Every week, Skool News introduces us to another group of communities doing AMAZING things. They’re growing... making money... climbing the leaderboard... and earning the title of Skool of the Week. And sometimes those stories are incredibly motivating. You see what someone else has accomplished and think: “If they can do it, maybe I can too.” But other times... you look at their growth, revenue or number of members... then look at your own community... and quietly wonder: “What am I doing wrong?” But here's the thing... I got curious about all the success stories from Skool of the Week and I started studying almost every one from the past six months. What I discovered? There's a story hiding behind the headlines!! If you want to know what that story is... Our first Pathway to Profits session is happening tomorrow at 1:00 PM Central. Click the registration link to join us 👉 https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/i7P77-zjSsaHf4VWUT23KQ I’m curious... When you hear Skool success stories, what’s your honest reaction? 🔥 They motivate me to keep going 😬 They sometimes make me feel behind 🕵️ I immediately want to know the rest of the story 🤷 It depends on the community and what they’re claiming 😂 I experience all four within approximately 30 seconds Tell me in the comments... Do those stories usually inspire you, make you question your own progress or leave you wanting more information?

I opened The Smell of Money 13 months ago. It was a private money club for 12 OGs who wanted money mindset strategies to build wealth. We exclusively focused on aromatherapy. I set up the Classroom and let the ladies navigate on their own while I was fully immersed in open enrollment (I'm an independent Health, Life, and Annuity broker). In February of 2026, I changed everything. I have to admit, I never focused on growing the community. The audience size didn't matter to me. I cared more about helping the people who were already there get results than chasing a bigger member count. Then I hired a new coach, a team, actually, who gave me a different strategy. It wasn't aligned. I declined folks who released negative energy. Many churned because they wanted to "put their focus elsewhere". Every time I had an increase of numbers, my community would decrease by 20%. But today, when I saw 233 members, I smiled. I LOVE those numbers. 🥰 But what I love even more is watching this community finally become what I wanted it to be—a place where people actually TALK about money, make Money Moves, ask questions, share wins, and figure this stuff out together. And apparently 233 was the little nudge I needed to give you a sneak peek at what I’ve been building behind the scenes. Cash Flow to Wealth For the woman who knows how to earn money but still wonders: “Where the heck did it all go?” 😂 The whole idea came from something I see over and over: You've learned how to make money. Now let's decide what your money needs to do. Cash flow. Debt. Savings. Money decisions. Wealth. Not another course to watch. Six weeks of actually working on YOUR money. And I finally have the new sales page coming together! 💖 I’m sharing a little sneak peek soon because so many of you have watched me build, change, simplify, scrap things 😂 and keep going until it feels RIGHT. When you join The Smell of Money, you'll get to see what we are doing.

Walked into Wal-Mart this week for a few miscellaneous things and there it was! Skeletons on one aisle and fully lit Christmas tree on the next. 🫣 It's not even October. Even my daughter was like "Isn't it a bit early for this?" ... and she's only 10! It remined me that we all know how this goes... It starts with hoodies and pumpkin spice lattes. Then Halloween hits. You blink, it's Thanksgiving. Then Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, Christmas... and somehow it's January and you're wondering where the last three months went! For business owners, that stretch has the biggest buying days of the entire year. People are looking for deals and gifts and reasons to spend their money on everything and anything! So I just have to ask, where are you at with your holiday promos? 👇 Hit up the poll then tell me in the comments what you're thinking of offering. Half-baked ideas count cuz those are usually my favorite 😝

Confidence is the #1 thing men look for in a woman. What is the #2 thing? Oh this could get interesting! @Kristi Rieke

Asking for science (and because I'm nosey). When a deal dies on you, what's usually behind it? Not what you tell the boss. What it actually is. I'll go first. For years mine was the last one, and I blamed it on everything else 🙈