Three of us planned a community event in 12 days with no plan and no budget, and about 45 people showed up in the rain.
This is the full debrief.
We'd just relocated to Hawaii after seven years in Japan. I'm an introvert who can turn it on when I need to, and I didn't know a single person here who spoke Spanish. My son is growing up between three cultures, and I wanted him around people who sound like his great-grandmother did. So I stopped waiting for someone else to build the community I was looking for.
I walk through exactly how it came together: getting one yes instead of building a committee, the single question I posted in a community group that got over 100 comments in 48 hours, why we privately DM'd all 77 people instead of making a public event, and how replying "check your DMs" under every comment kept the post alive and built real curiosity.
I also get honest about the parts that cost something. The energy it takes when you're an empath and an introvert leading a room. The people who told us nobody would show up. And the three things I'd do differently next time, starting with collecting emails from day one.
If you've been in a new place, or an old place where you just haven't found your people, this one's for you.
In this episode:
Why your first yes matters more than a committee
The "ask before you build" post, word for word
Why private DMs beat putting details in the comments
Locking the location before you invite anyone
Making room for kids so parents actually come
Three things I'd change, three I'd keep
Full credit to my coach Molly Mahoney for the "ask before you build" method and the "party bus" idea of sending everyone to one place. Both are why this worked.
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