Hi, everyone! I don't have many parent-friends (I have friends, but most of them aren't parents), but I want to tell SOMEONE about the amazing thing we got our kid for her birthday. It's called a Tin Can phone, and it's just like the old landlines from the days of yore, only with a parent-control app so only approved numbers can call in and out. Our kid (she's 9) is now calling grandparents, arranging playdates with friends, and learning phone etiquette like saying "hello" when you answer the phone and "let me check" when going to look at a calendar. This isn't a pitch or anything, I just love seeing the excitement and empowerment in her eyes when she makes a call herself, and I wanted to share that with someone...ANYONE! If your kid's been asking for a phone but they're still young, this is a great compromise before bringing cell phones/smartphones into the mix.

Welcome! Go ahead and (in a separate post!) introduce yourself + share a pic of your current workspace 😁 If you need help figuring out what to say, just say something like this: Hey, I'm from ________. My business is _______. For fun, I like to _________! And here's a pic of my workspace.

Six months down. Six to go. Now — before you spiral into "I haven't done anything I said I would" — take a breath. This isn't about guilt. It's about a gut-check. Where are you actually at with your goals? Not the goals you think you should have, not the ones that sound good on a vision board — the ones that ACTUALLY move your business forward. Here's the thing about goals: setting them is the easy part. It's the tracking, the follow-through, the "okay but what do I actually do today" part that trips most of us up. Especially when life happens (and it always does). If you want accountability, or help working through your goals and figuring out your actual next step, come check out the official accountability hub, Focus & Finished. 🔑 Cold Coffee Club Premium members — you already have free access. Check your email — you should have gotten an invite to join. (If you don't see it, send me a message and I'll get you sorted!) ☕ Not a Premium member yet? No worries — you can jump in for the month for just $5. That's less than one fancy coffee, for a full month of accountability to actually get your goals done — not just the tasks, but the right tasks, the ones actually moving the needle toward something that matters. Check out the Focus & Finish Accountability Hub here Second half of the year is wide open. Let's make it count. What's your focus for July?👇

Everyone loves the idea of success, but very few people enjoy the process it takes to get there. The small actions you take today may not seem like much, but they compound over time. Reading one chapter, learning one new skill, making one sales call, posting one piece of content, or improving by just 1% every day can completely change your future. Don't compare your Chapter 1 to someone else's Chapter 20. Every expert was once a beginner who refused to quit. Stay consistent, trust the process, and remember: progress is always better than perfection.

Happy Friday all! Let's have some fun and get to know one another a bit more, shall we? This or That: Dessert Edition - Chocolate or fruity? - Cake or cookies? - Ice cream or pie? - Homemade or bakery? - Share or all yours? - Gummy or hard candy? - Eat dessert or skip it?