You know that spike of panic when you open Skool, see 47 notifications, and suddenly your amazing post idea feels impossible? I've been there. Multiple times this week, actually. I get excited about sharing something valuable, then I see all those notifications and think "I need to respond to everyone first" and then "how will I have time to create my post" and before I know it... I've closed the app and avoided it for the rest of the day. But yesterday I discovered something that might change everything. I stumbled upon a video by Vinh Giang, a renowned communications coach I highly recommend his work. He was talking about a confidence framework that blew my mind. Here's the key insight: we don't need to feel confident before we look confident - we need to look and sound confident before we feel confident. When we act, look, and sound confident, even our own brain perceives us as more confident. I've experienced this myself - put on a sharp suit? I feel different. Use communication techniques I've practiced? Instant confidence boost. So I started wondering: does this work online too? What does "looking confident" mean when we're just text on a screen? What does "sounding confident" mean when people are reading our words, not hearing our voice? Here's what I think I've figured out so far: Visual Confidence Online: - Posting quickly with authentic emotion (not overthinking every word) - Using GIFs that match your personality - Consistent voice across all your posts and comments - Well-structured longer posts that feel like YOU, not an overly-edited version of you Auditory Confidence Online: - Comments that sound natural, not sterilized - Punctuation that has personality (your style, not grammar perfection) - Taking up space with your ideas instead of apologizing for them I'm going to experiment with these ideas and see what works. I'm going experiment by trying to applying one of these confidence behaviors to each post and comment I make this week.

I learned today that live Skool meetings do not auto-record like Zoom.... My sincerest apologies to anyone who wasn't able to attend and was planning on catching the replay. Here are the highlights: About 20 people were able to pop in and out of the meeting, and it was a great chance to get to know each other! I think it's fair to say that a fun time was had by all (even if there was a slide deck involved)... Reminders: - Please continue to make referrals, but to Skoolers only. The reason for this is to keep out bots and spammers and favor people who already value community and collaboration. - It's not too late to get your name in the draw for the $50 Amazon gift card (limited to areas where Amazon services). For every person you refer, you get one entry into the draw. - It's not too late to post your listing in the classroom! Use the opportunity to share more about yourself and then direct us to either your Skool group or another free or paid offering. Upcoming Opportunities: - Once tiers are in place, listings in the classroom will be made available for tier 2 members, and they will also include a live interview/chat with me where you get to talk about yourself. I will then post the chat in the community and link it to your classroom ad. - Tier 2 members will also have the ability to host a live masterclass/workshop on the calendar where you can teach the group something and then promote something in your business. This is going to be really exciting!!! There was a lot of discussion about what we want the group to look like in the future, and the general consensus was that we want the feed to be collegial and not spammy. That we want to have a reason to come into the community and read the posts. For this reason, please do your best to stick the the posting guidelines outlined in the START HERE pinned post. Affiliate links, social media handles/links, and other referrals should be saved for appropriate theme days and then shared as comments in that post so that they don't clog up the main feed.

Who’s going to refer #100?!?!?? Will it be you?

Ever looked at something and wondered "Why do I have this? Why am I holding onto it?" It's really hard to know what we want, but it's far easier to ask what we don't want. In this first episode, I explore the thought process behind starting this podcast and share a powerful question that's been guiding my decisions lately: What do you currently have that you no longer want? Try This Journaling Prompt and consider different categories of life: 💭 Thoughts & beliefs 🔁 Behaviors & habits 🎁 Items & possessions 💼 Jobs & responsibilities 🧡 Relationships & commitments 🏃 Hobbies & activities This simple reframe can apply anywhere - your job, relationships, habits, possessions, even thoughts and behaviors. We often carry things without questioning why, but actively examining what we don't want can reveal what we actually do want. Sometimes the path forward becomes clearer when we first identify what we want to leave behind.

We know that in order to sell you need to usually have achieved the know/like/trust factor with your client. A good way to do that is to share a tip or small piece of wisdom (and so many of you are already doing that). Today on #TipTuesday, I'd like to invite you to make a post (a new one, not a comment here) that shares a small piece of valuable information and then use that to lead us to your Skool group. Ready, set, go!