In a little over a week, I’ll be officially adding our first paid offers to the community. Before we go live, I want to make sure our "walls" are covered in real stories from real business builders. If myself or any of our Resident Experts have helped you, whether it was a tip, a bit of encouragement, or some solid advice, would you mind sharing a quick review? (Written or video—both are huge!) Reviews are the bedrock of trust. People buy from people they know, like, and trust. 𝗔 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿𝘀 If you’ve already been inviting like-minded legends into this clubhouse, these reviews are a massive win for you, too. They help your referrals feel confident about joining our paid programs, which makes those recurring monthly commissions much easier for you to secure as a thank-you for growing the community. It only takes a minute, but it means the world to us as we build this legacy together. It's starting to get exciting now! 😍 It's time to show the world what we're building! 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀: Here, in our community: Write Something → Category → ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reviews): www.startupwithadam.co.uk/community Or over at our friend @Matthew Burns Proveworth Community: 🎥 Video review (these are SO powerful and mean the world): https://proveworth.com/community/start-a-business-with-no-money/review/video ✍️ Text review : https://pvwth.com/ssQ6CYN If our community has added even a tiny bit of value to your life or business, please consider paying it forward with a few kind words. 𝗜𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴. 🙏 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗬𝗼𝘂! 🥰

Before we dive into our goals for July, I want to take a massive moment to recognise three incredible Resident Experts who have been showing up, dropping absolute gold, and adding immense value to our community over the last month. People who give the most, get the most. So please join me in congratulating our top three Resident Expert champions for June, who all get a spot at the very top of the classroom. 🥇 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗼𝗲𝗿𝘀 Taking the absolute top spot for June is Heather! She has been a powerhouse of support and advice in here all month. If you haven't connected with her yet, Heather runs The Directory On Skool. It is a brilliant visibility community for online business owners who are ready to stop shrinking and start getting found by the exact people searching for what they do. She even hosts an awesome "Red Light, Green Light" pitch-feedback game to help you ditch cookie-cutter pitches. If you want to stop getting lost in the algorithm, you need to be in her world. 👉 Check out Heather's community here 🥈 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲 Coming in hot at number two is Kristine! Kristine has been bringing incredible energy to our discussions. Over in her own space, along with @Mary Newton She Builds Anyway, they have created a phenomenal free AI community specifically for women building digital income. Whether you are a mom building a side hustle in your "stolen hours" or a woman over 50 reinventing yourself with "reclaimed hours," Kristine and Mary breaks down AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude into plain English with zero overwhelm. 👉 Check out Kristine's community here

I've just had to pay £115 plus plus 2 months road tax because I forgot it SORN my van (statutory off road notification) when I decided not to use it for a few months because we don't need it again until August. I hate all these taxes in the form of penalties that I get all the time for being bad at paperwork. I always get penalties for forgetting to pay tax, fines for not submitting company returns on time and fines for not renewing my NHS prescription certificate... The list goes on, i'm not including speeding fines. Every time I open these letters it makes me feel like a failure in life. It really gets me down and makes me feel sad. I don't know how normal people keep track of it all. (In fact, I've just remembered we should have paid tax in June that I'd forgotten about! 😫) So, my idea is what if someone would take car if all your vehicle admin. tax, insurance and MOTs, ensuring that all your vehicles were kept legal, maintained and roadworthy.. Do I need a PA or VA? Better systems or is there some amazing hack or software that I'm missing in my life? I'd love to know how you do it without the stress of getting penalised as this is probably one of my biggest pain points right now ..!

Last night, I was a guest speaker on @Jill Hart's "Monetise your mission" mastermind inside her Client Acquisition for Coaches Community, and that is where I met the absolutely fabulous @Soph Newman. (I had my daugters school sports day and so I was a bit rushed and I forgot to post about the live, but I'll pop a replay up for you all soon.) We got into a great discussion about exactly this. How crucial it is to understand what every single minute of your time is actually worth. Sophie form the Good Girls Guide to Money has written a brilliant piece called Undercharging Isn't Generosity (It's Protection). If you have ever stared at a draft invoice, felt your chest tighten, and knocked £50 off the price before hitting send, you need to read her work. She hits on a massive truth that every entrepreneur needs to hear: what we love to call "generosity" is often just our anxiety buying insurance. We undercharge so nobody can accuse us of being greedy, and we disguise our people-pleasing as kindness. Sophie breaks this down into three specific traps that are quietly costing your business: - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿-𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗿 - You get paid for a one-hour session but give them two hours, a follow-up, and extra resources you stayed up until midnight creating, just to ensure they can't possibly be disappointed. - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 - You flinch and drop your own price before the client even has a split second to reply. Most of the time, they weren't even going to flinch—you discounted the price just to avoid your own uncomfortable feelings. - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗮𝘅 - The old, broken script that making good money and doing meaningful, helpful work cannot exist in the same room. As Sophie points out, there is absolutely nothing pure or helpful about being broke. Before you drop a price or throw in an extra freebie again, Sophie recommends asking yourself a simple gut-check: "Is this generosity coming from my Soul, or from my Role?". True generosity leaves you feeling steady and gives from an overflow; "role" generosity completely empties you out just to keep you feeling safe.

Please tell me... I would love to know in the comments: 😍 What makes a really good Skool Community for you (Think about your top three and why you love them) And 😫 What would make you leave a community.