Hi @all, looking for some fresh eyes on a brutal GMC Misrepresentation suspension. I’m running a Shopify store for a luxury perfume reseller in the UAE. We’ve failed 3 reviews and are now on the cooldown period. What i have fixed so far: - Aligned Shipping Policy (was a discrepancy between GMC settings and the website). - Fixed a typo in the physical address on the footer. - Verified all contact info matches the business license. Has anyone in the niche/luxury fragrance space dealt with this recently? Are there specific trust signals Google is looking for beyond the basics? Any advice on what to check during this cooldown before our next (and likely final) attempt? TIA!

Hey y'all!! I just posted a message to Facebook (copied below for context). I wanted everyone to know I still plan on pouring as much as I can into this community! I'll keep the content and the frameworks coming. Please just be patient with me as I navigate this new season. And if you're interested in helping me (us) by creating your own frameworks, please reach out to @Gina Arroyo for the rules and regs :-) Love y'all! --------- Quick health update so I can stop repeating this 1:1. This might feel like a bit of an overshare, but it’s simpler to post it once and point people here since this keeps coming up. Some of you already know I’m dealing with health issues that are really the culmination of a 20+ year journey. Most recently, I’ve been strongly advised to limit travel to only what’s absolutely essential. So if you’ve been on the receiving end of a cancellation or a polite decline, that’s why. For everyone else, here’s the short version: outside of what’s critical or directly related to my health, I won’t be traveling, and I’m pulling back on most extracurricular commitments for now. I’m okay. More than okay, actually. I’m optimistic about where this is headed, and this very much feels like something for me, not happening to me. I have exceptional medical support, incredible friends and family, and the resources to properly handle this season. I’m deeply grateful for all of it, and for the kindness and well wishes I’ve already received. To be clear, I’m not dying. And I have zero intention of slowing down I am reorganizing how I spend my time and attention. So if you’ve heard “no” from me, or noticed I’ve gone a bit more inward than usual, please forgive me. Right now, if it doesn’t involve my kids or an existing business, I’m not doing it. Much love to all of you. Kasim

(I put this in the wrong place...reposting here!) This all started 3 years ago with our fearless leader, @Kasim Aslam . I was on set for the Christmas Couples Retreat - early January 2023 - and we were on the phone. There's something about good friends: they know how to push your buttons and pull levers that *need* to be pulled to escalate growth. We agreed to a 61 Day Challenge, and identified a challenge for eachother. I forget what I gave him, but he assigned me: "I want you to write one thing you love about yourself for the next 61 days." I wanted to vomit and volunteered to run another marathon instead. Because of my reaction, I knew his challenge to me was precisely what I needed to do... Fast forward 150+ days, I kept writing, every morning, one thing I loved about me. How I viewed & thought of Christene Marie shifted so dramatically over the 61 days, healing parts of me I never realized needed to be healed, that I decided to keep going. . On Thursday this week, I presented to the DigitalMarketer community: 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 190 𝘋𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦... 𝘔𝘺 2026 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬. What started me going live was a challenge with myself. And true to most any challenge, both myself and my business changed in the best ways... So I kept going. I'm on day 216 of going live. And by proxy, it is precisely how I: - clarified my vision - solidified my frameworks - rebuilt trust with myself - had meaningful conversations with perfect strangers and began forming a real, organic community. . The most meaningful part of the presentation was at the end: Ten of us made a decision. For the next 𝟲𝟭 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀, each of us is choosing one thing we will do every single day... Yes, to grow our personal brand. But ultimately, to 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀. So...I am inviting you to join us!! Today, we're gathering at 5:00 PM ET to determine the committment for the upcoming 61 days.. This upcoming week is about preparation - adjusting schedules, setting expectations, and creating structures that actually support us.

Over the last few weeks, I made a hard but important shift.I stopped trying to be the hero in my business. The delegation framework helped me see a simple truth: I wasnt busy because the business was complex, I was busy because everything depended on me. I documented how things actually run, built proper SOPs, set clear decision rules, and empowered support instead of keeping everything in my head. In short, I built a system so the business doesn’t depend on me being “on” all the time. Biggest realization? I was the bottleneck.Not the team. Not the tools. Once I started delegating ownership and outcomes (not just tasks), things changed, less noise, clearer thinking, better execution, more trust. Grateful to Kasim Aslam and the Delegation Framework for pushing this mindset. If everything in your business still runs through you, this work is worth it. Merry Christmas to everyone 🎅 Onwards 🚀

If not... I’m considering hosting an End of Year working session on December 31st. We’ll run my End of Year Framework and actually design the year ahead. - Clear priorities. - Non-negotiable habit stacks. - Known risks identified and neutralized before they become expensive. - Direction instead of hope. This will be a working meeting. Cameras on. Pens out. Decisions made. You’ll leave with a plan you can execute on January 1, not a feeling that fades by January 7. And maybe we'll even have a little fun... If there’s energy around this, I’ll put it together. Drop a Yay, Nay, or Other in the comments and tell me which one you’re choosing. Let’s end the year awake! Love y'all...