Happy Birthday to our very own @Kelly S. Kelly !! 🥳🎂 Oh, Kel! Where do I even begin? 😂 One of the best things about building Skoolology has been the friendships Todd and I have made along the way. And we are definitely so glad we found you along the way! I've loved our conversations, the laughs, the questions, and yes, even working through that darn messy middle together! 😂 I've watched you question things, rethink things, and keep plugging away until what you're building started to feel like YOU. And I've loved seeing your confidence grow along the way. For those who haven't met Kelly yet, she's the heart behind D-Klutter & Organize with Kel, where she helps people tackle clutter, work through the emotions behind it, and take things one small step at a time. 💜 Kel, Todd and I are so grateful this crazy Skool journey brought you into our lives. You're much more than a community member. You're our friend, and we love you dearly! ❤️ Kelly, have a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! 🎉🎂🥳

I've had a few conversations lately that have me questioning something. How do we really know whether the people in our communities are getting what they came for? We can see who's posting, commenting, and showing up. But that doesn't necessarily tell us whether anyone is making progress. I was talking with another builder today about her quieter members. She realized that some of them might actually need a place where they can learn without feeling pressured to participate. But that raised another question for both of us. How do we tell the difference between someone who's quietly getting what they need and someone who's quietly struggling? I don't think we can answer that just by looking at activity. That's what I'd love for us to explore together this week.🔍🧭 Have you ever learned something about a member that surprised you? Maybe they were getting more from your community than you realized. Or maybe you discovered they needed something you hadn't considered. I'd love to hear what happened and how you found out. We might learn quite a bit from comparing our experiences. ❤️

Good morning, builders! ❤️🐼 Have you ever caught yourself deciding what a successful community is supposed to look like? A certain number of members. Lots of conversations. People showing up every day. And when things don't look like that picture in our heads, we start wondering what we're doing wrong. Who made those rules anyway? I wonder how often we borrow someone else's definition of success without even realizing it. And how often we're so busy looking for the things we think should be happening that we miss what's actually happening. Maybe someone joined to find an answer and found it. Maybe they needed a little encouragement to try something new. Or maybe they're quietly making progress we know nothing about. So here's my Monday morning question: What might you be overlooking in your community because you've been looking for something else? I'm going to be thinking about this myself this week. ❤️🤔

It's someone who has become a very dear friend of mine, @Christy Keeter ❤️ Christy, where do I even begin? You have such a heart for people. You're always encouraging someone, sharing what you've learned, or finding a way to help somebody take that next step. And I love that about you! For those of you who haven't met Christy yet, she's the heart behind Building Digitally with Christy, where she helps people explore building an online business, find their footing, and take those first steps without feeling like they have to know everything. She's building something that reflects who she is. Generous, encouraging, grounded in faith, and genuinely wanting to see other people succeed. But here's what I really want to celebrate today. The friend behind the community. Christy, I'm so glad Skool brought us together. What started as a connection between two community builders has become a friendship I truly treasure. Today, I hope you get to be on the receiving end of all that love and encouragement you're so good at giving everyone else! Happy Birthday, my sweet friend! ❤️ Skoolology friends, help me make Christy's day a little brighter!

Todd and I met in second grade. SECOND GRADE! Can you believe that? 😂 I never could have imagined back then that the little boy I met at school would become my best friend, my husband, and the person I'd share so much of my life with. Now here we are, building Skoolology together. Who would have thought? 😂 Todd is one of the funniest (not as funny as me 🤣), most generous people I know. He's creative, always coming up with ideas, and a tech wizard who can figure out just about anything. I still don't know how his brain works half the time! He makes me laugh, challenges my thinking, believes in me, and makes me want to be a better person. And I love that after all these years, we're still dreaming up new things to do together. Of course, I have some competition for his attention these days. Nick absolutely adores him! I'm pretty sure our cat thinks Todd hung the moon. Honestly, I can't blame him. ❤️ We've been through a lot of life together since second grade. Some wonderful, some hard, and plenty we never saw coming. I wouldn't trade our story for anything. Happy 60th birthday, Todd! I love you, and I'm so glad we found each other all those years ago. ❤️ Since so many of you are part of this latest adventure of ours, I thought it would be fun to celebrate him right here in Skoolology. If you have a birthday wish, a little wisdom for turning 60, or a good old-man joke, I’d love for you to leave it for Todd in the comments. 🐼❣️ I'd love for him to see a whole lot of love (and maybe a little teasing) today! 😂 And Todd, just so you know, I fully intend to keep getting us into trouble for many more years to come! 😂🐼