Running a small business often feels like juggling 10 things at once—marketing, money, operations, customer service… and then somehow remembering to breathe. 😅 👉 What’s the one thing you’re struggling with most right now in your business? 👉 Or—if you’re on a roll—what’s the one win you had this week that others here could learn from? This group is meant to be a place where we share skills, swap tips, and support each other. Sometimes your challenge is exactly the thing someone else has already figured out. And your win might inspire someone else to keep going. Drop your answer below ⬇️—let’s get the conversation rolling!

I'm always curious to learn about hobbies and side skills that great business leaders have. Have you ever noticed? Successful people are NOT solely focused just on their business - maybe in the early days to get it going, and I'm not against that fresh sheen of ambition when you're building something. But I'm older now - hopefully a little wiser too - and I find that I want to run the business, but I don't want it to run me. I stopped writing music and books when I started my business. Not consciously, I just got consumed by work and stopped "playing". I'm making a conscious decision not to do that anymore. I'm writing songs again. I'm picking up my old hobbies and some new ones. I'm blocking time in my schedule. We have a rule in our family-run business, we don't take outside meetings on Mondays unless it is an unbelievably huge opportunity. Of course there is an exception - but in general, Mondays are called Shmonday in our business. We ease back in from the weekend (as if we weren't working all weekend!) and Shmonday has become almost sacred in that we reset, reconnect to the parts of the work that we love and we think. We mostly think on Mondays. We sleep in a little later, we sip an extra cup of coffe, we have no hurry or bustle and we're getting pretty good at not letting the external Mondays come in thru the door too. I cherish Shmondays and now that is also the day I work on my hobbies and write songs. What else do you do, outside of your work, for fun, to have a life? Share it!

Leadership isn’t a title it’s a burden. It’s not about being seen, followed, or celebrated. It’s about carrying the weight when no one else will. A real leader walks first, bleeds quietly, and holds the line when others fall back. They don’t need credit they take responsibility. They don’t flinch when it’s hard they get sharper. Leadership means stepping up when it’s inconvenient, showing up when no one’s clapping, and protecting those who still doubt themselves. It’s not for attention. It’s for impact. And if it doesn’t cost you something it’s not leadership. It’s performance.

I tested a little experiment: built a tiny online “shop” that looks and feels legit, but I don’t keep stock, ship anything, or handle returns. In just 8 weeks it started paying me quietly — enough to cover ads and still leave profit. No flashy guru hype, just a clean setup, the right offers, and simple traffic tactics. Here’s the part that surprises most people: this “shop” doesn’t sell products the way you think it does… and once you see how it actually works, it changes how you look at online income completely. 👉 Now I’m curious… if you had to guess, what do you think this “shop” is really selling

Every time you give, you start a ripple. One act of value creates impact far beyond what you see. That ripple builds reputation, trust, and influence, all because you chose to contribute instead of competing.