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In this group we explore creating solo fingerstyle guitar arrangements.

10 contributions to Pick Your Online Business
What would you put on a road sign?
People over explain. Someone asks "what do you do?" or "tell me about your Skool community," and we're off to the races. The background. The process. The calls. The DMs. This came up on the Mastermind call, the community call, and my one-to-ones this week. It's just a thing. You have to do stuff to get people a result. We know that. But people care way more about the result than the stuff you do to get them there. You've seen the sign on the side of the road. WE BUY HOUSES. Phone number. Clear offer. You either keep driving or you take a picture and call. You see these every single day: - Cash for Gold. - We Buy Junk Cars. - Keys Made. - Ice. (I love this one.) - Free Estimates. - Injured? Call now. - Cracked Screens Fixed Today. - Firewood $5. - Lawn Mowing. Call Jake. Four words or less. They all name the outcome. None of them explain how. Nobody explains how they buy the junk car. They just buy junk cars. There's a guy on Skool who helps kids with the SAT. His offer is "Get a 1550+ SAT score." Five words. I've looked at that page a bunch of times and I've never once read how he does it. If I wanted a 1550, I wouldn't care. It sounds ridiculous. But it truly needs to be that simple. When I sold elevators, I said "I sell elevators." When I was doing real estate with seller financing and all that, I said "I'm a landlord." Three words. A couple weeks ago I played golf with some strangers. What do you do? "I teach people how to make money on the internet." One guy asked if I was a consultant. Sort of, more like a coach. Then everybody hit their tee shots and nobody brought it up again. That's fine. If they wanted to make money on the internet, they would have asked. And if somebody does ask how, answer the question they asked. Only that one. As few words as possible. Then ask them a question back. Homework. Two questions. Put your answers in the comments and we'll all help each other. 1. What would you put on your road sign? Four words if you can.
What would you put on a road sign?
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@Brian O'Neill I will.
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@Brian O'Neill Learn Fingerstyle Guitar Arranging. I can teach you how to make a fingerstyle guitar arrangement of any song.
Do you have a Skool community?
Here is your chance to share your Skool community. Who knows, maybe you'll get some members. Here's what you must do. Vote "Yes" or "No" in the poll below. Share your about page link and tell us what your community is about in 1-2 sentences. If you don't vote in the poll, you can't share your link. If you have multiple groups, pick the one you want us to see, not all of them. Let's see if we can get to 100 comments!
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32 members have voted
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Yes, as of this afternoon https://www.skool.com/fingerstyle-guitar-freedom-5128
The Comparison Trap
👉 Watch the lesson. Action Steps: ✅ Mute or unfollow 5 accounts that trigger self-comparison. ✅ Write your “before and after” story—your progress, not theirs. 📣 Comment: What’s one comparison you’re letting go of this week? Let’s make space for your journey.
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I'm not going to compare myself to people who currently have a successful Skool community.
Fear of Judgment
👉 Watch the lesson. Action Steps: ✅ Post something vulnerable today. Something real. ✅ DM 3 people and offer to help them—focus on service, not self. What’s one thing you’ve held back on because of judgment? Drop it in the comments—then go do it anyway.
2 likes • Aug 26
I don't think that I hold back from doing things because I fear judgement. People are going to judge anyway, sometimes based on appearance, race or gender alone. What I do normally shrink away from is posting on social media. People are so confrontational about stupid stuff these days that I don't want to be involved with it. It's a waste of time.
Fear of Failure
👉 Watch the lesson. Action Steps: ✅ List 3 things you’ve failed at before… that taught you something. ✅ Make a “What’s the worst that could happen?” list—and rate the actual risk. Share one thing you’re afraid to try—then list one tiny action you’ll take anyway.
3 likes • Aug 25
The only fear that I have at this point in life is that I'll die before my wife does and leave her in financial duress.
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I'm a guitarist and content creator sharing my love of fingerstyle guitar.

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