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Showing Up For Yourself: From Camp Mograph to Show Reels | Oct 12, 2026

Showing Up For Yourself: From Camp Mograph to Show Reels | Oct 12, 202619 okt1 u 03 min

<p>This open discussion episode recaps Camp Mograph Colorado, digs into personal development systems that actually work for creative brains, and features the podcast&#39;s first-ever live showreel review.</p><p>This episode covers:</p><ul><li><strong>Camp Mograph Colorado recap</strong>: What makes camp magic by day two, the women-of-camp circle that might become its own retreat, and a scavenger hunt that gets more unhinged every year.</li><li><strong>The Anti-Planner and ADHD-friendly productivity</strong>: What happened when Dani Donovan&#39;s workshop made a room full of motion designers cry, and the unpacking trick that actually worked.</li><li><strong>&quot;Discipline doesn&#39;t exist&quot;</strong>: Why the thing we call discipline might really be ten separate skills, and what that changes about building habits.</li><li><strong>Live showreel critique</strong>: The podcast&#39;s first on-air reel review, with notes a beginner can act on today, from one mislabeled effect to what&#39;s missing from the end card.</li><li><strong>Personal branding and the logline</strong>: The one sentence every designer should write before touching their brand, and why being obviously human is now an edge.</li><li><strong>Networking beats cold-applying</strong>: Where freelance jobs actually come from, and the offer that gets new designers their first repeat clients.</li><li><strong>Where to host and find reels</strong>: Which showreel site everyone&#39;s migrating to, and why rushing to the newest AI tools might be a mistake.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Upcoming Events:</strong></p><ul><li>Monday, October 19: Guest episode with motion designer and toolkit creator Scott Black</li><li>Wednesday, October 28: Online Game Night, costumes encouraged</li><li>Monday, November 9: Next open discussion</li><li>An additional guest episode in November, to be announced</li><li>Office hours continue on the Discord voice channel on off Mondays</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Visit <a href="MondayMeeting.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">MondayMeeting.org</a> for this episode and other conversations from the motion design community!</p><p>SHOW NOTES:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/Monday_Meeting">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Monday Meeting Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://discord.com/invite/2zDcj7PyB7">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Monday Meeting Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://