I hope everyone had a great Christmas (if you celebrate)! For some of us, today is Boxing Day and a welcome day of rest and relaxation with the family. My 6 yo asked this morning why it's called Boxing Day, which resulted in a huge debate about the origins of the holiday. In a day and age when answers are so easily found online, it was kind of nice to sit and argue about all of our personal preconceived notions about the holiday... For those of you who are new (and there are a lot of you!) we are so glad that you are joining us! Since the main community is for promoting your own personal groups and services, we like to take Friday to look outward and share about the communities of others that we think are particularly beneficial and that others would like to know about. This is the only place/time where it's okay to share affiliate links (please disclose in your comment if your link is an affiliate link). IN THE COMMENTS BELOW, please share the name of a community that you think others would like to know about. Provide some context about who it's for and how they will benefit. Include the link, and then also mention or DM the person who owns the group to let them know you promoted them in the Classifieds. i guarantee you will make their day! #FriendFriday recommendations made in new posts will be deleted.

Hey everyone 👋 I’m no Skool-building expert — still finding my rhythm like the rest of us — but I am someone who knows burnout well enough to stop it before it sneaks in. Years of working with women has taught me to spot the early signs, make space, and put well-being back at the top of the list (even when everything feels like you should just keep pushing) These first couple of months here have reminded me of a few simple things that keep me steady while building a community: 🌿 1. Everything doesn’t need to be finished today. At the start I tried to reply instantly, organise every module, fix every tiny thing. Now I regularly tell myself, “That can wait till tomorrow.” And it turns out Tomorrow Me is very capable.😜 ☕ 2. A tired brain isn’t a failure — it’s a signal. When my brain slows down, I don’t fight it anymore. I step away and treat it as incubation time. Some of my clearest ideas land when I’m doing absolutely nothing “productive” — making tea, driving, folding laundry, quick meditation time. 💛 3. I need places where I’m a human first, not a leader. I’ve joined a few more personal, less professional Skool groups — and I make time to be there a couple of times a week. That in itself took some mind shift, because I wanted to show up more. Not as a business owner… but as me. A wife. A tired menopausal woman. A mum of young adults finding their way. Just letting myself be held in those spaces has made a huge difference. No pitches. No promo. Just a few things I’ve learned so far. If you’ve been here for a while, I’d genuinely love to hear what keeps you steady while you build your community. 👇

If you’ve ever tried to talk about your business and suddenly heard a voice saying… “Don’t say that.” “You’re not ready.” “They’re judging you.” …that voice has a name. 👉 The Judge. A concept I first learned from Shirzad Chamine’s research — and once you see it, you can’t unsee it. And as someone who speaks for a living — on stages, in workshops, on video, coaching clients — he Judge shows up for me too. Right before I step on stage. Right before I hit record. Right before I share something that matters. It says I need to be perfect. It says people are watching too closely. Itsays one tiny mistake will ruin everything. But here’s the part that changed everything for me: 💡 Your audience doesn’t judge you nearly as harshly as you judge yourself. When you stop giving The Judge the microphone, everything changes: Your message becomes clearer. Your confidence gets stronger.And people finally hear the real you. If you want to quiet The Judge and speak with more clarity + confidence… Join Resilient Speakers — my community where entrepreneurs practice speaking, get feedback, build confidence, and finally start sounding like the leader they know they can be.

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Hello friends! This is something that has interest me for a long time. Charisma? What is it? Charisma isn’t style. It’s sincerity. People follow those who mean what they say. You don’t need to be louder - you just need to be truer. Real charisma starts when authenticity replaces performance. We practice this inside our COMMUNITY. Hope to see you there! Have a great day! Ivan