Vegas, Unwell, and the Wake-Up Call I Didn’t Expect

I just got back from Las Vegas for the Unwell Event hosted by Alex Cooper, and wow — it was everything you’d expect. Bold energy, amazing speakers, late nights, sequins everywhere.
But underneath all that glam, my friend and I noticed something that was a huge turnoff…

Almost everyone was living the moment through their phones.

I watched people record entire segments instead of soaking them in. At the after-party, I saw groups swaying side to side with their phones clipped to the DJ booth, recording themselves rather than just feeling the music, laughing with their friends, and DANCING.

And listen — I’m not judging. I love capturing moments, too. I own a marketing business. I literally teach people how to show up online with purpose.
But there’s a difference between sharing your life and living to share it.

Connection Isn’t a Screen — It’s an Experience

What upset me the most was realizing that in a world where we crave connection more than ever, we’re not actually connecting.

We’re filming our joy instead of feeling it.
We’re curating our laughter instead of just laughing.
We’re living almost there — but not quite.

And that’s what’s so ironic. We’re desperate for community, friendship, belonging… yet we’re letting the very thing that’s supposed to help us connect — disconnect us instead.

What This Has to Do With Marketing (and Real Life)

I know this might sound off-topic coming from someone who teaches marketing strategy and design — but honestly, it’s not.

Because my entire mission at Mood Marketing Haus is to help entrepreneurs build websites and systems that work while they live.

I want your business to run, your audience to grow, and your brand to thrive — without you being glued to your phone 24/7.
Your website, your automations, your content strategy — they should support your life, not steal from it.

When you streamline your business with clarity and strategy, you create space to actually be in your life. To look up.
To laugh without filming it.
To dance without documenting it.

A Little Challenge for You (and for Me)

The next time you feel tempted to pull out your phone — take a second…
Take a deep breath.
Look around.

Let the moment live inside you, not just in your camera roll.

Because the truth is, being present is the real flex.
And no algorithm, follower count, or viral video can compete with the magic of actually being there.

Phones are incredible tools. But they should amplify our lives — not replace them.
So here’s to looking up, laughing loud, and living with your whole heart.

Because the memories that matter most?
They’re the ones you never had to record.