Would you rather have: More Time? or More Money? (Obviously both is the dream, but let's pretend it's not an option for the sake of this thought experiment) I'm pretty sure most people would vote for more time, but looking around, it appears that everyone is so busy running around chasing the money! (so maybe I'm wrong?) Take a few days off, 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲. You won’t regret it. 🌞 Have a GREAT weekend.

I’ve been looking at the poll results and there are 15 of you who’ve put your hand up: - “I want to start a business. Looking for ideas.” - “I have ideas. Figuring out how to start.” - “I’m ready to start.” - “I’ve barely started.” This post is for you. I don’t want to just throw random business ideas at you. If you’re not excited by it, you won’t stick with it when it gets hard. My whole thing is helping you start with what you already have. Your skills, experience, interests and existing resources, and then opening doors for you with contacts, tools and opportunities that match you. But we need your help. 🚕 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝘁𝗮𝘅𝗶 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝘆 “𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲” ...you’d say where you want to go. Same applies here. In the comments, tell us: - What are you obsessed with? - What gets you up early or keeps you up at night (in a good way)? - What do friends or family already come to you for help with? And for those of you who already have ideas but things are moving slowly, tell us what you’re stuck with. 𝗪𝗲’𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲, willing and ready 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂 get unstuck. What’s the very first thing that comes to mind for you personally. What is your passion or the main thing you feel stuck on right now? @Catherine Burns @Nikolaus Seitz @Lisa Hathcoat @Verna Kauffman @Bob Stawicki @Melanie Shaw @M Smith @Roy Houston @Elizabeth Bautista @Steven Vancamp @Sam Carrington @Titania Thompson @Laura Chavarrio @Brian Diep

Real question: Have you started seeing people online say "Grab my Skill!" yet? 🙋‍♀️ If you use Claude, you will. It's everywhere right now. And I want to put my arm around you for a second before you click that download. ☕ Here's the part nobody tells you… A "Skill" isn't just a note. It can carry little hidden instructions — and sometimes tiny programs that actually RUN on your computer. Think of it like a recipe card from a stranger… except some recipe cards can quietly open your fridge, read your mail, and text your secrets to whoever wrote them. Most are totally fine. But you can't tell the safe ones from the sneaky ones just by looking at the pretty cover. So here's the rule, and it's a kind one: 🔥 Don't grab a Skill from just anyone. A real name. A real reputation. Someone you'd actually vouch for. Not a random viral post. 🔥 And when you do grab one — let Claude read it FIRST. Just say: "Read this Skill out loud to me. Explain what it does in plain English. Does it try to run code, read my files, or send anything out? Then adapt it for my business — and ask me anything you need before you build it." That one little step turns a stranger's mystery box into something that's actually yours. Clean. Safe. Built for you. We're not scared of new tools here. 💃 We're just the smart ones who check the recipe card before we eat. 😋 Have you seen the "Grab my Skill" posts yet? Drop a 🔥 in the comments so I know you saw this one. 👇

My IRL friend Tim is doing a fire walk later to raise funds for the Cornwall Air Ambulance that lifted his wife to hospital when she fell off a horse and broke her back last year. His target was £1k and he's sooo close... If we all gave just £1 he'd smash it... This coming Saturday there is a Mid-Summer Festival in the Callington Methodist Church Field from 3pm to 7pm, and I wanted to share a quick update about why this weekend is particularly important to me and Buffy, my wife. A year ago this week, Buffy had a serious accident deep in the Tamar Valley. She was attended by the team from Cornwall Air Ambulance and to show my appreciation for the care she received and the service they provide, I decided to do something a bit crazy. I can’t walk on water but this Saturday at the festival I will be attempting to walk on fire. Yes, a Fire Walk to raise funds for Cornwall Air Ambulance. I have set up a Just Giving page for the event. If you are able to make a donation no matter how small I would be really grateful for your support. Please also feel free to share the link with others who might be interested in supporting me. www.justgiving.com/page/rev-tim-wilkinson For those who are curious about what a Fire Walk actually looks like, here’s a link to a video below so you can check out exactly what I have got myself into! https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BXPk1dhqv/ Thank you so much for your support; and hopefully I might see some of you there on Saturday. Best wishes, Tim x

There is a lot of noisy, terrible advice out there from so-called “experts.” They will tell you to guard your knowledge, lock your expertise behind an expensive paywall, and only give people a crummy, low-value “lead magnet” to get their email address, so you can send a string of automated sales letters to them. Let me tell you the honest truth: People who give you that advice are usually just doing it because they are more interested in making a quick sale than actually helping you. Giving what you do away for free could be one of the absolute best things you ever do for your business. And I don’t mean a half-baked PDF that barely has any value. 𝗜 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗳𝗳. I know we all have bills to pay and money to make. But if you want to build a real, sustainable business using the skills you already have, you need to understand one fundamental rule: 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆, 𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲. When you chase money, it’s elusive. But when you focus purely on helping people and providing massive value straight away, people will literally queue up to pay you. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗳𝗳 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 1. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 This is a hardwired psychological trigger in all of us. When people feel like they have received a massive amount of value or taken a lot from you, they feel a deep-seated urge to give something back. We all naturally crave balance. If you genuinely help someone solve a problem without holding your hand out for cash immediately, they are going to remember you. They will want to repay that value when the time comes. 2. 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁 People need a chance to see what you are actually like before they commit their hard-earned cash. Giving it away for free gives people a risk-free way to find out about you, see how good you are at what you do, and start to trust you. People are also creatures of habit. Once someone has used your service for three weeks or so, it becomes so much easier for them to stay loyal to you than it is to go off and find a stranger to do the exact same thing. Napoleon Hill used this exact method to fill an entirely empty apartment block. He gave people six months rent-free, while the neighbouring block was struggling to find a single tenant. His competitors thought he’d gone mad, but once his tenants moved in and built a life there, they stayed. He achieved a 100% occupancy, whilst his competitors were still struggling years later.