.

Maovo A04 Gen 2 Podcast Microphone:- https://linktw.in/puiZxn We record using the MAONO A04 Gen 2, our go-to for studio-quality sound that works anywhere. These mics deliver a warm, rich tone with advanced noise reduction and flexible USB or XLR connectivity.

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