Welcome to Recess. If you're here, you're building a Skool, and you know how lonely it can get at times. The long, hard days. The wins nobody celebrates with you. The losses you don't want to post about. The questions you're embarrassed to ask. The days where you wonder if any of this is working. That's why I built recess. No courses. No content library. No "here's how to 10x your community" spills. Just real people. Real conversations. Real support. Come to vent, share your wins, and grow. ⛳️ HOW TO GET STARTED: 1. Introduce yourself below. Who are you? What's your Skool about? Why did you create it? 2. Read other intros. Find someone whose story resonates. Reply to them. Start a conversation. 3. Ask when you need help. No question is too small. No question is too small. I will respond to all. 4. Give when you can. Your experience might be exactly what someone else needs to hear. 5. Show up when you can. No daily requirements. No engagement pressure. Come when you need to. Rest when you need to. Recess is what we make it together. Building a community isn't meant to be done alone. And now, you don't have to. 🎉 WHAT HAPPENS HERE: 1. Weekly Skool Spotlight: Every week, one Skool gets pinned at the top. The whole community rallies around it. Feedback, support, members. We lift each other. 2. Monthly Founder Pair-Ups: Get matched with another Skool owner at a similar stage. Accountability. Friendship. Someone who actually gets it. 3. Friday Wins Thread: No win is too small. First member? Post it. Hit 100? Post it. Finally fixed your About page? Post it. We celebrate everything here. Welcome home. 🧡

Working in corporate America for nearly 20 years wore me down... I couldn't take it anymore! 3 years ago I went all in 💪🏻 Left the corporate world, cashed out my 401k, started my business... Some still can't believe I did it, including myself sometimes 😅 so my question for you is simply... When did you take that leap? Note: I would never recommend someone leave a job to pursue entrepreneurship without having at least 6-12 months worth of living expense saved. I was fortunate to be in a position where I was able to do this 🙏🏻

What are you procrastinating on right now with your Skool? ⏰ The thing you know you should do but keep avoiding. Drop it below. Maybe we'll hold you accountable, maybe we can just simply relate. 👇

Clarity creates momentum. 📌 Are you focused on posting, engaging, learning, promoting, or just observing for now? Drop your one main focus below 👇

Monday is a reset not a burden. A new week means a clean slate, fresh mercy, and renewed strength from God. You don’t have to drag last week’s stress into today. You don’t have to carry yesterday’s mistakes forward. You don’t have to face this week in your own strength. God is already in your Monday. Today is about: - Letting go of what didn’t work - Trusting God with what’s ahead - Taking the next right step in faith Progress doesn’t come from perfection it comes from obedience. Step into this week knowing God goes before you, walks beside you, and strengthens you for every assignment ahead. “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing!” Isaiah 43:18–19 Drop “READY FOR A NEW WEEK” in the comments if you’re starting this Monday with faith and expectation. 🙏 And if you’re not 100% sure that you would go to heaven if you died today, and you’d like to know for certain, I would truly love to chat with you and explain God’s simple plan of salvation. There is no pressure just a caring conversation about the greatest hope we can ever have. Don Schaeffer Founder of Faith & Freedom Builders & Global Church Security Academy 🙏