A Top #5 Community Offered Me A Job This Week: Here's Why I Walked Away.

David Iya

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A Top #5 Community Offered Me A Job This Week: Here's Why I Walked Away.

I need to tell you all something that happened this past week.

When we were still hovering around rank ~50,

I got an offer from one of the top #5 communities on this platform. A real position. Real money.

I'll be candid with you all, I sat with it. I have a family. A wife. A daughter.

Money isn't just money when you have people depending on you. So I took it seriously.

But here's what they wanted: my full focus. Which meant closing down this community. Which meant walking away from Skool Connect. Which meant abandoning everything we're building here. ⚔️

I turned it down.

Not because I'm not tempted by stability. Not because the money wasn't good.

But because I believe in what we're building here more than I believe in a paycheck.

When I declined, I did it with nothing but love. I told them I wished them success, that I hoped we could stay in touch, that I had nothing but respect for what they've built. And truly, I meant every word.

I never heard back.

Funny enough, it looks like they've since moved up their timeline to release an upcoming tool. And that's fine. I'm not bitter. I'm not angry. But I'd be lying if I said it didn't sting a little, to extend your hand and have it met with silence. Yet, I wish them nothing but the best, because I believe love is the most powerful tool under the sun. When you're doing the right thing, everything else falls into place.

Why am I sharing this?

I'm sharing this because I want to be transparent about the decisions I'm making as the curator of this community. You all deserve to know what's happening behind the scenes, what I'm saying no to, and why. If we're building this together, you should know where I stand. There's power in transparency.

The fact that a top 5 community wanted access to this is proof that what we're doing is real.

And I turned it down because I not only believe in myself. I believe in you. In us, and what's to come.

I don't believe something like this community has a price,

and I don't believe the features coming to Skool Connect can easily be replicated.

This community is rare. What's happening in this room is special. And we're just getting started.

We're building something real here. And I'm not going anywhere.

Lots of exciting news coming this week. More to come. Cheers. 🥂

P.S. I'm almost done reviewing all your Skools from the "Tis The Season. Share Your Skools" post.

If you haven't dropped yours yet, go share it now. Love you guys! 🫶🏾

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