There are a LOT of ways to build a Skool community. Free. Paid. Freemium. Low-ticket. High-ticket. Community-first. Coaching-first. Content-first. Lead generation. Client delivery. The problem is that most of the advice out there starts with: “Here’s what worked for me.” Then you are handed their pricing, their engagement strategy, their call schedule, their gamification system, and their funnel. Except you do not have their business. You do not have their audience. You do not have their topic. You may not even want the same outcome. Before deciding how to build your Skool community, there is a much more important question: What do you need your community to DO? That is where I believe the strategy should start. And that is exactly where we start inside the Standard Tier of the Your Best Course Build Lab. Not with someone else’s blueprint. With yours.

Slaughter Your Sacred Cows As the bus hummed along the freeway, I was enjoying the chit-chat among the passengers. I looked out at the traffic coming from the opposite direction. Somewhere along the way, I fell asleep and when I came to, I awakened to the most beautiful scenery I have yet to experience. As I looked out of the window, there was a huge pink wall outside, close enough to reach out and touch, or so it seemed. I looked up front and breathtaking is all I can say to describe it. I found out later that this particular stretch of Interstate 15 in the northwest corner of the state of Arizona has been voted the most beautiful stretch of highway in the United States and Canada by the professional truck drivers, people who spend most of their lives on the highways and byways of America. Later on, I wrote a blog post, musing about the fact that so often we go through life with our eyes closed to all that is around us, when all we have to do is open our eyes to see it all. This is not only true literally, it is also true metaphorically. We live in an abundant world, yet we fail to see all that there is, because we go through life with blinders on. Whether the blinders are those of science, religion, culture or tradition, it is all the same. They prevent us from seeing all there is. Over the years, I have been fortunate enough to meet people who have helped me see things in a different light than I was used to and opened up a whole new world for me over and over again and I am extremely grateful for this. I credit my dad with encouraging me to see things differently by constantly showing me things differently and challenging me to find out the truth for myself before accepting someone else’s version of the truth. When I first came to the United States, I had preconceived notions about the people in the West. Those illusions were shattered as I met more and more people. Over time, I started challenging the ideas that were held sacred by my own culture and upbringing. I learned that some of them were just myths with no basis in truth, while others were firmly grounded in truth. I was able to distinguish between them and let go of what did not appeal to me or serve me in my personal and spiritual growth. As a matter of fact, I learned that you cannot accomplish one without the other.

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It's time to celebrate each other! In the COMMENTS BELOW, please share a Skool community you think is doing really great things. It can be one you've participated in yourself or one that you've heard from others is amazing. Please do the following: 1. Tell us the name of the community and link to it (affiliates allowed). 2. Tag the person who owns the community. If they are not in the CLASSIFIEDS, then please send them a DM and let them know that you mentioned them here. I promise you will make their day! 3. Describe why the group is so wonderful and how it has helped you. Please DO NOT just copy and paste the About page! 4. Comment on each others comments and scroll through the referrals to see if there's an amazing group you are missing out on! Thanks so much for supporting each other and this community! Please note that any #FriendFriday mentions that are created as new posts will be deleted. Thanks! Please DO NOT promote yourself. 🤨. The entire community is for promoting yourself. This post is for celebrating someone else. 😊