@Sandra Pilarczyk

@Mieka Clarke we used the bike and on Saturdays when the paper was huge with classified we had to have a shopping trolley and we’ll that around and we had to have our wits about us in the spring because the magpies used to swoop us as a cracker of a job I think I was 11 when I started it it’s no longer a job for anyone.

Congratulations on becoming lucky number seven no doubt the Chinese eight is in your sites and that’s even luckier all the best

I’m still building my community, and this is an excellent question. So good, in fact, that I’m turning it into a game plan and framing it on my wall. For me, trust isn’t a buzzword — it’s the whole foundation. Without trust, there is no community, just noise. Here are a few initiatives I’m committing to as I build: • Radical consistency – showing up even when growth is slow, views are low, or no one is clapping yet. Trust grows when people see you’re still there next week. • Transparent intent – being clear about what this community is and isn’t. No bait-and-switch. No hidden funnels. • Lived experience over theory – sharing what I’ve actually done, including mistakes, not just polished outcomes. • Slow monetisation (or none at all) – letting value lead and money follow, not the other way around. • Open learning – admitting when I don’t know something and learning alongside the community instead of pretending to be the expert in everything. • Psychological safety – creating a space where people don’t feel rushed, judged, or sold to. Calm beats clever. • Long-game thinking – building something that compounds trust over years, not something that spikes attention for a month. Personal brands aren’t built by being impressive. They’re built by being reliable. That’s the strategy I’m anchoring everything to.