Okay, Directory friends, I need your brains on this one because the numbers have me scratching my head! 😂 When I first joined Skool, my community, The Smell of Money, was placed in the Relationship category. I immediately requested to move to Money because that's what I teach! Cash flow, debt reduction, money management, and wealth building. What I didn't realize was how many communities in the Money category focus on MAKING money through marketing, advertising, technology, and selling. Apparently teaching people how to MANAGE the money they make is a whole different animal! Maybe I belong in the Hobby category! 😂 But that's not why I'm posting. Let's talk about Discovery and ROI. 💸 I turned on Skool Discovery to see whether it would help grow my community. Currently, I'm ranked #1,684. Then something happened. One of my Premium members joined, and I realized she hadn't used the referral link from the VIP member who invited her. Instead, Skool received a 30% commission! 😳 That didn't sit well with me. So I decided to test turning Discovery OFF. Skool immediately warned me that my ranking would drop into the 3,000s and I'd receive NO Discovery referrals. Interesting, right? 🤔 Meanwhile, SEVEN spammers have tried to join my community. And between migrating my business systems and dealing with AWS holding my domain hostage, I haven't had time to dig into whether Discovery is actually producing results. But here's where my financial brain kicked in... Are we measuring GROWTH or PROFIT? Skool lets us give up anywhere from 30% to 70% in commissions to potentially get more traffic. But more traffic doesn't automatically mean more paying members. And more paying members don't necessarily mean more profit if we're giving away a significant percentage to acquire them. I teach entrepreneurs to stop making money decisions based on feelings and start looking at their numbers. So I need to practice what I preach! Here's what I'm curious about: 💸 Are you using Discovery? At what percentage?

Credit-card balances have reached $1.26 TRILLION, with interest rates hovering around 21%. Let that sink in. Yet every holiday season, we swipe now and tell ourselves we’ll figure it out in January. Then January arrives. The gifts have been opened. The food is gone. The decorations are packed away. But the payments and the interest are still sitting there. Here’s one simple money move: Before you make your shopping list, choose ONE number for the entire holiday season. Gifts. Food. Travel. Decorations. Everything. That number is your holiday cap. Because being generous isn’t about how much you spend. It’s about giving from a place that doesn’t steal your peace later. 🗝️🌬️💖💰 What would make this holiday feel generous without having the bill follow you into 2027?

I know there are authors among us, and some of you work with authors, too. This is an opportunity I thought you might appreciate. 💙 For those who don’t know this side of my business, I’m The Tech Gardener. I help people explore ways to give their content and message more room to grow. Streaming TV is one of my specialty gardens, through the BloomingVoices Streaming TV Community. 🌱 eZWay TV is one of the networks I represent. For an author, that can mean bringing the ideas behind a book to life through a televised conversation, presentation, or launch. 📺 On October 20, The Authors Channel is launching on eZWay TV, with opportunities for authors to take the stage and share their message on television. There are also opportunities for: - A televised book launch - An author spotlight interview - A book promotion What interests me is the chance to introduce the person and purpose behind the book. Instead of simply saying, “Here’s what I wrote,” you can help viewers understand why it matters and who it can help. If you’re actively promoting your book and are ready to invest in reaching more readers, I’d love to help you explore which opportunity fits your message and goals. Explore The Authors Channel launch opportunities here, then comment below so I can help make a personal introduction. If an author in your world comes to mind, please pass this along or tag them. 💙 For the authors here: What would you most want viewers to take away from a conversation about your book? And if you’re not an author, would reaching an audience beyond Skool be helpful for your work? I’d love to share a networking opportunity through eZWay TV, especially in film and television, health and wellness, or entrepreneurship. Would this be helpful for you?

Hand on heart. We've all got that one bit of the job we'll tidy the whole desk to avoid. Which one's yours? Vote, then tell me what you do instead while you're avoiding it. No judgement. Well, a little bit.

you run the business, the calendar and everybody else's schedule. your own health keeps getting bumped to "after this launch." 💚 and Q4 makes it worse, because the routine shifts and one "off night" turns into a 6 week spiral. PhatKat Fitness 😼🎩 is where determined women put their health back on the priority list, from home, with a lot of laughing. i lost 30+ pounds in 12 weeks at home while working a full time job, and i did not do it alone. don't underestimate support. this is the time. come join us. what's the one thing on your healthy to-do list that keeps sliding to next week? 👇