Hi everyone, Feels like a small Win but lots of 😵‍💫. After 8 months of building and overcomplicating the heck out of my setup… I stripped it back to what actually feels clear and aligned (for now). ✅ Simplified my classroom ✅ Moved the community back to free ✅ Locked in my lead gen flow (finally) ✅ Even created a free mini-course to share what’s working Posting this here in case anyone else is in the messy middle and needs permission to reset. Breakdown to follow. ——— It’s been 8 months since I joined Skool. Crazy. Some of you have been here just as long (or longer), and it’s been so cool to watch how much has changed—for all of us. I’ve loved seeing what you’ve tested, launched, rebuilt, and refined in your own communities. There’s something really motivating about watching people stay in it, even through the pivots. I was reminded recently of Hormozi’s Rule of 20%—that any big change will likely cost you 20% upfront (in time, money, or momentum). But if it’s aligned? Worth it. So, away I go with a few changes. Here’s where I’m at now, in case it’s helpful: I’ve decided to move my community back to free (yep—started as free > moved to paid > now back to free. More on that below). I also simplified the classroom (again) because—true story—I love building systems and sometimes overcomplicate things just for fun. 😂 But this time, I’m really leaning into simple and accessible. I’ve decided to focus on just one platform for lead gen—Instagram—because it’s easy to automate and feels the most sustainable right now. (Still not touching Facebook. Long story. Still unresolved.) I’ve also got a system now to turn content into longform YouTube videos within the community. (2 birds with 1 stone here so saving me time!) And because I still love backend systems and automation, I added a free course inside the community for anyone else who geeks out on that stuff too. ——— Somewhere along the way, I managed to “Frankenstein” my funnel by trying (and failing) to merge two different coaches’ models. 🤦🏻‍♀️ It so did not work. But I had a great laugh about it.

A personal first with these firm but fluffy beauties 😋 It was totally worth buying the mould! Thanks @Sylvain Zyssman 😁

I reached level 2. Thank you guys

Dang, y'all. As of my typing this, our community is currently ranked number 8 in discovery for the Productivity category. Awesome job, everyone! Stutoring+ will lose the #7 spot very soon. 😄

I still remember my first day engaging on Skool in late September of this year. I thought it was like being on Facebook for business, but without the ads and spammy posts. I posted a bit here and there for a couple of weeks, making some friends while at it. I also joined several free communities, and then a few paid ones too. But just enough to get help with building a community. When I created my community, my perspective on how I post and comment changed. Now I had my own following and online classroom. People began joining, and I began to feel responsible for giving them the best experience I could while still working full-time. Ideally a transformational experience into a better version of themselves. No different from my day job as an educator. My way of interacting had to change. I began writing fewer, but longer and more personalized comments. I made it a point to share what wisdom I've gained, by giving value with no expectation in every interaction. I hopped onto several group calls, live trainings and 1-1, which exposed me to more people and brought me even more new members. I began referring friends and some of my members to other communities run by people I believe in. In short, I took inspiration from Alex Hormozi's early days and decided to be the guy that gives the greatest value in the room. I took inspiration from my mentors by borrowing their belief whenever I doubted myself. Remembered WHY I'm even doing this. That as long as I don't give up, things will get better. I've yet to make my first cent on Skool, but knowing that goodwill compounds faster than money means it will pay off eventually. Beyond making money, is my life's greater mission of living to learn and sharing what I know with others. To revolutionize how we look at education. To live for something far larger than myself. To leave this world in a better state than I found it. Until then, the work continues 🔥 P.S. Thanks for reading till the end, and if this post resonated with you, then I know it was time well spent.