Day 1 — Struggles & Wins (get real) 5 Struggles - I’ve spent my entire life searching for my purpose. It has led to me multiple “careers” from sales manager at gyms, to regional director at gyms, to the military, and finally to becoming a chiropractor. Nothing ever worked.  - Battling Bipolar disorder is tough. The highs are incredibly high but the lows are low enough to ruin your life and the life of everyone around you - My whole life I’ve never felt good enough. From growing up with a severe stutter and having literally 1 friend growing up to body dysmorphia (symptoms of bodybuilding); I’ve always felt like less than everyone else.  - Focusing on 1 thing has always been a struggle for me. It seems like I can be ok for short time then I need something else. I need the high. I chase the high and when I can’t get it I’m miserable and so is everyone around me.  - I struggle with being satisfied with anything. I will be doing pretty well in something or with something then I feel the need to either switch things up or just add something else to my plate. For example, I went from being in elite group in the Army to being a regional manager for gyms, to a chiropractor that works with a division 1 athletic dept, then I decided I wanted to train dogs, then I decided I wanted to teach other chiropractors and chiro students, then I wanted to be a football official, then I wanted to run for alderman of my city and the list goes on.  ______________________________________ 5 Contrasting Wins: - Purpose has to be the hardest thing. Trying to figure out the “why” I’m here.  While the “why” is still up in the air.  After I started content creation I finally feel like I am doing something. Something I enjoy and something that other seem to enjoy. - Bipolar disorder is a funny disorder. I’ve learned that if I can take advantage of my maniac episodes I can be incredibly driven and productive in what the current task might be.  - The feeling of being less than everyone else has always been a part of my life. Once I got heavy into bodybuilding it would change when I was training or dieting for a show but would quickly return. It wasn’t until something clicked and I started to just say FUCK IT that anything changed. Again, I still have days where I am not good enough or wish I was more like someone else. But overall things have improved dramatically  - Focusing on 1 thing is still very much a struggle but social media has improved this so much. Maybe it’s the constant changing of the environment. Maybe its switching from IG to FB to TikTok, maybe its the creating of different styles and types of content. I don’t know. But what I do know is that I am finally able to focus on 1 thing (social media) and feel like I don't immediately need to jump ship.  - Satisfaction is incredibly challenging thing to find for me. But when I turned to social media, as crazy as that sounds for me to say, I finally feel satisfaction. 

What up Tards, Momentum is a real thing. And this week it showed up everywhere. Ben Zylstra dropped a reel, crossed 400k views, and held above 50% retention. George Heinrich made some hard calls this week. Let go of relationships that weren't aligned and immediately started seeing it pay off in new connections, new opportunities, and online growth stacking fast. Sometimes the move that changes everything looks like letting something go. Austin Brown is now sitting at 3,400 followers. Five weeks ago he was at 1,100. This week he posted his wife getting bench pressed over the sound of Free Bird, which just so happened to be the goal-scoring anthem for Team USA Hockey after they took Olympic gold. Up 1,000 followers just this week. Josh Botti almost didn't post it. Thought it would flop. Posted anyway. 60k views on a high protein recipe reel. You never know what will hit on this R*tarded app, so post it!!! Jacob Walker came into 2026 under 1,000 followers. Seven weeks later, after linking up with resident IG nerd Michael Lennertz, trying something new, and actually putting in the effort, he's up over 2,000 followers from a single video. On the education side, Alex Drachnik broke down the TikTok Shop playbook this week: scripts that sell, videos that convert, and exactly what's working right now so you can start turning your content into commission checks. Kaylee ran the Shitfluencing 101 call this week and walked everyone through the email game, how to respond to brand inbounds, how fast to move, and how to not blow a collab opportunity because your reply was mid. Views are popping. Followers are climbing. Brand deals are moving. And most of it came from posting the thing that almost didn’t get posted.

I seem to remember from the call that a few folks who had over 1k followers were still having issue with setting up TikTok shop for creators. I am having the same issue now. I reached over 1k today and I can’t get it to allow me. If anyone has any ideas before Tuesday’s call I’d very much appreciate an assist.

Followers have grown to over 25k+ (original start was around 700ish). Dashboard is over 128million. Numerous reels reached over a million views - the largest is over 97million and still going - actually had people recreating my reel and giving me credit- CRAZY! Just received a *FREE digital calendar to try and will negotiate UGC terms Hat company that I already wear and fucking love is interested in UGC agreement Signed with a peptide company to promote their products I cannot believe how this program has helped me! LET'S FUCKING GO!!!

Mine: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DU01Q4-jlsY/?igsh=bzE2YnFhaHl5NHlh My victim: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUv9x4vkakj/?igsh=MWhrMHI0NHhpZzk2bQ==