I know I’m probably slow to this realization but … This is something I learned in the last 2+ years from very successful people here in Skool that has made a huge difference. Focus is subtraction of everything that isn’t your goal and anything but the work to achieve it. From a business standpoint, putting all your efforts into solving a single, most leveraged problem and removing everything that doesn’t solve that single problem.

I’m trying to land my first client / first demo call and I want real mechanics, not theory. If you got your first client from cold outreach, can you break down exactly what you did? Channel: cold email, IG DM, LinkedIn, cold calls, walk-ins, referrals? Volume: how many touches/day and for how many days? What got the first “yes”: a short email, a Loom audit, a phone call, a calendar link, a free pilot? Follow-up cadence: how many follow-ups before you booked? Also: I’m not in the U.S. — did you call businesses directly to book demos? If yes, did they care about the number being international? I’m running a DBR / patient reactivation pilot (pay-per-show) for Med Spas. My goal is to book one demo call this week. Appreciate any real playbooks you used.

They’ve got the filters. You’ve got the scars. Your grey hair = proof. Your failures = credibility. So why aren’t you building? Someone with half your knowledge is — they just had a system. Gen X built the internet. Time you got paid for it.

These are the first things I would teach myself. Here’s a couple quick bangers I’ve learned in my 30 months+ on Skool. ⭐️ Less is more ⭐️ Value per second not seconds of value ⭐️ Clear not Clever ⭐️ Simplicity Scales/Complexity Fails Add yours below. 👇🏼

Most people don’t start something like a Skool community or business because they think they’re not “expert enough.” They believe they need more credentials, more experience, more authority. Not true. You don’t need to be the top voice in an industry to own a community/business. You only need to be one chapter ahead. A simple rule: 1,000 hours of doing something makes you a subject-matter expert to someone just starting. You don’t need to know everything — just more than the people you’re helping. Think about Frank Abagnale in Catch Me If You Can. As a high school student, he taught college classes by staying one chapter ahead of the students. He didn’t have the full degree — he just had the next lesson figured out. That’s all leadership really is. Creators/ Problem Solvers aren’t perfect experts. They’re guides who turn around and help others walk the path they’ve already covered. So stop waiting until you feel “ready.” If you’ve logged the hours, your voice already matters. What’s your 1,000 hour-thing?