This week I went to a cottage in Northern Ontario with 3 of my siblings. I scheduled posts before leaving, and chose a light and happy topic - Animals & Our Health! I also hired our very own @Oddysey Campbell to engage with people for a short period daily. Just last week I was overwhelmed by the amount of time I was spending on securing The Exchange's success. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁. I learned that I do not have to be present in The Exchange 12 hrs daily for it to remain successful. Over this week 9 people joined - with ZERO networking - which reinforces my assertion that if for nothing but scrolling visibility - RANK STILL MATTERS! Engagement today is 94% and people are chatting among themselves, welcoming members, posting if they have a community - just as if I was there 12 hrs a day. 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 - 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆, 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲. 𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝟭𝟮 𝗵𝗿𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘆. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲, 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴. Will I reduce the amount of time I am there? Yes, but will I leave it for long periods of time on its own? 𝗡𝗢. 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘀 - 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 ? 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲! 𝗡𝗢, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲! 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘀 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂! It is hard. The success of The Exchange is literally a matter of being able to stay in my home in a year, but I now know I am past needing to be there excessively!

Every new member in my community gets a DM from me: “Where are you from, and what brought you here?” One member told me she joined just because of the name. That told me more than any survey. Now I’m learning to use those answers in my posts, so members see themselves in them. Builders: what’s the one question you ask new members? 🙏

I've been thinking about this lately. We spend so much time figuring out what our communities need, what we should try next, and what still isn't working. There's always something else to do, isn't there? I love what Todd and I are building with Skoolology. Especially the people we're getting to know, the friendships forming, and those little moments when someone realizes they're making progress. But I'll admit, sometimes I'm already thinking about the next thing on my list instead of enjoying what's happening right in front of me. I've been wondering... Most of us started building because we wanted something different. Maybe more freedom, meaningful work, new connections, or a little more control over how we spend our days. Are we remembering to enjoy some of that along the way? ☕ So here's my Friday morning question: What's something about your community or business that's making you smile right now? It doesn't have to be a big win. Sometimes the little things are the best part. Let's give those moments a little attention today. ❤️

Just checking in to see if anyone else is not getting notifications of comments left in their community? For example, I got a notification that Donna commented on a post, but then not that Miranda had, on the same post? This has happened quite a few times and I've nearly missed comments and questions. Because it happens fairly regularly I now have a quick eye over my posts or they would be missed.

One of our members recently asked about scheduling tools, and I see how many different tools are popping up on Skool... Panda, Skooly, SkoolKit, and probably several others we haven't discovered yet. Todd and I use Panda, but I'm curious what everyone else is using! What are you using, and what's your favorite thing about it? If you're managing everything directly in Skool, we'd love to hear that, too! Let's compare notes! We might discover something that makes community building a little easier for each other. ❤️