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🔥 Magnetic conviction: In Community #95
Your weekly boost of positive energy centering leaders, creators, and culture-makers from the rising majority
🙌🏽 Welcome to In Community.
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First up this week, a big thanks to everyone who joined us in NYC at our secret venue for The Mixdown, in partnership with EDO and Philo.
Missed it? Get a taste of what you missed here.
“Success isn't about instant gratification. It's about the slow, steady, consistent steps you take every single day toward your goal. Keep going – even when no one is watching.” — Eva Longoria, producer, director, actress, activist
I’ve talked about remixing and resonance. I’ve challenged you to cut through the noise and let your brand breathe — and evolve beyond the algorithm.
Now it’s time to take it further, into the realm of magnetic conviction. 🧲
Magnetic conviction is what separates those that talk from those that pull. It’s the difference between content that performs and a vision that aligns. It’s not about energy spent — it’s about energy drawn in.
Conviction isn’t performative. It’s not about bold mission statements or hype reels. It’s about what your actions — creative, strategic, internal — consistently communicate, even when no one’s clapping.
Which brings us back to that quote from Eva Longoria. This work? The real work? It’s slow. Steady. Often unseen. And it can be powerful.
That quote matters because most people quit when it’s quiet. When the metrics don’t spike, when leadership questions the pace, when the campaign doesn’t go viral.
But conviction says: keep going anyway. Keep showing up for the long game, the slow build, the invisible scaffolding.
That’s how trust compounds. That’s how moments become movements. That’s how leadership earns its voice.
Why conviction matters more now 📌
👉🏽 In a world of distraction, people don’t want louder — they want deeper.
👉🏽 Audiences don’t just want co-creation; they want belief-alignment.
👉🏽 Organizations that can’t commit lose their center — and eventually, their edge.
If remixing is your exploratory motion, and resonance is your aftereffect ➡️ conviction is your gravitational core. It anchors action, aligns motion, and draws energy.
3 ways to sharpen your magnetic core
1. Declare what you will never do. Most teams are good at ambition — but vague about refusal. Set boundaries. Name the lines you won’t cross. Clarity lives there.
2. Show your process publicly (with humility). Post the rough drafts. Share the friction. Let others see the tension points. Trust builds when people witness how the work actually gets made.
3. Design for gravitational loops, not just feedback loops. Don’t just listen — invite people to build with you. Make room for collaboration inside your frames. That’s how belief becomes infrastructure.
That’s conviction. That’s legacy. Not the viral win — the long-haul alignment. 🌀
And let’s be honest — that kind of leadership? It’s not always visible. It’s not always celebrated. But it’s exactly what this moment demands.
That’s why this community exists.
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→ Become a paid subscriber if you’re ready to move from insight to intention — and from intention to infrastructure. (Because conviction without structure is just a mood.)
So, what now?
What’s one belief you have that you haven’t yet said out loud?
What’s a decision you’ve been avoiding that could restore alignment overnight?
What’s a small, steady step you’ll take this week — even if no one’s watching?
We remixed. We resonated. Now we magnetize. Not by shouting louder. But by standing firmer.
Know someone quietly building something meaningful? Forward this their way. They’re probably hungry for clarity too.
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In community,
Fahad