I retired after more than 30 years in education. I thought I had a pretty good idea of what came next. I didn’t. 😂 Long COVID changed what I could do and how I could work. Some days it still does. And there’s something humbling about going from knowing what you’re doing…to figuring things out all over again. Maybe you know that feeling, too. Life changes. Plans change. Something you thought would work doesn’t. Or somewhere along the way, you realize you’re not finished yet. Somewhere in the middle of my own figuring-it-out, Todd and I found Skool. And we started building. No grand plan. We were learning as we went. Pretty soon, I became fascinated by all the other people here doing the same thing. People with an idea they believe in, trying to turn it into something real. Trying things that work. And plenty that don’t. 😂 Wondering why people join and disappear. Whether to change something or give it more time. Whether they’re doing too much, not enough, or simply the wrong thing. Building a business while also living an actual life? I understand that one. Todd started digging into the research. I started asking entirely too many questions. 😂 And somewhere along the way, Skoolology became our little community-building lab. We don’t have all the answers. We’re figuring things out, too. But we’ve learned that sometimes the best next move isn’t another strategy. Sometimes it’s slowing down long enough to understand what’s actually happening. At 60-something, I’m a beginner again. Some days that’s exciting. Some days I wonder what in the world we’ve gotten ourselves into. 😂 But I’m still curious. Still learning. Still building. And if you’re figuring out your next chapter while you build yours, too… I think we probably have more in common than you think. 💜

Im thinking I need to post on Tik Tok to reach my ideall member, but am not familiar with it at all. I looked at apps, AI, and still lost! Are there any Tik Tok communities on Skool that teach the platform? TiA

Because “I need more members” isn’t actually a problem you can troubleshoot. There are a bajillion places things can get stuck between “someone has never heard of my community” and “holy shit, they joined.” So let’s make this stupidly easy. 👇 When it comes to growing your Skool community, where does it feel most stuck RIGHT NOW? A. I don’t know where/how to get more people seeing my community. B. People are seeing my content, but they aren’t clicking through. C. People are clicking through, but they aren’t joining. D. Something I’m doing gets people in… but I can’t seem to make it happen consistently. E. I have no fucking clue what’s working because I’m doing a bajillion things and not really tracking anything 😅 F. Something else… tell me what it is. And before someone says, “But Sarah… aren’t these all basically the same problem?” NOPE 😬 They require different things to investigate. If you need more traffic, rewriting your About page 10 more times probably isn’t going to fix it. If you’re getting traffic but nobody is joining, posting more probably isn’t going to fix that either. And if something already works but you can’t seem to repeat it… that’s a very different problem. That’s exactly why I’m building Momentum by Design around the people actually in the room. Not a canned “here are the 10 things you MUST do to grow your community” blueprint. We’re looking at what you’re actually doing, what’s happening as a result, where the gap is, and what makes sense to test next. It’s a 4 week community growth sprint focused on traffic, discovery, getting people through your community’s front door, figuring out what’s working, and building on it. $97 one time. Lifetime access. Starts October 1st. 👇 Drop your letter… and if you picked F, I really want to hear what the problem is.

Yesterday I hit 42 members in my new FREE community of healing sessions! 42... if you don't know is the answer to life, the universe & everything ❤️ - well in the Hitchhickers guide to the Galaxy!! I am a bit of a geek, so love this book (watch the BBC series!) I am in the middle of a free series of daily sessions on self love & deepening relationships called "stepping into love". Want to work on self love? Need to relax more? Come join me inside The Ease Within: https://www.skool.com/the-ease-within/about

I just wanted everyone in this fab community that Im still here but have been extremely busy in the background redesigning my community Wed and Chill Planning! Ive learned so much in the past couple of months on how to really build, post, engage, market, etc. That I knew I had to basically start over, but Im not mad about it! I'm still posting and active in there, but am so ready to relaunch! AND, today, instead of posting about my own community, I'd like to shout out AI Hub by Joseph Groom for the inspiration!