Hey all! I wanted to stop by with a little update on hosting my first summit inside my Skool community, The AI MAP Room. There’s a lot I’m already grateful for, and a few things I would approach differently next time. And what better place to share those lessons than with other Skool founders?! 𝗔 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗿: 𝗢𝗻𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸. Planning, speaker communications, classroom setup, promotional materials, graphics, emails, links... every finished piece seems to introduce three more things that need doing. 😂 I knew it would be work. I underestimated how much. The good news is that I’m building the framework and templates as I go, so a future summit should be easier to put together. 𝘔𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺: 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘳, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘴𝘦. 𝗧𝘄𝗼: 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆. This has probably been my biggest lesson. I over-committed myself to a lot of other engagements on top of putting together and running my own summit. That on-top of all the work means I’m more tired at the end of each day, and I’ve had less energy for the interactions and live sessions I love inside my community. I’ve also been less present in other communities where I enjoy connecting and collaborating, including this one. The posts are still happening. But being present takes more than having content scheduled. 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘮𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴. 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲: 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗵𝘂𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿. Having speakers introduce the summit to their own audiences has been one of the biggest benefits. You’re reaching new members through people they already know and trust, which is a lovely way for them to discover your community. It’s also shown me how much promotion can happen through collaboration. Paid ads can be an option, but they don’t have to carry the whole event. 𝘔𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺: 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺-𝘵𝘰-𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘺, 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴, 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴.

I'm trying something a little different! Every now and then, I'd love to share a little voice note with you. Nothing fancy. Just a thought, something I've noticed, maybe a little laughter, and hopefully something worth thinking about. I'm calling these little conversations Between Us Builders because, well, we're all figuring things out as we go. Myself included! 😂 And for our first one? Let's talk about that irresistible urge we community builders have to create ONE MORE THING. Take a listen. It's less than a minute. ❤️🎧 And tell me...are you guilty of this one, too? 😂

Congratulations to @Donna Thornton! She rewrote our About page and created a new community image, and now we appear in the number 1 position in Skool Discovery when people search for "Skool growth." We all know she doesn't like to talk about her own success, so I'm doing it for her. P.S. I usually get a very serious look from her afterward. :) Also, Skool started showing Skoolology in its Meta ads this morning. Coincidence? I'll share my thoughts on why later. Remember the new very important rule: once one person clicks your ad and pays to join, Skool moves your community up to Growth Boost level 2, where Skool creates about 10 different custom ads for you, as long as you meet all of Skool's other requirements.

Another Skoolology builder is taking the stage. 🙌 @Jessica Cosci is a featured speaker at the Beyond the Scale: Second Chapter Summit happening September 28–29. Her session, “From Old Idea to New Opportunity,” feels especially fitting for someone we’ve been watching build, test, and create right here alongside us. Jessica has also been giving us a peek behind the scenes as she builds her own Human Advantage Summit, so I love getting to turn the spotlight around and celebrate her as the speaker this time. Congratulations, Jessica! Go share what you know. We’ll be cheering you on from here. ❤️🐼

Okay, according to a certain Off-Road Warrior, there’s a birthday happening somewhere around NOW. 😂❤️ And since you’re in Spain, and I’m over here in Kentucky trying to do birthday math across time zones, I’m just going for it! Happy, happy birthday, @Miranda Van Gogh 🥳❣️ I hope you have the loveliest day and that @Mikael Van gogh spoils you just a little extra. I’m so grateful our paths crossed. I’ve really loved getting to know you, laughing with you, and especially the conversations we’ve been having lately. You’re just such a joy to have around. ❤️ I hope this next year brings you more of what lights you up, lots of adventures and laughter, and plenty of those moments that make you look at each other and say, “Yep...THIS is the life we wanted.” 🥰 Big birthday hugs all the way from Kentucky, my friend. ❤️ And Mikael...if I’m a day early, I’m blaming my Off-Road Warrior source. 😂 Let's show Miranda some Skoolology 🐼❣️