In a short space of time, we have reached 90 members. What began as a small, intentional space has developed into a community grounded in insight, generosity, and shared ambition. I am deeply proud of what we are building together. As we approach 100 members, ThriveLine Circle will transition into a paid community, with new memberships set at $20. This change reflects the depth of value, experience, and learning that continues to be invested into this space. For those of you who joined us early, please know this clearly: you will not be charged. Your membership will remain free, always. Thank you for your loyalty, your trust, and your commitment to this community. You believed early, and that matters. Over the past six months, I have dedicated myself to building ThriveLine Circle with intention. I have shared from my own experience and drawn on the wisdom and teachings of trusted friends and mentors, always with one aim in mind: to create meaningful value and practical insight that supports real growth. We now have ten complimentary places remaining before we move fully into a paid model. I invite you to refer someone you believe would genuinely benefit from the work we are doing here and who would contribute positively to this space. This is an exciting time for ThriveLine Circle as we grow and scale, with a continued focus on adding value and supporting you as you build, strengthen, and evolve your business from start-up to a recognised, world-class enterprise. Thank you for being part of this journey and for the role you play in shaping this community. https://www.skool.com/thriveline-circle-7438/about With appreciation, John Hamilton Lewis ThriveLine Circle

You are doing everything you were told was “right”. You post consistently. You spend on ads. You tweak the messaging. You wait for traction. Yet something feels slightly off. Not broken. Just misaligned. Like standing one step away from clarity, knowing the answer is close, but not yet embodied. That moment is not failure. It is cognitive friction asking for leadership. At Hamilton & Forge Digital, we exist precisely in that space. We work with founders and organisations who already understand that visibility without authority is noise, and activity without direction quietly drains belief. What they are seeking is not more tactics, but coherence. A system where strategy, identity, technology, and execution speak the same language. Our work begins at the root. We shape corporate identities that hold weight in the mind of the market. Logos that are not decorative but declarative. Brand systems that feel inevitable once seen. Graphic design across traditional and digital channels that reinforces recognition, not confusion. Digital business cards that move with you, reports that communicate credibility, and social media design that aligns form with intent. From there, we engineer momentum. Community building and community management that transforms attention into trust. Paid media across Meta, Google, Bing, and LinkedIn that is managed with discipline, not hope. Ad spend treated as an investment thesis, not an experiment. Strategy that is designed to be executed, not admired in a slide deck. We then build the infrastructure that sustains growth. Websites, applications, UX and UI systems that reduce friction and guide decision making. Technology development that supports scale. SEO that compounds quietly over time. Full service performance marketing and growth marketing that is measured by outcomes, not applause. And when the business itself is ready for expansion, we go further. Business incubation, selective cash injection, and course creation for leaders who are ready to convert experience into leverage.

On 30 January, we hosted a thoughtful masterclass with Laura Patac focused on something many people are quietly wrestling with right now. How do you take a New Year’s resolution and turn it into action that actually feels achievable? Through the DREAM framework, the session gently broke big intentions into small, meaningful steps you can take now, without pressure, overwhelm, or self-judgement. If your resolution still matters to you, but momentum has slipped, this replay was designed for exactly this moment. Replays will be available soon and will only be accessible inside ThriveLine Circle and Wilder Profits. Watch the replay here. https://www.skool.com/thriveline-circle-7438/about?ref=bbd338dd5cf84b0f8a08db2bd900c7bb @Heather Boers

Most people wait for permission. You chose to build infrastructure. Real leverage comes from owning your setup. One place where ideas turn into workflows, messages run without chasing, offers deliver themselves, and revenue isn’t fragile. Not louder marketing. Cleaner systems. Fewer moving parts. More control. This is about designing a business that supports your life instead of consuming it. Something you understand, adapt, and improve as you grow. Start your own system. Build your funnels. Automate your emails. Sell your courses. Manage payments. Scale faster with less complexity. What have you already built inside your system? Share your progress. https://systeme.io/?sa=sa02166475485dbac1d3a7c23d9a7321faa93d3c63

In an anxious market where clients hesitate and margins tighten, the brands that thrive will be the ones that trade noise for clarity, speed for stability, and complexity for confidence Most businesses are entering 2026 with a quiet tension they cannot quite name. Revenue is harder to predict. Clients hesitate longer. Decision cycles stretch. Teams feel stretched thin, even when output is high. There is motion everywhere, but progress feels slower. This is not coincidence. It is structural. Industries are compressing. Automation is no longer a future threat but a present reality. Roles that once justified retainers are being replaced by systems that never sleep. At the same time, tariffs, supply instability, and geopolitical noise inject uncertainty into pricing and planning. Consumers are overwhelmed, distracted, and increasingly selective. Margins are under pressure from every direction. The result is not chaos. The result is nervous clients. And nervous clients behave differently. They question more. They delay decisions. They demand proof before belief. They resist experimentation and punish inconsistency. They do not want inspiration. They want reassurance. This is where most brands misread the moment. They respond with more content, louder claims, faster output, and trend chasing. They mistake visibility for trust and activity for strategy. In doing so, they amplify the very anxiety their audience is trying to escape. In 2026, growth will not come from volume. It will come from stability. The New Competitive Advantage Is Psychological When markets tighten, the emotional state of the buyer becomes the battlefield. People do not buy from who is most exciting. They buy from who feels safest to proceed with. The brand that feels calm, precise, and deliberate becomes magnetic in an anxious environment. This does not mean being conservative or passive. It means being clear. Clear positioning. Clear language. Clear outcomes. Clear boundaries. Clear expectations. Uncertainty punishes vague brands. Precision rewards disciplined ones.