Does anyone else feel like this? I've been there and probably I'll go through it again😬 But... what helps me get out of it? Well... Overthinking and overwhelm happens because there's an overload of information out there So many people are sharing their own strategies, methods, tools, etc. And we struggle to evaluate and make the best choice. Also, when we start, we are told that we have to create a program, speak with people, create content, learn how to make content, learn funnels, create funnels and lead magnets, post ads, run challenges, be active every day with comments and posts and dms...😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨 And on top of that we have to be human beings and do life as well... good luck with that... So... how do I deal with this? To put it simple... it's about NOT doing things rather than doing things I stop doing all the unnecessary things that are slowing me down. Yes, I want to grow my business fast, but by doing million things it won't move faster... I like clarity and steps. So I made myself a Do and Don't Do graphic where I can see clearly what I should focus on and what I have to avoid in this moment of my business. But I'm sure that there are many other ways to deal with this. How are you guys dealing with these moments? What works for you and what have you tried and didn't work? 👀😁

𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐢𝐭. And instead of immediately deciding the offer was wrong, I had to figure out something harder: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧? Wrong audience? Wrong messaging? Not enough trust? Poor distribution? A weak offer? Or simply not enough evidence yet? I'm building 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝, a Business Navigation community designed around one question: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐰? I'm documenting the build in real time, the decisions, experiments, misses, adjustments, and what I learn along the way. 🎬 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝, 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟏: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐙𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧? No polished hindsight version. Just the real build.

I built a Doofenshmirtz machine for Skool community owners. Here's the link: https://skool-nerds.vercel.app/go/download/skool-o-matic If you missed that phase of parenting: the villain in Phineas and Ferb builds a ridiculous machine every episode, names it something-INATOR, and monologues about it. That is exactly the energy here. The Skool-O-Matic is a free skill for Claude. You tell it what's bugging you about YOUR community. It builds the tool with you, live in your browser, while you watch. No code. If you can order a pizza online, you're qualified. What it builds: - The Who-Went-Quiet-Inator: finds members slipping away before they're gone for good - The Welcome-Inator: drafts a personal hello for every new member, you hit send - The What-Should-I-Post-Inator: reads your feed and tells you what your people actually respond to I tested that last one on my own dads community yesterday. It read my last 30 posts and told me question posts pull 4 to 5x more comments than my announcements. Rude, but useful. Safe by design: it reads, you decide. It will never send a DM, post, or approve anyone without you personally hitting yes. No bulk anything. Your community stays yours. You need a Claude account plus Claude Code or the Claude for Chrome extension. That's the whole setup. Here's the link: https://skool-nerds.vercel.app/go/download/skool-o-matic Drop the zip file into Claude Code and type "Install and run this skill." Then come back and comment the -inator you built. Best name wins bragging rights. Who am I? Brian Walsh. Dad, IT director by day, Skool operator at 4:15am. I help community builders run their thing so it doesn't turn into a second job.

I’ve been working hard on driving traffic and testing my about page. I’ve watched my conversion drop with each visit. With some great feedback from @Paulo Costa, The Roaster and his community I’ve made some updates. Figured I would get some new eyes on it. Here’s the about page: https://www.skool.com/memberflow/about I’m open to any and all feedback. Thank you in advance.

It feels like a milestone when the first people join. It is not. It is the start of the most important test you will run. Founding members are not there because you proved yourself. They took a bet on you before the proof existed. Which means every early day is you interviewing for the role of "person worth staying for." Reply fast. Deliver the small promise. Notice them by name. Those first 20 relationships decide whether you have a community or a list. Treat your first members like a launch party and they drift. Treat them like the most important people in the building and they become the reason the next 100 show up. The early room is small on purpose. It is where you earn the right to grow. I run a community for people in exactly this stage, free for 7 days then $9 a month, less than a lunch out. Join us. Question for you: how many founding members do you have right now, and one way you could make them feel it this week? 👇