THE QUESTION ISN’T “WHAT DO YOU WANT?” THE QUESTION IS “WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO DO DIFFERENTLY TO GET IT?” That’s What Really Sets The Successful People Aside From Others. We All Have Goals. We All Have Ideas. We All Say We Want To Get To The Next Level. But At Some Point, You Have To Ask Yourself: “What Am I Doing That’s Keeping Me In The Same Place?” So Let’s Make This Week Different. What Are You Going To Do Differently This Week? 👀

4th Quarter Of Last Year I Created The School Of Hardknocks Academy I’ve Now Completed 3 Cohorts With Artists, Helping Them Develop Their Brands, Find Structure, Build Their Confidence & Most Importantly Turn Their Ideas Into Action And Honestly Not Only Has It Been Extremely Rewarding To See What Those Artist Have Done But Those Classes Taught Me A LOT. Ut Also Made Me Realize Something: The Same Gaps Artists Were Experiencing Like Structure, Branding, Marketing, Strategy & Consistency A lot Of Entrepreneurs Are Struggling With Too. So I’ve Been Thinking… What Would School Of Hardknocks Look Like For ENTREPRENEURS? 👀 I’m Currently Working Behind The Scenes On Bringing This Edition To Life IN PERSON I Want To Build It With The Same Energy, Intention & Community That Made the Academy’s Artist Classes So Great. If You’re An Entrepreneur, What’s ONE Thing You Would Want To See In The Program 👇🏽

Stop Waiting For Somebody Else To Validate What You Already Know You’re Capable Of ‼️ You Don’t Need Everyone To Understand The Vision. You Don’t Need Everyone To Support The Idea. & You Definitely Don’t Need Permission To Start. Sometimes You Have To Be The First Person To Believe In You….. Bet On Yourself. Build Anyway. Keep Going‼️ One Day, The Same People Who Didn’t Understand The Vision Will Be Asking How You Did It 💎

What’s The Hardest Part Of Building Your Business, Brand Or Music Career Right Now 👀 A. Getting Started B. Staying Consistent C. Getting Clients/Customers D. Creating Content & Showing Up Online E. Knowing What To Focus On Next For Me, I Think The Hardest Has Always Been Creating Content & Showing Up Online & TBH It’s Gotten Worst Over The Years 😂 I’m Always Doing Something Or Working On Something But I’m TERRIBLE At Remembering To Actually Document It Because I Really Be In The Moment! I Feel Like That’s Held Me Back More Than Anything Because If Nobody Sees It Nobody Knows It’s Happening FR So I’m Curious… What’s Yours? 👇🏽

Yesterday Made Over A Decade Of The Chat Room & It Got Me Thinking About How Much This Community Has Evolved Over The Years. For More Than 10 Years, I’ve Been Creating Spaces For People To Connect, Network, Have Conversations, Discover Opportunities & Learn From Each Other But Now I Want To Be More Intentional With The Collective 💎 We’re At 37 Members Right Now & I Want To Get Us To 100+ But I Want To Get Connected Who’s In The Room NOW Introduce Yourself 👇🏽 NAME: WHAT YOU DO: WHAT YOU’RE BUILDING: ONE THING I NEED HELP WITH RIGHT NOW: HOW WE CAN FIND YOU: Then Find Someone In The Comments You Can Connect With, Support, Collaborate With Or Learn From 🫶🏾