Been testing the new image creator update inside ChatGPT and honestly… pretty wild. Still early, still playing with it, but I wanted to share a few samples with you guys because the output is getting really good. What I like most so far is how fast you can go from: - idea - to prompt - to actual asset That part is crazy. I’m still testing where it fits best for me, but I can already see it being useful for: - content ideas - thumbnails - ad creative concepts - page visuals - brand mockups - quick asset creation I attached some of the samples it made for me so you can see what it’s doing. Definitely worth playing with if you haven’t yet. The tool is getting better. Faster. Which do you like most?

Entrepreneurship can get really lonely. Not in a dramatic way. Just in a real way. You’re carrying a lot.Making decisions all the time. Trying to see around corners. Trying to keep momentum. Trying not to overreact. Trying not to get stuck in your own head. And a lot of the time, it feels like it’s just you. That’s why I’ve been thinking a lot about how important it is to have the right people around you. I had my monthly mastermind call recently. There’s five of us total. All entrepreneurs.Some full-time. Some W-2 plus entrepreneurial on the side. We meet once a month and just talk through what’s going on. What we’re working on.Where we’re stuck.What we’re not seeing clearly How we can support each other. What lens we can offer that might help someone move. I met them through GrowthDay / Brendon Burchard’s world, and we’ve stayed close ever since. And every time we get on a call, I’m reminded how valuable it is to have people in your corner who: - actually get it - can challenge your thinking - can encourage you when you’re off - can help you see what you’re missing - can remind you you’re not the only one carrying a lot That kind of support matters. A lot. Because this journey is long. And if you don’t have the right people around you, it gets way easier to: - overthink - isolate - spiral - stay stuck longer than you need to Sounds cliché to say “surround yourself with the right people.” But it’s true. And honestly, the older I get, the more I realize it’s not just about being surrounded by “good people.” It’s about being around people who help you think better, stay grounded, and keep moving. That kind of accountability is a gift. That kind of support system can change a lot. If you have people like that in your life, don’t take it lightly. And if you don’t, I’d start being a lot more intentional about finding them. The road is hard enough. You don’t need to walk all of it alone. Let’s build.

Not in a stressful way. In a clarity way. I’ve been tracking KPIs consistently for about the last 6 months, and it’s completely changed how I look at my business. Before that, for 8 years running The Institute Corona, I didn’t really track them. I was mostly just trying to keep the boat from sinking. We were good at lead gen. Kids were training. Money was coming in and out. And I was operating off feel. That worked… until I started understanding constraints better. Once I got clearer on what actually matters in the business, I realized something: The only real way to know if what you’re doing is working is to track it. Now I review KPIs every week and let the data tell me: - what’s improving - what’s broken - where the leak is - what needs attention next That’s been a huge shift for me. Not guessing. Not operating off emotion. Not assuming. Just looking at what the numbers are saying. Another thing that’s helped a lot: I’ve been feeding AI as much business context as possible. Things like: - CRM screenshots - analytics - follow-up data - stages - customer behavior - conversion points The better context you give it, the better it can help you think through what actually matters. I’ve also been using Notion AI a lot to help build out my KPI tracker and tally totals. And I want to say this for anyone who still feels like: “I’m not a Notion person.” You really do not need to be a designer or some Notion expert anymore. That part is changing fast. If you know what you want to track, Notion AI can help you build a lot of it way faster than most people realize. That’s been a big unlock for me. Because now the bottleneck is less about: “Can I build this perfectly?” And more about: “Do I actually know what numbers matter?” That’s the real question. For me, KPI tracking has become one of the clearest ways to see whether the systems we’re installing are actually working. Feel is useful. Data is better. I attached a few screenshots of what my KPI tracker looks like in Notion for anyone curious.

I don’t think everyone fully realizes what’s forming inside this room. The network in here is high-level. Builders. Operators. People actually doing things. Not consuming. Not theorizing. Doing. My goal with The Institute Social is simple: Build one of the best communities of entrepreneur doers. Not spectators. Doers. Structure. Tools. Systems. Network. That’s the stack. I’ve put a lot of time into the classroom. The Notion OS. The AI Boardroom. The diagnostics. The installs. The frameworks. And I’m not recycling surface-level content. I’m pouring in: • Lessons from masterminds • Frameworks from high-level rooms • Wins • Failures • Breakdowns • Real constraint mapping • Real business math Everything I’ve learned across years of building. It’s all going here. And I’ll keep adding to it. But here’s the truth: A community becomes elite when the members lean in. When you: • Network • Share screenshots • Expose friction • Install and report back • Give more than you take The more you use this room, the stronger it gets. That’s the flywheel. I’m committed to this. I won’t stop building this until it’s one of the best rooms you’ve ever been in. That’s the mission. If you’re here to operate, not spectate, you’re in the right place. Let’s f'n gooooo!

I was reflecting a lot this week about entrepreneurship. The highs. The lows. The wins. The gut-checks. The daily pressure of decisions. The weeks where everything moves fast. The months where nothing feels like it’s working. The years where you’re just grinding forward trying to build something meaningful. People outside entrepreneurship don’t really understand that life. But when you meet other entrepreneurs, something different happens. You just get each other. There’s almost a badge of honor in the struggle we all go through. You recognize it in other builders immediately. And that’s actually one of the biggest reasons I built this community. I wanted to create a room full of people who are actually building things. Not just consuming content. Operators. Doers. People trying to figure it out in real time. People who understand the weight of entrepreneurship. I’ve learned so much over the years from different masterminds, communities, and entrepreneurs. Wins. Failures. Systems that worked. Mistakes that cost me time and money. My goal here is simple: Take everything I’ve learned and pour it into this community. The systems. The frameworks. The tools. The structure. And build a network of people who help each other win. Because the truth is: Entrepreneurship is hard. But it becomes a lot more powerful when you’re in the right room. And I’m committed to making this one of the best rooms you’ve ever been in. I’m grateful you’re here building with me. Let’s keep going.