I just got back from Andrew Kirby & Aiden'a Synthesizers Mastermind in LA. a room full of the top Skool community builders doing $100K-$900K+/month. I placed 9th in their recent 100 competition and walked away with 10 insights that are going to change how I run my business. Idea #4 and #10 are pretty cool

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If you're somewhere between $5k and $50k a month right now. What's your actual plan to get to the next level? Not the big dream goal... Just the next level... Like the plan you'd say out loud if I asked you on a call. 1 — Hire. Setter, closer, VA, ops guy. 2 — More sales calls. Fill the calendar. 3 — Raise prices and hope the volume holds. 4 — Genuinely don't have one. Just working harder and hoping. Answer by using the poll No wrong answers here. I've done all four. Asking because I'm building something and I want it pointed at what's actually happening … not what I assume is happening from over here. One bonus question if you're feeling generous: Do you know your profit? Not revenue. Profit. You don't have to tell me the number. Just notice whether it came to you instantly … or whether you had to go look. and let me know in the comments

Last week we launched LFOS to our clients. This is our AI operating system for founders. And within about 48 hours... It broke. Windows users were getting this beautiful wall of red error text. One member, Janeen, couldn't even get the console to load. "This site can't be reached." Classic. Now here's the thing. The old version of me would've taken that as evidence. See? You should've waited. Tested more. Polished more. Launched next quarter instead. But here's what actually happened: Kevin found the bugs and fixed them within hours. I personally emailed every single person who hit the wall. And Janeen? She wrote back: "Thanks Dan. I will give it a try over the weekend." Nobody rage-quit. Nobody asked for a refund. Nobody wrote me a strongly worded email about my incompetence. Because people don't leave when things break... They leave when things break and nobody's home. Here's what I've learned building this thing: Perfectionism isn't about having high standards. It's mostly just fear. The unshipped offer feels safe because nobody can judge it. The unpublished post can't flop. The program that lives in your Notion can't get a refund request. But it also can't change anyone's life. Including yours. I know coaches sitting on pages upon pages of plans ... brilliant plans ... waiting for it to be perfect. But that version doesn't exist. There's only the version of your offer, or content, or prodcut that ships, breaks, gets fixed, and gets better... and ... the version that stays hidden and stays perfect ... and stays worthless. How comfortable are you at being seen mid-mess. I am willing to bet money that your ability to take action amidst the "messy-ness" is proportional to how much money you will make. If there's something you've been sitting on... an offer, a community, a post you keep rewriting... Comment "SHIP" below and then share with us what it is. Sometimes saying it out loud to one person is all it takes. To your success, Dan

We're going to brainstorm a few ideas to land a few new clients by the end of next week. I’ve come up with 9 ideas I’ll be sharing on the call and we’re even going to try one out live together. This will be super casual just a handful of coaches helping each other figure out what’s going to work this week. Register HERE to grab the Zoom link: