ORIGIN Mom of 2 beautiful children, wife of 21 years, happily married, happily professionally engaged in my dream career. Clinical Psychologist since 2009, 6 years in public health service in South Africa, working in private practice Dubai since 2014. I love what I do and I know that I'm good at it. I have achieved all the goals I set in my 20's. I'm so grateful to be working in a fascinating, exciting, meaningful field of work that also allows me to be flexible - I work online, from home. I am professionally and personally fulfilled, with a sense of purpose that is deeply meaningful. The bottleneck is... there is nowhere to go. There are no promotions or natural career progression. I already study every year to keep my skills sharp and stay mentally engaged. I could do a PhD, but it wouldn’t increase my income. I could open a clinic, but the bureaucratic burden and responsibility of managing other psychologists in the UAE is unappealing and feels draining. DESIRED FUTURE STATE I’m looking for clarity about what comes next. I love the work I do and would happily continue if it allowed me to earn significantly more. Right now, my vision is overly broad - to use my skills as a mature, experienced clinician in a way that has similar meaning, impact, and flexibility, but with much higher income. My ideal life would look the same, but with more freedom. I would travel more, surf more, spend more time with my husband and kids, socialise more, and cook occasionally instead of working every spare moment. WHY My husband is a teacher and not ambitious. We spent our early years together having incredible experiences and travelling. Now we have two children and no retirement plan or savings. We live modestly. We’re proud to be debt-free and own a small apartment near the beach in Cape Town. Our children attend private school, which is important to us, but it adds pressure. We can’t afford to travel nearly as much as we’d like, and the idea of working indefinitely is not sustainable.

Origin: Originally from Ireland, been living in Canada just over 16 years. I've led a colourful life so far, worked in private banking in London in my 20's, experienced great success, had money, owned properties, and lost it all in the recession circa 2008/09 and kinda haven't found my way since. I have however found a good deal of success in my sport as a professional rider, I've made it all the way to Grand Prix and have more good things to come. The journey however has rendered me broke, so on the business side of things I'm looking for a win. I got my real estate license last year but the market is terrible at the moment, especially since I'm new to it here in Canada (I spent a few years doing it in the UK when I lived there). So here I am on Skool looking to make my mark. My first community is for the mental preparation side of riding and competing, it doesn't have a huge audience but I knew going in that it wasn't going to be big, more of a tool for my students that I coach and then for anyone else who would like to get involved. My next skool pursuit is in the self help category and is designed to help people stay accountable to their goals. I truly believe that this could be very valuable to a lot of people and it would really make me happy to help people get closer to their dreams, the financial reward of this would be a close second. Desired Future State: Right now, and the reason that I'm here is to build this newer community of mine into something great that really helps ambitious people get to where they want to be, the financial reward of this would be nice, I have the figure of 5k per month in mind by the end of the year. Why: Reason number 1: autonomy, live the way I want, all the while still pursuing my dreams. Lift the financial weight that I have right now. I have a son who is an exceptional human (people tell me all the time how kind he is) , and I have a literal 1 in a million Fiance, they both deserve the very best version of me. Fears: I'm afraid that I have the means to attain my dreams but not the direction, one of my biggest fears is that I spend time doing the wrong things, time is finite and our most precious resource.

Origin I’m a systems thinker at heart, and I learned from one of the kindest souls that “we make our life complicated because we don’t look at the actual complexity.” For me, almost everything comes down to three things: – A deep love for humans (okay, not for everyone, but for most…) – Pattern recognition (and connecting the dots in ways most can’t) – The intention we set, not what’s happening ‚to‘ us or ‚for‘ us, but what we want it to become, whatever it takes to make it happen. (And yes, if you truly want something, there might be something you need to give up for it. Yet not going after what is meant for you often comes at an even higher cost.) I truly believe we all have gifts, and we’re meant to use them for something greater than just ourselves. Call it legacy. Call it making one moment in someone’s life a little better. Call it the footprint you leave. Call it the connections you build, for yourself and for others. Call it… simply because you care. Each one of those reasons counts. And any of them could make all the difference that’s ever needed. ⸻ Desired Future State What do I do with my gifts? Well, if someone describes me as “...being awesome, genuine-strategic and truly engaging in meaningful ways..”, that gives me the sense I’m on the right path. (Thank you, @Sierra Melcher.) In the months ahead, I’m building a client base of company owners and entrepreneurs and beautiful souls who are looking for more than “the market” is offering. They’re looking for a confidant. A soundboard. A fast-thinking sparring partner. Someone they can go fast and deep with, at once. Who love a frank conversation. People who are willing to question the status quo and stretch the edges of possibility. Not in the name of faster, higher, richer, but in pursuit of impact, influence, and meaningful difference. Without surrendering to the standard definitions of “business,” “success,” or even “happiness”—whatever those abstract things are ever supposed to mean… ⸻

Origin: Displaced New Zealander living in North Berwick Scotland. I like to go after big hairy audacious goals and believe that anything is possible hence a crazy challenge I have planned in September of Everesting my local mountain. Digital marketing agency owner specialising in Google ads and paid advertising and been on skool since Sam started it but only been creating communities for a 1 and a half now. Would like to move away from done for your digital services, as whenever I get to a certain milestone/client level I start to dislike the work and it gets bit much. I have always been the operator but know I need to step up and create my own thing or at least charge more. Desired Future State: Work on the products I want to with clients or my own, do the work that I am excited to do and maybe specialise in one thing to make life easier. I want to help more people achieve big goals like building their business, inspire younger people to follow their dreams and continue to grow as a person. My revenue goal is £50k per month so that there is no financial burden to fly back to New Zealand whenever we want. I would like to tick off more of my top experiences, inspire my family and teach my children how to achieve greatness for themselves, for their own goals. Why: Why not, you only get one life. It is too short to waste. Fears: Pursing my dreams at the expense of family income. I want to make sure we have enough. I guess this is why I have not just got rid of the agency work completely. Not fully knowing what to move into next as I have hundreds of ideas but not always sure of the direction to take but believe I can figure it out along the way.

Origin: I am currently in a valley where I am shifting from in person and online hypnotherapy clients (1:1) sessions to also having an online community. I am in the beginning stage of fearing this, because I am normally a teacher and I am caught up in what to do first to create the community, so it can be fun and people actually make use of it, without it feeling like I am head of a classroom. lol Desired Future State: To have a thriving community that is taking part in workshops, group meditations and learning techniques to empower their mental state. I want to be one of those communities that someone want to pin their sidebar because it helps them every day. Why: I believe that we are caught up in the belief that our mind controls us and we are pushed around by our present circumstances and our mind. I think my team and I could help people in so many ways, take action with their minds in ways that would bring them peace and confidence. This is truly Soul nourishing work. Fears: My fear is sharing this, I am naturally a soft speaker, so I worry that I do not have the energy that people would resonate with. I often compare myself to other community owners and think that I need to be like them in order to be successful. Ugh, all the limiting beliefs that I can easily help others with are coming up in myself. LOL