Is it Lucky? Or Hierarchy? 🍀 Games Update ☘️ What are you all feeling about the new Skool games? 𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐒𝐊𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒 Small community → grow fast → compete within a category → potentially win. 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐒𝐊𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒 Build MRR → keep building MRR → climb one permanent leaderboard → unlock status markers at revenue milestones. And the biggest strategic change? 𝐎𝐥𝐝 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐇𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐲 That doesn’t automatically make it worse. But it changes the psychology considerably. - MY INITIAL THOUGHTS? MEHHHHHHH IDK MANNN.🧐🫠 I'm Genuinely curious to see how I feel with the Skool games update... my knee jerk reaction is It's kind of a drastic shift that takes a big chunk of the thrill out of it. : To no longer have the same kind of celebration that going to visit HQ and celebrating that with your entire community doesn't feel the same. But maybe someone has a better understanding of why chasing an emoji icon has the same impact? Updated to Add/EDIT: This also removes any barriers and takes away total privacy from the owners etc.

Hey, founders! I've been hard at work growing my LinkedIn profile and closing deals with new clients. I just landed a possible $14k deal yesterday. So I figured I'd share how I'm doing it. First, warm network. I have 13 years of experience in SEO, and dozens of past clients. So I reached out to all of them to check in, see if they are looking for help with their SEO, or if they could refer me to someone else who is. The majority of my business has been built on referrals; if you're not reaching out to past clients or asking for connections yet, start there. Second, LinkedIn. It's a VERY powerful tool for finding leads and growing an audience if you're in the B2B space. I followed @Sam Rathling's advice and re-vamped my profile, started connecting with 100+ new people every week, posting 3-4 times per week, and sending cold DMs. Soon, I'll also be writing LinkedIn articles. If you want to be recommended by AI for your work, LinkedIn articles are one of the easiest and fastest ways to do that (LinkedIn is the #1 most cited network for professional queries on most AI platforms right now, and it's growing). Finally, I'm using AI for ALL KINDS of things. Recently, I redesigned my entire website to speak more clearly to my ICP (ideal client profile), and hit EEAT signals (expertise, experience, authoritativeness, and trustworthiness) to be trustworthy to Google and AI. Check it out here. Shout out to @Mark Webster and his amazing AI accelerator for teaching me how to do it. I'm also using AI to create a daily CEO dashboard for my life that tracks all my personal and business goals and reminds me when I have tasks due or haven't moved a project forward in a while. It's amazing to keep me on track. What is everyone else doing right now to win clients and make their lives easier with AI right now? Drop it in the comments!

Happy Tuesday, Founders! Yesterday you set your one thing for the week. How's it going so far? 👇 I'll go first

Happy Monday, founders. New week, blank slate, and one question that matters more than anything else on your calendar: What is the ONE thing you're going to do this week that actually moves your business forward? Not your task list. Not the 14 things you could do. The ONE thing that if you did it, this week would count. Here's the rule I give my coaching clients: It has to be ONE thing. If you put three, you picked zero. It has to be specific enough that on Friday you can say "yes, I did that" or "no, I didn't." It should move your business toward revenue, not away from it. Drop yours in the comments. I'll read every one and reply. And if you're stuck picking, comment anyway and tell me what you're stuck on. That's where the real work starts. Let's go. 🔥

Wanted to give a MASSIVE congratulations to @Michael Rizk, who crushed the Skool Games in Q1! His community, Expanding Capacity, came in third place in the Health category, reaching a staggering $14,495 MRR! He now gets to fly out to Skool HQ in LA and get direct access to Alex Hormosi. Let's all show Michael some love in the comments! Spam him with your favorite GIFs 😉