By sharing community ideas and offering my link as a way to show that I'll give support to make those ideas a reality. You can check all of those ideas here. Each idea is submited for roasting, so the comments just make the idea better with the opinions of the community. And if you join Roast & Promote, you can share such ideas too. Premium members can share their affiliate links while giving community ideas or community tips, and if I like them, the posts will be attached to my classroom, either at the marketing classes or the "steal my community ideas" class. That's a great way to make some extra money by just creating quality posts. Since the community is public, anyone will be able to see your posts and links, even those who don't have a skool account and find you through Google.

🚨 Hot take: Growing a monetizable community is not about getting more members. You can grow. You can stay busy. You can even have great engagement. …and still not make enough money to cover your business expenses. Why? Because growth without selling is just stress in disguise. If you don’t know how to sell to your members, adding more people doesn’t fix the problem — it multiplies it. More members often means: • more questions • more content pressure • more time • more emotional labor Not automatically more income. That’s why the real work isn’t “get more members.” It’s knowing how to position your offers. Pricing. Positioning. Launch strategy. How your offers fit inside your community. How often you talk about them. These aren’t advanced skills. They’re foundational. And you don’t need to wait to sell. Selling should be a normal, expected part of your community — even from the beginning. Not awkward. Not hidden. Not apologetic. Your members need a clear path: • What’s available • Who it’s for • How to go deeper with you If you don’t know what offers to sell or how to structure them, that’s the work to focus on first — not more growth. 👀 This is exactly why I’m building something new. Offers To Launch is a focused community for creators and community owners who want to: • clarify what to sell • price it with confidence • launch without burning out • make selling feel natural inside their community Founding member access will be available only through Next Level Creator Hub. If you’re inside, you’ll get first access + foundation pricing when it opens. If you’re not… this is your sign 😉 Join today! Because sustainable communities aren’t built on vibes and volume , they’re built on clear offers and repeatable systems.

Just a few things that are happening this week at AI STORYTELLERS! ❤️ Adam Smith of "Offer Development Society" is coming tomorrow at 8 am to speak to our members who are skool owners to spruce up their VSL (video sales letters) ❤️ Our premium members will be finishing their VSLs and updating their sites to get more members ❤️ Several of my members are ready to hit the 100 member mark. That's exciting to see and I believe there is a birthday party happening for one of my members that will be celebrated with everyone. ❤️ We just finished a LIVE READING of the Velveteen Rabbit. And everyone in the group received PREMIUM STATUS and February we'll be making a 30 minute movie together. Please join the fun as there is always something cooking at AI STORYTELLERS!

Most creators and business owners don’t have a work ethic problem… They have a leaky bucket problem. 🧠 The Strategy = HOW You Pour Into the Bucket Your strategy is where, when, and how you pour the water. Examples: - Long-form YouTube instead of random posting - One clear lead magnet instead of five half-built ones - Sending traffic to community before selling Strategy answers: - What goes in first? - What matters most right now? - Where is the leverage? You can have a bucket — but pour in the wrong place and it still won’t fill. 🔧 The Process = HOW THE WATER FLOWS Your process is the repeatable action that moves water consistently. This is: - Your upload routine - Your onboarding flow - Your weekly engagement rhythm - Your offer promotion cadence Process turns: “I know what to do” into “This happens every week without me overthinking it.” No process = inconsistent results. 🚨 Where Most People Get Stuck Most creators/online business owners: - Keep pouring more water (more content, more effort) - Instead of fixing the bucket They think: - “I need more traffic” - “I need to post more” - “I need a new offer” When really: - The bucket has holes - The strategy is scattered - The process isn’t repeatable 🔁 What Growth Actually Looks Like Growth happens when: - 🪣 The bucket is solid (SYSTEM) - 🧠 You pour with intention (STRATEGY) - 🔧 The flow is repeatable (PROCESS) That’s when: - Less effort creates more results - Momentum compounds - Burnout disappears Inside Next Level Creator Hub, we don’t just pour harder — we build better buckets. It's FREE to join! P.S. I asked Notebook LM to make me a visual for this metaphor. 😊

About 4 weeks ago, @Nick Nebelsky quietly mentioned that we were racing towards 1000 members, and I threw out the end of the year as a random goal to hit it... Since then, many of you have been doing amazing work referring as many people as possible. A special mention goes out to @Karen Castillo @Éva Raposa @Sondra Verva @Grant Hepworth and @Mona Weathers for the most referrals in the last month. As of December 28, we are 61 members away from reaching our goal. I'm not really one for random goals generally, but this one seems a little special for some reason. To ring out 2025 and ring in 2026 with 1000 members who are high-quality Skoolers committed to supporting each other, collaborating, and growing our businesses together seems exciting. Had I accepted everyone who requested to be a part of this group, we would easily be over 2,000 members by now, but instead, I've chosen to keep the group carefully curated, and I think the payoff has been well worth it. You can tell this group is special by the quality of the posts, the engaging comments, and the energy in our in-person meet ups! 😊 If you're up for it, I'd love your help in welcoming in 61 more amazing members to help us all grow together! Here's to an amazing 2026! 🎉