skool.com/from-service-to-startup-w-dan-8988 If you’ve spent a period of your life in service — military, public service, structured roles, or even just putting others first — you already have something most people trying to start businesses don’t: discipline, resilience, and real-world pressure experience. But the transition from structure → independence can feel unclear. That’s where this comes in. 🔧 What This Community Actually Does This isn’t just “learn and watch.” You build, test, and improve in real time. 🛒 Mock Marketplace You’ll be able to post your ideas, offers, or early-stage startups in a simulated marketplace environment. - Test if your idea actually makes sense - See how people react before you go public - Learn what stands out vs what gets ignored 💬 Mock Salesfloor This is where you practice selling and communicating your idea. - Pitch your product or service - Handle questions, objections, and pressure - Learn how to explain what you’re building clearly No theory — just reps. 🧠 Real Feedback System You won’t be building in the dark. - Get direct, honest feedback on your ideas - Improve your offer, positioning, and execution - Learn what works and what doesn’t — fast This is where most people level up quickly. 🧭 What You’ll Learn - 💡 How to turn rough ideas into actual startup paths - 📈 How to think like a builder, not just an employee - 🛠️ Step-by-step ways to start (without overcomplicating it) - ⚙️ How to test before wasting time or money - 🤝 How to build alongside others on the same path This isn’t about hype or “get rich quick.” It’s about taking what you’ve already built through service… and turning it into something that’s yours. If you’re thinking: “I know I can do more, I just don’t know where to start…” Start here.

For an embarrassingly long time I thought the people making consistent sales just had better content than me. Their reels were so good. The ideas, the hooks, the lighting. I was literally taking notes on other people's captions trying to reverse engineer whatever it was they had that I didn't. Meanwhile every guru I followed was telling me that running ads would wreck my organic reach and make everything harder. So I kept posting. And studying. And posting some more. Then I found out a lot of those people were just running ads. Not because their content was so amazing. Not because they had some secret strategy I couldn't figure out. They were just paying to put their stuff in front of the right people. I could have cried. Honestly maybe I did a little. But then I got OBSESSED with learning about Meta ads and how to make them work for me. I stopped taking notes on other people's captions and started figuring out ads instead. And for the first time my products were reaching people who actually wanted them, without me having to come up with a single viral idea. The Ads Corner is where digital product sellers and Skool community owners learn to do exactly that. Simple Meta ads from scratch, no experience needed, no huge budget required, and no — it will not wreck your organic reach. I promise. 240+ members in a month. Yep, thanks to Meta ads! Come see what's inside. 👇 https://www.skool.com/the-ads-corner/about

Name of Community: Yep, that's the name, Get Creative! Who It’s For: Anyone feeling stuck in a rut and wanting to be more creative and not sure why they can't just do it, so if you want to finish that book, learn a new skill, or practice more, ask me how. Main Result/Outcome: Overcome blocks, build lasting habits, and actually finish your projects. Sign up and you’ll find challenges, prompts, workshops, coaching, and real accountability from fellow creatives. Creativity thrives in community. Join us. Link: https://www.skool.com/explore-create-share-8023

The thing that grew my Skool community to 250+ members in a month wasn't a viral post. It wasn't a collab. It wasn't a perfectly timed launch. It wasn't even a particularly good hair day. (Well, maybe a good amount of dry shampoo… toddler moms IYKYK!) 😂 It was a boring little Meta ad campaign that I set up once and basically forgot about. Bold text. Simple copy. Ran it and went back to my actual life. New members just... kept showing up. Day and night. From people who had never heard of me before. If you’ve been thinking you might want to try Meta ads, but don’t know where to start, The Ads Corner is where I teach digital product sellers and Skool community owners to do exactly that … simple Meta ads, small budgets, no experience needed. Come see what's inside👇 https://www.skool.com/the-ads-corner/about

Real timeline of my morning today: 6am: twins awake, immediately arguing about who gets the red cup 6:15am: someone spilled oatmeal 6:47am: finally sat down with coffee 6:48am: remembered I have a business Checked my Skool. New members overnight. Checked my Stripe. Sales while I slept. Did I post anything yesterday? Nope. Did I film a reel? Absolutely not. Was I "consistent" on social media? Lol. My ads were though. And they don't care about the red cup situation. That's what I teach inside The Ads Corner… simple Meta ads for digital product sellers and Skool community owners who have real lives and can't be on their phone all day. Come join us 👇 https://www.skool.com/the-ads-corner/about