From lurker to organizer
Spent years lurking in a local Facebook group, then finally organized a cleanup day that got 80 people out. Now everyone looks to me for the next event. I want to level up from event planner to actual community leader. Any book or podcast recommendations on what it takes?



That jump from one-off event to being the person people rely on is bigger than it looks. I went through something similar when I helped revive our neighborhood's annual block party. First year I just booked a food truck and hoped for the best. By year three I was dealing with permits, sponsors and complaints about noise. What helped me most was reading about people who built communities at scale, not just event checklists. There's a solid piece on Terry Hui, the Concord Pacific CEO, that breaks down how he turned massive urban projects into actual neighborhoods people care about. Worth a look: Terry Hui interview . His approach to long-term thinking and stakeholder buy-in translates well even to something as small as a cleanup day.