There came a point in my entrepreneurial journey where I had heard it enough times - the "IT" factors for making sales. The "Know, Like & Trust" to build rapport with people to ultimately reach your goal of selling. I heard it a lot on social media as I was learning sales, and experienced it in real-world settings too when I was in staffing sales recently. And it makes sense - people have to Know, Like, and Trust you before they'll buy from you (aka. give you their money!). The PROBLEM was that I had self-abandoned, neglected my own emotions, and rejected myself so much that I looked in the mirror and saw that I didn't KNOW who I was.... There was no way I could LIKE myself as a result and OF COURSE I didn't TRUST myself! 🙄 (so why would anyone else? - the results showed in past businesses btw 💀) Skool has presented so much inspiration from motivated, kind, and genuine people that I'm re-invigorated being on this platform and why I aim to hold space for open conversations for people who might be experiencing (or have in the past) similar personal struggles. Have you had to rebuild trust with yourself? What helped you the most?? 👇👇 For me, it was facing the demons and teaching myself that I had the ability to take care of myself - meditations, mindful rest, music, and keeping promises to myself by executing on tasks. 👍 Undoubtedly, it impacts the entrepreneurs revenue stream btw. I think the deeper personal side is a goldmine for those who may have the skills, but also these types of mental/emotional blocks.... 💰💸

I was at a coffee shop recently, standing behind a struggling mother whose toddler got into the treats near the counter (despite being told not to). I wanted to help her out but didn't know how. Then, after both of us had paid for our coffees she came back and put the opened banana bread her toddler had just opened on the counter and walked away to get her wallet. I saw my opening and took it - I paid for the banana bread for her. 🧐I realized how easy & nice that felt compared to the dilemma I had in deciding how much to tip because of my slim budget at the time. The scarce mindset was there for the tip, but an abundant one was there for the banana bread. It was easy in the moment, but I've struggled with it immensely in general. If you've grown your income over the years, you know how to to at least take a step in this direction so I'm curious -- how have you shifted that money mindset for yourself? What tips would you give someone struggling with it? 👇 🥂

Hello future people! I'm leaning into my "zone of genius" method of communication and connection, which is the spoken word. I'm building a content pipeline that originates with my voice/video recordings and repurposes the transcripts into articles, discussion points, etc. for this skool community, youtube, and Substack. 👍 I've tried writing articles from scratch, directing AI to write them for me, and now this. It's an interesting process learning how to take my own words via transcript and reshape them into long-form articles! Bottom line - this post is partially me trying to "build in public" and partially sharing a thought process around capitalizing on your zone of genius instead of letting expectations or platforms dictate how you should share yourself/ideas with the world. What was it - "the reasonable man adapts himself to the world, the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man"? (George Bernard Shaw) I think some level of stubbornness is needed for entrepreneurs to believe in themselves, optimize themselves, and subsequently offer their best selves to the world. 🦾 Have you done this too - found creative ways to live in your zone of genius in this era of business & social media? Drop it here - I'm fascinated... 👇 Cheers! 🍻

Hello people of the future !!! I just shared this video on Tiktok and felt it was a pretty genuine expression of how I'm still seeking to find my energy. I've been told I should be a public speaker, that I'm interesting to listen to, that I'm a great conversation..... But skills and abilities don't just magically translate to any setting at any time where people throw money at you. (Duh right? But socials clouded that for me) I'm still finding my voice and seeking to get my reps in, but I believe in my true self and I believe that living that experience of "finding myself" is exactly the kind of blueprint that can help people, and be the type of real content a lot of us are craving these days in our digital world. Cheers for your attention 🥂💙 How'd I do? Any speaking tips? Drop me a line 👇

Hello no one! (& everyone from the future... oooo...) I got TKO'd by a personal challenge this week - it was a mental/emotional challenge that I faced when I realized that my actions inadvertently hurt someone that I care about. It was difficult, but there was no denying the outcome of my chosen actions, despite them being with the best of intentions. I found myself in the "CHALLENGE PHASE" of a growth cycle (see classroom course for more on that). I went through my RESET& found my way back to my content pipeline. I am thrilled to see it taking shape through the spoken word - my strength. Most people write or plan then record videos -- I'm the OPPOSITE (because I apparently was designed to swim upstream and zig when others are zagging 😁). Excited to continue putting together the guts and foundations of articles and other longer form notes that I hope we can connect over (in future of course when some people actually start roaming these hallways and adding their own sticky notes to the posters...) Topics of my stream today included - Connecting burnout to energetic exchange between people - How our society is decentralizing & accountability in future is moving back towards individuals - Metaphors to compare evolution of internet and AI to the steam engine Excited to share more. Cheers for being here, human!