You may have noticed that I have removed 200 members from the community. We have gone from around 500 members to just below 300. That was intentional. - Most people believe growth only comes from adding. - More members. - More customers. - More followers. - More noise. That thinking is wrong. - Sometimes you have to shrink to grow. - Sometimes you have to squat to jump. Building the right network, just like building the right business, is not about volume. It is about alignment. A network is a two way street. A team is a two way street. People can contribute in different ways. - Experience. - Insight. - Energy. - Support. - Questions. - Activity and engagement - Action. But everyone must contribute something. Observer only participation dilutes standards. It slows momentum. It drains energy from those who are doing the work. It dilutes the performance of the whole As per my emails/posts before New Year I removed around 200 people. Not because they were bad people. But because they were passengers, not participants. Most founders are obsessed with keeping everyone. I am obsessed with building the right environment. Less noise. More depth. Less spectators. More builders. Trust me on this. The fastest way to grow... (and what helped me grow from zero to an 18000x return across 20+ countries) is often to cut first. So here is the question for you as we start a new year. Look at your own business/life. What needs to be cut? What should have been cut months ago? What are the anchors holding you back? And what are the propellers helping you move forward? Growth starts with honesty. And sometimes, with a purge... and in the words of Jim Collins: “The moment you feel the need to be liked is the moment you stop leading.”

Hope you had an incredible Christmas. Proper rest. Proper switch-off. Time with people who matter. Time with yourself. While most things paused, something stirred. I’ve been writing. Not just any book: 87,000 words and just 2 chapters to finish 'The Remembering'. A novel… but not just a story. A layered message. A call to awaken. Principles I believe in, wrapped in intrigue, mystery, and meaning. It’s nearly done. But publishing takes time. So I’m doing something different. I’ve opened a free SKOOL group dedicated to The Remembering. A space to share the deeper themes. To reveal the hidden truths. To explore the questions that matter. It’s not The Growth Syndicate. It’s not business coaching. It’s something else. No fees. No pitch. Just real conversation. About what works. What doesn’t. And what the hell we’re doing here. If you’re curious, if you’ve felt that something isn’t quite right, if you believe the answers aren’t always out there, but maybe in here: then come join us. click on the link below for free access The Remembering has already begun. Would love to have you part of it. https://www.skool.com/the-remembering-7266/about?ref=8be58d04700b4eabb479c5cf09b0f1cb

Quick thought 🙏

Every year people say: “Next year will be different.” Then they repeat the same habits, the same routines, the same thinking. And somehow feel surprised when the results are the same. If you want different outcomes, you need different inputs. Different habits. Different systems. Different standards. That is the real separator. Everyone sets goals in January. Winners set systems in December. Next week you will hear: “New year, new me.” “2026 will be my year.” Yet by February, most are back to their old patterns. The people who actually change their year are the people who change their systems. Not motivation. Not hype. Not another goal-setting session. Systems. → A sales process that works → Bottlenecks fixed, not avoided → Accountability built in → Infrastructure ready for growth Goals without systems are wishes. I have doubled businesses in 3 months. Never failed to double one in a year. Not because they wanted it more. Because we built the system first. So ask yourself: What will you change? What habit? What attitude? What system? What standard? What relationship? Because if nothing changes, nothing changes. If you want 2026 to be different, do something different. Start now. What system are you building before the new year?

I watched the video from @Mike Greene (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7DQk7YNwTo). regarding EIS/SEIS, and a great video leading on with (Oliver Woolley) Envestors , I have just had a call with "SeedLegals" about the application process, does anyone have experience of this organisation, and as a start-up does this route for finance something I should consider now? I was a bit taken back by their fee, which sounds 'too cheap' +1%, their pitch sounds very good - but something is nagging me - what it is, I dont know. Im looking to raise money to fund recruitment, this route sounds like an ideal avenue. Thoughts anyone?