happy Saturday! today i'm going a little hard on you.
⚠️ fair warning: this might feel triggering. but please know — my only goal is to help you grow.
let's start with some hard questions:
- do you want to charge money for your community? yes or no
- are you a member of any paid communities? if yes — how many? how much are you paying?
- if no — why do you think people will pay you, when you're not ready to pay anyone else?
- when you post in your community or in others, how many comments do you expect? 3? 5? 10? more?
now flip it.
- how many comments do you leave every day on other people's posts in other communities?
and finally — do you show up?
- like, when you joined this hackathon, did you actually go through all 30 lessons? doing the work. leaving the comments. supporting your accountability buddy. did you show up on any of the calls?
yes? no? partly?
- now ask yourself — do you expect your community members to go through your lessons, comment their answers, show up on your calls?
i am not here to blame you. i am here to help you progress!!!
if you want to be a leader — a community owner — you must lead by example. not just inside your own community. everywhere.
- you must show up, if you want others to show up.
- you must stay consistent, if you want others to be consistent.
- you must pay, if you want others to pay.
it's not just about gaining trust, visibility, and results (though you will).
it's also about learning what it actually takes to be on the other side.
because things that feel easy to you in one area? they might be incredibly hard for someone else in that same area.
and you won't truly understand that until you get in their shoes.
so today, let's get real honest here, and ask ourselves: am i doing the things i'm asking my people to do? ⬇️