I hear you, Jason. I hate making content too. This is a great start though man. Just keep going. You're just gonna keep getting better and more comfortable the more that you do it. I've been making content for two years now and I'm still learning and improving every week.

@Cindi Holland honestly I just made myself do it. I was full of fear, anxiety, self-doubt, worried what people would think about me. My first couple of videos were horrible and I was so scared to post them that I honestly sweat through my clothes. I just kept doing it and putting myself out there.

I’ve only been on Skool for about 7 months, but I’ve definitely had that feeling a few times over the last couple months. Usually it comes after burnout and exhaustion. That voice creeps in like, “What’s the point of all this? Why am I putting so much work into this?” and part of me just wants to burn everything down. 😅 But then I remind myself that I’m building something real here, and real things take time. We plant the seed first. We don’t plant a seed and expect fruit the next day. You water it, protect it, stay consistent, and trust the process while it grows underground where nobody can even see it yet. Honestly, I think wanting to quit is pretty normal when you care deeply about what you’re building. In my experience, when you hang in there through that phase, that’s usually when the breakthrough comes or something shifts right after it. So now when those thoughts hit, I try not to make emotional decisions. I just keep showing up and playing the long game.

Good question. I think everyone wonders about this at some point. I've only been running my community for seven months, but I've noticed engagement goes up and down no matter what you do. I tried weekly prizes, monthly giveaways, leaderboard competitions. All the stuff people say works. What I found was that chasing engagement pulled me out of integrity. I started posting for likes instead of value. And the prizes brought out the worst behavior. People were posting just for points, spamming the feed, and it turned other members off. I killed all of it. No more prizes. No more leaderboard chases. Now I'm just focused on being intentional with what I post. Real insights. Real questions. Leading by example instead of trying to game the system. My engagement dropped hard after I made the switch. But the people who do show up now are actually engaged. They're not here for points. They're here because the content matters. I think that's the trade. You can have high engagement from people chasing prizes, or real engagement from people who care. You can't have both. The other piece is the comments. Engagement isn't just about getting people to post. It's about starting real conversations in the replies. Ask questions that matter. Show people you're actually reading what they wrote. That's where the real connection happens.

@James Reynolds

You guys are all crazy. I don't know how you do it

@Ellie Hayes