Who's making progress? ...and which boxes do you plan to fill or tasks do you plan on completing this weekend? Let's get to work!!

Where are you on your BINGO board? Going forward, each month, we're going to center our collective work on completing tasks on our boards! We will celebrate those who complete a row and/or a column first, BUT we're going to strive to complete the entire board! Y'all cool with that? Let's get to work y'all! This is a fun, interactive way to build the foundation of our poetry businesses! When you complete a task, create a post and tell us about it. Let us cheer you on! Share the board to your social media! This is a great recruiting tool and conversation starter. Be sure to tag @PoetryBusinessNetwork. HIGHLIGHTED TASK: Create a list of your top 20 professional contacts! Call, text, email... and let them know that you'd like to work with them and add value to them and their organization. Let's goooo!!

Poets, One of the biggest myths in our industry is that talent alone creates opportunities. It doesn't. Relationships create opportunities. Relationships create referrals. Relationships create partnerships. Relationships create revenue. That's why this month's Poetry Business Bingo theme is: 🤝 Connect. Collaborate. Grow. Every square on this month's card is designed to help you strengthen your network, build meaningful relationships, and position yourself for future opportunities. This month you'll be challenged to: ✅ Reconnect with past clients and collaborators ✅ Build new professional relationships ✅ Follow up with old leads ✅ Ask for referrals and testimonials ✅ Support other creatives ✅ Expand your network intentionally Remember: your next booking, speaking engagement, workshop, sponsorship, partnership, or client may be one conversation away. The poets who consistently grow are rarely the most talented. They're often the most connected. So don't just download the card. Play the game. Do the work. Share your progress. Complete any row or column and submit your card inside here in PBI for a chance to win! Drop a comment if you're participating this month and tell us which square you're tackling first! Let's grow together.

Poets, get ready — the March Poetry Business Bingo card is here! March is about execution. This month’s Bingo card will focus on actions that help you: • Pitch your services • Create opportunities • Build partnerships • Generate real income from your poetry Click the link below to participate. https://forms.gle/xygvAeQYEjpAF3E99 Complete any row or column and submit your card via the link below for a chance to win a prize and recognition. https://forms.gle/KhSfBJwPE6f1EsBR7 But remember — the real win is the momentum and opportunities you create by doing the work. This is where preparation turns into opportunity! 🎯

We’ve got our January Poetry Business Bingo winner in the Institute! Shoutout and congratulations to Poet Lady Rose, who hit BINGO diagonally and completed the card strong — sealing it with her final square by publicly sharing her January commitment right here in the community. 👏🏾🔥 Her card shows exactly what this game is about: preparation, investment, and execution. Here’s a snapshot of the work she committed to: ✔ Paid for her ChatGPT subscription ✔ Locked in dedicated poetry business work time for February • (4) Mondays | 2 PM – 5 PM ✔ Built a simple weekly content schedule: • Meaning Monday • Testimony Tuesday • Show the Work Wednesday / Wednesday Wins • Thursday Thoughts / TBT • For You Friday / Feel-Good Friday • Spotlight Saturday • Slow Flow Sunday ✔ Free Space completed ✔ And most importantly: “I commit to start working on this now, so I can begin implementing it in February!” That’s how you turn a game into real momentum. 💪🏽 🎁 WINNER INSTRUCTIONS @La Toya Hampton aka Poet Lady Rose— head over to poetlifeshop.com and pick out $100 worth of Poet Life gear on us! 🛍🖤💛 🔥 TO EVERYONE ELSE: KEEP PLAYING Even if you haven’t completed a row yet — keep going. Every square you complete: ✨ Builds discipline ✨ Sharpens your business skills ✨ Creates systems you can reuse all year ✨ Positions you for opportunities beyond this game The prize is great — but the work you’re doing is the real reward. Let’s keep showing up, keep executing, and keep becoming the kind of poets who build businesses that last. Drop a comment to congratulate Poet Lady Rose — and if you’re still playing, tell us which square you’re working on next 🎯