🚀 This isn’t Facebook... and here’s why that matters 🚀
Hey everyone, I absolutely love seeing the way people are connecting, supporting each other, and sharing their journeys in here. That’s exactly what I hoped for when I set up this community. But I’ve noticed a few posts drifting into idle chit-chat, Facebook-style oversharing, or pity parties. Let me be really clear: this isn’t Facebook, and it isn’t the Samaritans. This community is for serious entrepreneurs who come here for inspiration, education, and motivation - to learn, connect, scale up, and be part of a movement where growth gets REAL. That doesn’t mean we cannot be friendly or personal. Far from it. It means that when we share, we do it with purpose: a question, a lesson, a challenge, or an insight that moves people forward in business and in life…. Please also be mindful that while some members are just starting out, others are running businesses turning over tens of millions, and even £100's millions. That mix is powerful, and it works because we respect each other’s time and attention. Let me also share why I take this no-nonsense stance. When Jul’s and I went bankrupt at 27 and ended up homeless, I wasted years licking my wounds and feeling sorry for myself. Looking back, I can see it added nothing. Nada. Rien. Nichts. Niente. Ничего. 没有. صفر. However you say it, wallowing delivers zero benefit. Looking upwards makes you move upwards. Looking down makes you move down. We all travel in the direction that our language, mindset, and focus drive us. That is why I will not allow this community to drift into negativity or noise (and just to be clear, that has always been Rule Number 1 since the day this community was created). A mentor once gave me a piece of advice I never forgot. I questioned him on something he told me to do, and he looked me straight in the eye and said: “Mike, I never asked you a question! - never ask a question you don’t want the answer to.” He wasn’t being harsh, he was being clear. It wasn’t a debate, it was a boundary. This post is the same. This is not a question. It is a value and a boundary that I hold firmly for how this community will grow.If that means it is not the community you want to be part of, I genuinely wish you health, wealth, and happiness for the future.