Scott's mammoth story is only surpassed by his huge heart! The author of The Boy on the Log grew up in the rough and tough Gulf of Queensland's mid-western town of Mount Isa. His childhood was a challenging and uncomfortable one, but it ultimately shaped his character. In this fantastic Reading Room session, he describes his life journal and how it became a book to show others what they can achieve, emphasising that anyone can overcome adversity. From boilermaking and commercial diving to facing addiction and major financial loss—lessons that contributed to his current role as a mentor and mental health advocate, Scott's message of "consistent persistence," self-love, and the importance of understanding one’s own emotional literacy is an important one for everyone. His "fight for survival" is inspirational, and his battle with feelings of inadequacy, loneliness, and writing a book with dyslexia is raw, but he shares how, rather than pushing them down, medicating them, or seeing them as negatives, they are instrumental in growth and unique success. Buy The Boy on the Log here. Begin one of his programs, be mentored, book him to speak, download his wellness app, interview him or connect with him via his website www.ScottSoutter.com.au @Scott Soutter

Super excited to announce @Trish Rock another Aussie 🦘, as the winner of a book promoted by one of our amazing Premium authors in the Skool Bookshop! 🎉📚 I can't believe there have been 3 Aussies in a row who have won this draw!!!! That's WILD! Trish, head into the SHOP category and go shopping! 🛍️ Choose 1 book you would love to read, we'll get it and send it out to you! A little plug for Trish, she is the author of the fabulous book, 'The Peace Process' and has a wonderful new community called Frequency First, Then Reality. Go and check it out. You'll love it if you enjoy meditation.EFT, sound healing and more! Well done Trish on reaching Level 3 and being a fantastic community member! Congratulations on your WIN! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 We're SUPER excited to hear which book you will choose! 🎥 Watch the live draw below.

Congratulations to our incredible Skool Bookshop member, Cristal Vancarson, for officially hitting LEVEL 6! Cristal has been such a vibrant, creative and supportive part of our community, and we absolutely love seeing her momentum continue to grow. Her upcoming memoir, I Escaped Hollywood, Barely, is already turning heads with its bold personality, powerful story, and unmistakable 1980s Hollywood flair. Thank you, Cristal, for showing up, engaging, supporting fellow members, and bringing your energy into The Skool Bookshop. We appreciate you and can’t wait to watch your author journey continue to unfold. Level 6 looks good on you! 🚀📚✨ Inside her community, Memoir Skool, members can see @Cristal Vancarson's memoir unfolding in raw, unfiltered stories and anime scenes about her life modelling and acting in Hollywood and Japan during the 1980s.

Congratulations to the sensational top 10 members for April, in making this community so wonderful! We appreciate you! Well done, and thank you for being here... @Julie Burns - reader @Cristal Vancarson - emerging author @Rob Cole - author @Lisa Drennon - author @Michael Teferi - author @Danielle Drew - reader @Scott Soutter - author @Zak Smith - reader @Mark Tierno - author @Michael Wish - author A big congratulations to @Julie Burns for being our 30-Day Leaderboard Winner for April. Julie will be the very 1st reader (not author...yet) member to hit the top of our leaderboard! 🎉 It's definitely been an awesome April for you, Jules. You won a book here, it was also your birthday month, and now you have taken out the 30-day leader challenge! 🥳 It makes me so happy to congratulate you Julie! For those who may have missed me saying this last month, Julie was the very first person I connected with in Skool when I landed here about 16 weeks ago. I met Julie through the first community I was invited to, an Aussie group called Skoolaroos. I asked in the group how to do a live session, and she graciously offered to jump on a live with me so I could practice and learn all the features of the Skool live feature. Thanks Julie! 🌻 While Julie doesn't have a book yet, she has a beautiful community called The Shine Lounge, a soft place for midlife women who give a lot to everyone else — and are ready to pause, breathe, and reconnect.

Super excited to announce @Danielle Drew from Australia as the winner of a book promoted by one of our amazing authors in the Skool Bookshop! 🎉📚 Danielle, head into the category called SHOP and go shopping! 🛍️ Choose 1 book you would love to read, we'll get it and send it out to you! We're SUPER excited to hear which book you will choose! Danielle isn't an author; she is a book lover! So instead of plugging her book, we'll give her fabulous community a shout-out instead - a DOUBLE win! Danielle's community is Public Speaking - Vocal Power, it's a fantastic group! I'm a member and love the vibe there and all the great information Danielle shares, helping members become better, confident and more successful speakers. You can check it out here. Well done Danielle on being our monthly book winner in the Skool Bookshop! How good is it?! Just for reaching Level 3, you get the awesome opportunity to win one of our amazing authors' books! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 🎥 Watch the live draw below.