One of our members recently asked about scheduling tools, and I see how many different tools are popping up on Skool... Panda, Skooly, SkoolKit, and probably several others we haven't discovered yet. Todd and I use Panda, but I'm curious what everyone else is using! What are you using, and what's your favorite thing about it? If you're managing everything directly in Skool, we'd love to hear that, too! Let's compare notes! We might discover something that makes community building a little easier for each other. ❤️

Good morning, builders! ❤️☕ You know what I caught myself doing the other day? Sitting there trying to work something out in my head, going around in circles, getting a little frustrated, and still not asking for help. Todd was right there. LOL! I started thinking about how often I do that. Somewhere along the way, we get this idea that we should know what we're doing. That if we're leading something, building something, or helping others, we should have the answers. But why? Funny how we can give other people plenty of room to learn, make mistakes, and figure things out, but forget to give ourselves that same grace. Some of my best learning has happened when I finally admitted I didn't know. Sometimes the person who helped me see things differently simply asked a question I hadn't considered. Maybe we don't always need another answer. Maybe we just need to be willing to say, "I'm still figuring this out." What's something you're still learning to give yourself permission NOT to know? I'll bet we're not as alone in that as we sometimes think. ❤️

Sorry, I'm back 'again' - but I'm practicing celebrating my small wins. Gotta walk my talk 🤭 I just counted up, and I have got 8 new members this month! I got really close to closing my community down a few months back, rather than giving it another go, but super happy I did give it a try. I can feel my confidence growing and starting to back myself a lot more. I know that I know what I'm doing, it's the articulation and presentation side that I feel I let myself down in. Not giving up though and learning as I go. Everyone in this community, especially you @Donna Thornton, has been a massive part in getting the 🔥 lit under my butt and kept me going knowing I have my own team of cheerleaders - and I am deeply grateful for that. 🙏

With the help of ChatGPT I just created a basic CRM to help me start to organise my community as it slowly grows, to capture email addresses, and keep a track of what everyone is doing. I can also take notes around what my members are interested in, so I can create content around those areas as I'm already doing it at home. Technology and I do have some energetic wobblies so this is a big step for me 😂 I am also in a bit of a dilemma around AI data centers, environmental concerns, and it's ethical use but also using it helps me to save a lot of money and time which in then in turns means I can do a lot more good. 😱 It's complicated 😂

I've had a few conversations lately that have me questioning something. How do we really know whether the people in our communities are getting what they came for? We can see who's posting, commenting, and showing up. But that doesn't necessarily tell us whether anyone is making progress. I was talking with another builder today about her quieter members. She realized that some of them might actually need a place where they can learn without feeling pressured to participate. But that raised another question for both of us. How do we tell the difference between someone who's quietly getting what they need and someone who's quietly struggling? I don't think we can answer that just by looking at activity. That's what I'd love for us to explore together this week.🔍🧭 Have you ever learned something about a member that surprised you? Maybe they were getting more from your community than you realized. Or maybe you discovered they needed something you hadn't considered. I'd love to hear what happened and how you found out. We might learn quite a bit from comparing our experiences. ❤️