We’ve got our January Poetry Business Bingo winner in the Institute! Shoutout and congratulations to Poet Lady Rose, who hit BINGO diagonally and completed the card strong — sealing it with her final square by publicly sharing her January commitment right here in the community. 👏🏾🔥 Her card shows exactly what this game is about: preparation, investment, and execution. Here’s a snapshot of the work she committed to: ✔ Paid for her ChatGPT subscription ✔ Locked in dedicated poetry business work time for February • (4) Mondays | 2 PM – 5 PM ✔ Built a simple weekly content schedule: • Meaning Monday • Testimony Tuesday • Show the Work Wednesday / Wednesday Wins • Thursday Thoughts / TBT • For You Friday / Feel-Good Friday • Spotlight Saturday • Slow Flow Sunday ✔ Free Space completed ✔ And most importantly: “I commit to start working on this now, so I can begin implementing it in February!” That’s how you turn a game into real momentum. 💪🏽 🎁 WINNER INSTRUCTIONS @La Toya Hampton aka Poet Lady Rose— head over to poetlifeshop.com and pick out $100 worth of Poet Life gear on us! 🛍🖤💛 🔥 TO EVERYONE ELSE: KEEP PLAYING Even if you haven’t completed a row yet — keep going. Every square you complete: ✨ Builds discipline ✨ Sharpens your business skills ✨ Creates systems you can reuse all year ✨ Positions you for opportunities beyond this game The prize is great — but the work you’re doing is the real reward. Let’s keep showing up, keep executing, and keep becoming the kind of poets who build businesses that last. Drop a comment to congratulate Poet Lady Rose — and if you’re still playing, tell us which square you’re working on next 🎯

It’s 11:00pm EST. Before the day ends, take a moment to ask yourself: - Do I know what I’m working on tomorrow? - Is my next action clear and realistic? - Have I decided when I’ll work on it? Productivity doesn’t start in the morning—it starts the night before. A few quiet minutes of planning tonight can save you hours of confusion tomorrow. If you want, share below: - One thing you plan to focus on tomorrow - Or one small step you’re committing to take Then get some rest. Tomorrow will thank you. — Christoph

Hi my Poetry family! Congratulations to all of you for the amazing progress y'all are making!! I'd like to share that Wordsbyladyg Productions LLC is now offering life coaching sessions using poetry! Someone I've known online for years dm'd me on IG asking if I would be her life coach. This Friday will be our second session! Yesterday, I sent a reach out email to a baseball stadium where I live. Inquiring about hosting a creative team building event there. They responded today. They're interested and we're going to set up a meeting for a tour and discuss how my company wants them to consider being one of the go-to venues for future events! 😊

Y'all I'm so excited AND if you are in Houston please reach out to me. I applied back in September. I saw the deadline with just a few days to fill out the application but I applied for 2 different pots from the Houston Arts Alliance. I've heard back on one of my applications already for a smaller event with the focus on Colorism. Y'all I used to say I never win these things, BUT I didn't go in with that mentality THIS time. I went in thinking about the possibilities of what I could do if I didn't have to do everything out of my own pocket and I had fun dreaming up the event. I'm really excited and I KNOW bigger grants and sponsorships are coming. Let me encourage you - fill out the application. Dream the big dream and start actively taking steps towards its execution.