Grounding. Box breathing. Time with my guardian of presence. Do you ground? Box breathe? Or have a furry friend who reminds you to slow down? ✨

I’m putting together a bunch of fun lifestyle challenges and was thinking about doing some minimalist related challenges. Who is in?

I've been thinking about email lately. Not whether it works. We all know it works. I'm trying to figure out where it fits in the kind of business I want to build. As a consumer, my relationship with email has changed over the years. I find myself unsubscribing from more and more lists, even from creators I genuinely like. It's rarely because I don't value their work. I just don't want my inbox to become another place competing for my attention. It's overwhelming! And this has me thinking differently about my own business. Inside Skool, community owners can send only one post via email every 72 hours. At first, I thought that sounded limiting. Now I think it might be one of the platform's best features. It forces me to pause before I click "Send." Is this post really worth interrupting someone's day? Is it one of the most valuable things I've shared over the last three days? Or is it simply a great conversation that can live inside the community? I'm finding that I actually like those constraints. They force me to be intentional about what deserves an email. As part of my Focused 12 goal to better organize my business, I'll be building an intentional email plan for August and September. Instead of emailing because I can, I want every email to have a clear purpose and be worth opening. As entrepreneurs, we're constantly told to build an email list because we "own" it. I understand that, and I'm quietly building mine. But I'm also wondering whether we should spend just as much time deciding what earns a place in someone's inbox as we do growing the list itself. Maybe less is more. Maybe earning someone's attention is more important than capturing it. I'm still thinking this through. I'd love to hear your perspective. If you have an email list, how do you decide, "Yes...this is worth sending?"

After my last few posts, you might think Amazon is where my entrepreneurial journey began. It wasn't. It started right here. This photo was taken in our backyard around 2008. My daughter was two. My son was just a baby. At the time, my husband and I were both teachers. I had recently gone part-time because I wanted more time at home with my kids. We didn't have a lot of extra money. We lived in a little starter home. But we believed that having more time together was worth it. That decision led me to start asking a different question. How can we earn a little extra income without giving up the life we're trying to create? I've always loved technology and saving money, so I started a couponing blog. I taught graduate classes at the University of Phoenix one evening a week while my own kids were asleep. I loved helping other teachers, and it fit our family's schedule. And then there were garage sales. See the swing set in this picture? It wasn't just where my kids played. It was one of the playground sets we'd learned to buy, clean up, let our kids enjoy, and then resell. Before long, we knew exactly which brands held their value and which ones didn't. Looking back, I realize we weren't just earning a little extra money. We were learning how to recognize opportunities. We were learning that one small income stream could lead to another. Years later, that mindset led us to invest in so many ways. Buying our mountain condo while we lived in Shanghai. Then, turning it into a vacation rental. Then writing my first book in Belgium. Then journals. Then consulting. Then speaking. Then Skool. And now AI. None of those opportunities appeared overnight. They grew one decision at a time. One season at a time. One small experiment at a time. When people ask me why I believe in building multiple income streams, this is why. Not because I wanted more stuff. Because I wanted more choices. Looking at this picture today, I don't just see my kids playing in the backyard.

Welcome! We’re really glad you’re here, @Juan Garcia @Indie Monroe @Uttam Singh! ☀️ This is a space to build income in a calm, sustainable way. We talk about money, gratitude, Amazon, Skool, AI, and so much more! You are in the right place! Welcome! There is no pressure to be perfect. We are just real entrepreneurs taking small steps that add up, and we are doing it together. Many in this community are following the Focused 12 to meet our goals. You can learn more here. https://www.skool.com/multiple-streams-of-income-4358/what-is-the-focused-12 If you feel up for it, introduce yourself below or on this welcome post and share one thing you’re working toward right now. Big or small, it all counts. Let’s build this together. Welcome!