This Monday, I joined a call where we talked about how gamers have an advantage in Skool. Skool isn't just a community platform. It is a gamified community platform. That is why it feels like we are playing all day because there are so many game elements baked in. The better we understand these game elements, the better we can engage our communities. As a gamer of over 20 years, I learned a few things about game design. Studying the best education and gamification systems also helped. That is why I want to level the playing field and share what I have learned so we can all leverage game elements to engage our communities. This is what we will cover on today's call: - Game Designs of Skool and how you can copy them for your own community - Deep dive into the level system and how you can motivate your members to level up - Rewards that create a stronger sense of community without destroying intrinsic motivations To make the calls more interactive, I will include a quiz, and we are going to do some 1:1 speed networking. Add the call to your calendar. Until then, I want to know: How are you using gamification in your community?

Networking works at every level. Every conversation has the potential to change our lives. But we can only have so many conversations every week. That's why we created this challenge, to increase the leverage of each connection. By sharing who we connected with, we expand our reach and help each other meet the right people. Here is how it works: 1. Create a post to participate in the challenge. Title: [Your Name] October Networking Challenge Week 1 Body: Reflect on your last week and set an intention for this week. How many calls do you have booked? 2. After you connect with someone, comment your notes. I just connected with ___, who is ahead / beside / behind me. They help NICHE with DREAM OUTCOME. Notes from the call. 3. Bonus objective: He Who Fights with Monsters Each month we are listening to an audiobook. If you resonate with a character in the story, let us know. By understanding who we relate with, we learn more about each other. Each week, I will go over everyone's connection and count them. The top 3 players with the most connections will get a special merch item. 🏆 The top 10 players on the 30-day leaderboard will get the audiobook for next month. 🎁 The challenge ends on the 31st of October. Are you ready to take your networking to the next level?

Last week was intense with networking calls! Here's what happened: The Good: - Had an incredible call with @sam who sparked ideas about using affiliate programs to generate more leads in my community - Connected with @David Mason we're both working toward play clients and he just landed his! Now we're collaborating on similar goals - Brilliant conversation with Allan about everything and anything. He recommended "The Book Thief" (death as narrator - how cool is that?) - First ever webinar in my community! - Long-overdue call with @Melvin Zhang discussing systems, building processes, and the reality of having jobs we need (even if we don't want them) - Great call with @Lukas Schmidt on engagement The Challenges: - Had to cancel with @Mark X due to work scheduling chaos - need to reschedule - Got ghosted on a discovery call in my community - Two discovery calls that didn't convert to sales calls I'm not sure either price resistance or they didn't find my offer good enough for price Sometimes the chaos itself is the circumstance that needs to change. I'm working on creating better systems so opportunities don't slip through the cracks. This Week's Intention Goal: Let as many people as possible know what I do and ask for referrals on every single call. Specific Actions: - Be more active on skool - Clear out ALL notifications and messages (no more chaos!) - Ask everyone: "Do you know someone I can help?" or "Can you recommend someone who might help me get better?" - Calls Booked: 2 discovery calls so far, with several team conversations in the pipeline that I'm hoping to convert. And 4 Networking calls If you want to chat, let's do it! Drop me a message - I'm excited to connect. He Who Fights with Monsters I'm listening and absolutely hooked! Currently at the part where Jason is talking with the goddess of knowledge.