For years I had money shame. Making money felt wrong. Like I was taking from others. Then I read "The Psychology of Money" by Morgan Housel. Key lesson: Money is a tool. It's not good or bad. It's what you do with it. Now I see money differently: - Revenue = value created - Profit = sustainability - Savings = freedom - Giving = impact Money shame was holding me back. Letting go of it was freedom. How do you see money?

I believe that words are the most powerful thing under the sun. When I first joined this platform on December 3rd, 2025, the #1 thing that attracted me to Skool was how genuine it felt. It felt like a distant family I had always known. Real posts, like-minded people and meaningful connections, real people meeting and connecting from around the world. It was truly refreshing. So this post is to protect that, to make sure that as we move forward, this group, and all of skool continues to be what brought of us to it and made us fall in love with it in the first place. So as of today, I want to ask that no one makes AI generated posts, comments, or uses AI to replace a space that is meant for human connection. I remember back then I would spend hours on posts, making sure they made sense, that the narrative tied into why people first joined this group, and that each post was truly from the heart. I’ll admit though, in the pursuit of engagement, that changed over time. Less connection, more quick polls or gimmicks and less of what it used to be. Till this day my favorite posts in this group have been those that took place back then: When I asked “What’s Your Why?” Or "What Was Your First Job?" when we reflected back on our journey's and the stories that have made us who we are. Or when I'd share lessons, both in business and personal life that improve our quality of life like Why I Give Thanks for 60 Seconds Every Day 📚 or Control What You Can. Let Go of the Rest. A Lesson from @Tony Sibbald. Skool is special because of the authenticity here, and here's my promise to do my part to not only protect that, but to nurture it and maintain an AI FREE community when it comes to how we all write and connect. If you have any thoughts, I'd love to hear them. Looking forward to connecting more.

**not including SaaS but through agency, coaching, and passive income. The below 5 are the top contributors: 1) Focusing on real problems 2) Pricing, positioning, and timing 3) Building with like-minded people 4) If it doesn’t come naturally, I let it go 5) Knock out the most important tasks first, DAILY Note: For some ventures, getting paid upfront beats MRR I began focusing and devoting my time way more to solving real problems in the world and was very intentional to focus my pattern recognition in on what works, then doubled down on that. Everything else became noise. Calls, planning tasks for the day, engagement even, can all make us seem like we’re progressing, but sometimes it can be noise. The key is to focus on the signal. 1) The signal of where you feel like you’re in your zone and tapped into what makes you different and 2) The signal of where money is flowing. I often tell clients that money is like a river, it’s always flowing around us and we help it flow by what we spend money on, ask yourself how you can best position yourself within that flow. Then start building passionately. We’re in a time where there’s shiny objects all around us. This time last year I was working on almost 12 different things, each dividing my time. Fast forward I built an internal system that instantly tells me if something is worth my time, and how much time it’s worth, then I proceed. I’ll be sharing this new framework in the classroom drooling. Cheers & happy sunday! 🥂

Lately I’ve deeply shifted my focus back to what I do best: software, design, GTM, and positioning. My time in Y-Combinator taught me how to build software that enters the fiber of the world, it’s why so many companies that go through it pass the hundred year vision: Dropbox, DoorDash, Airbnb, Coinbase, Stripe; the list goes on and it tells a story. Solve real problems & the money will follow. It’s wild to think back to building my first multi- million dollar startup, Eze, and how the tech that took us years to build could now technically be done in months. I’m building more, and faster than I ever have before. The intersection between software and Skool is going to be something to pay close attention too in the coming years. We’re in a rare time in history, make sure you’re taking advantage of it. (Picture from when my cofounder and I first started the winter 2020 batch)

Just checking in. This week has been full of building & family time. Also finalizing some amazing new partnerships that have been in the works for some time now. It was definitely full speed but it feels nice to be slowing down a bit for the weekend. How was everyone's week? Highlights? Low moments? I'd love to hear it all and will be responding to all of you. Wishing you all a great weekend!