# Episode 121: What Eight Days in Idaho Taught Me About Success, Community, and Growth

An episode of [Tales From The Lane](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1724180457), 22 Jun 2026, 18 min.

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I just returned from my first-ever Craft + Commerce conference in Boise, Idaho—and I came home with far more than a notebook full of quotes. In this episode, I share the biggest lessons I learned from spending eight days, twelve flights, and countless conversations with creators, entrepreneurs, speakers, authors, and friends whose work has shaped my own. We'll talk about: • Why I almost didn't go • The metrics everyone was (and wasn't) talking about • Lessons from Simon Alexander Ong, Jay Papasan, Nicole Burke, Jonathan Fields, Barrett Brooks, Gannon Meyer, and Gabby Beckford • How rooms change us I also share why these experiences inspired me to create something new: my online Q3 Stay-at-Home Retreat. July 6–10 Monday: Plan Tuesday: Create Wednesday: Organize Thursday: Optimize Friday: Put it all together Daily video lessons + live Zoom discussions each day at noon ET. Click HERE for details, or DM me RETREAT on Instagram (@kkayaian), 📚 Get my book Beyond Potential 🎯 Interested in a 90-minute Strategy Session? or DM me "Strategy" 📩 Subscribe to my weekly newsletter, The Weekend List 📸 Instagram: @kkayaian

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