Hey everyone 👋 I’m ready to read through what you moved across the finish line this week. Whether you closed a big project or finally found clarity on a tough decision, let’s hear it. Drop your gains below 👇

My husband is in the middle of a 5-day Water Fast and I came upon this group directly in the middle of a spiritual conversation with him. The questions @Kasim Aslam asks us to answer... I honestly had a little trouble coming up with answers. Here we go! - Tell us what you HAVE (what makes you awesome?) I'm a mother of 3 children ages 6-months old to 4-years-old and I run a $400K+ e-commerce and info Product Business with my husband. We are in the midst of launching a 2nd business that is strictly digital products. I'm awesome because I can create and build wildly quickly, efficiently, and strategically given our current life (zero babysitters, and we home school). - Tell us what you WANT (what are your goals?!) I want to help 500,000 families achieve their version of financial freedom. I grew up in a single-mother household where rent was 6-months overdue, but we had the latest tech and clothes. Financial literacy was not the norm, and entrepreneurship was not the goal. I believe a lot of families exist in this mindset, and I want to change that. I believe in options and creating a life that is LIFE FIRST, business and money second. I'm learning how to explain this better! 😂 - Tell us what you NEED (what's keeping you from your goals?) I (and my husband) need to community! We need people we can bounce ideas off of. Hearing what's working, what's not. Inspiration. Relatability. Realness. Open to answer questions, feedback, or invites for connection =)

Hi. I'm Renee. I just joined. I've been with my business for over 33 years and have seen a lot of change in that time. I see the writing on the wall for how our business model is changing so I need to pivot the business in order to survive the changes with AI. I want to pivot the business to one that utilizes the AI tools with our expertise. I'm looking forward to learning and hopefully contributing value too.

What’s up everyone, Brandon here. I’ve been showing up on the 5pm calls consistently, listening more than talking, and getting a lot of value from the conversations here. Figured it was time to introduce myself the right way. What I HAVE I’ve been in finance and business since 1996, so just over 30 years now. Most of that time has been spent building behind the scenes. I tend to stay out of the spotlight and focus on creating systems that actually produce. Over the years I’ve: - Built and managed high intent traffic in regulated spaces where trust matters - Created lead generation ecosystems that turn attention into real conversations and revenue - Worked closely with operators and sales teams to make sure what gets generated actually closes - Learned how to navigate compliance, scale, and real world execution without cutting corners A lot of what I do is not visible on the surface. I’ve always been more focused on building the machine than being the face of it. Outside of work, I’ve spent years living abroad in Southeast Asia, traveling, training martial arts, working out, hiking, and pushing myself in different ways. I even spent a period of time paragliding and jumping off cliffs, which probably says a lot about how I approach risk and growth. What I WANT At this stage, I’m looking for clarity and better leverage. I’ve spent a long time building for others and inside other people’s structures. It taught me a lot, but it also showed me where the limits are. Now I’m focused on: - Owning more of what I build - Creating structures that compound instead of reset - Building partnerships that are aligned long term, not just transactional I want to be around people who are actually in it, solving real problems, and building real businesses. What I NEED Two things I’m actively working through: 1. Positioning at the next level. Figuring out what stays, what consolidates, and what becomes the next version of everything I’ve built. 2. Smarter leverage decisions.

Hi all. I’ve been in a forum for 10 years, posting 21,000 times and creating 400+ threads. Being a "long-term giver" has helped me in ways I never foresaw, and it’s the foundation of how I view business. For those trying to "validate a need" (I kinda hate that phrase), forums and groups are the ultimate resource. People group themselves by interest and chatter about their problems. I’ve produced a ridiculous amount of evergreen content just by noticing where I repeat myself and creating a "solution" thread to point to when the same question pops up later. . In case you didn't spot the parallel to building a business: 1) I find and engage the market (aka "help people") - where they are already. 2) I respond to questions and problems people *already* have. 3) I immediately help people instead of naval-gazing or "building stuff" in my bat-cave. 4) If I find myself answering the same question over and over again - I go create a solution I can point people to all the time. 5) Before I create the thread (solution) I already know it will help lots of people - because it's a need many people already had. 6) The content (solution) was created out of solving real-world problems, rather than solving problems I think people have. It's battle-tested. . This is super important: Don't just help people with what you sell. I'm a Google Ads guy and less than 10% of my threads in that forum are about Google Ads. I try not to even mention it now-a-days and just respond when tagged. You want to be seen as a PEER first in any community - as someone helpful, with their own quirks, and their own hopes, fears, worries, and dreams... the same as everyone else. They'll naturally find out over time that you do XYZ, and if you help people with XYZ too (and are seen helping people with XYZ) then you'll start getting known as "The XYZ Guy/Gal", and tagged whenever that subject comes up. . Whenever someone's stuck in business I just ask: Who have you helped? Why create a blog and try and find out what content helps people and resonates with people when you can go help people immediately in a busy forum or Facebook group?