I believe that words are the most powerful thing under the sun. When I first joined this platform on December 3rd, 2025, the #1 thing that attracted me to Skool was how genuine it felt. It felt like a distant family I had always known. Real posts, like-minded people and meaningful connections, real people meeting and connecting from around the world. It was truly refreshing. So this post is to protect that, to make sure that as we move forward, this group, and all of skool continues to be what brought of us to it and made us fall in love with it in the first place. So as of today, I want to ask that no one makes AI generated posts, comments, or uses AI to replace a space that is meant for human connection. I remember back then I would spend hours on posts, making sure they made sense, that the narrative tied into why people first joined this group, and that each post was truly from the heart. I’ll admit though, in the pursuit of engagement, that changed over time. Less connection, more quick polls or gimmicks and less of what it used to be. Till this day my favorite posts in this group have been those that took place back then: When I asked “What’s Your Why?” Or "What Was Your First Job?" when we reflected back on our journey's and the stories that have made us who we are. Or when I'd share lessons, both in business and personal life that improve our quality of life like Why I Give Thanks for 60 Seconds Every Day 📚 or Control What You Can. Let Go of the Rest. A Lesson from @Tony Sibbald. Skool is special because of the authenticity here, and here's my promise to do my part to not only protect that, but to nurture it and maintain an AI FREE community when it comes to how we all write and connect. If you have any thoughts, I'd love to hear them. Looking forward to connecting more.

We are now 7 days into Q2! So, BBC Family, quarter check-in time! Where does everyone stand? What wins defined Q1, and where are you pivoting? Reflect, share, and let's plan Q2 together with more clarity.

I want to add more value to my Premium Cohort. Any ideas on things I can do to offer even more? At the moment, they get two live sessions to finish a film. I feel like they need more support. I used to do 4x/month. That may be a start.

7 months and 3 days! And many of my original members are still with me from the early days! I’m psyched because I’m finally making money my MRR is increasing and people are sticking around to learn film! https://www.skool.com/aistorytellers Let's add another fun video!!!

Yesterday Sam Ovens & Andrew Kirby announced that 1) Many new categories are coming and 2) Ranking will be much less focused on engagement. One thing Andrew said that I loved was that: “You can create a great group that doesn’t have crazy engagement or you can have a really engaged group that isn’t necessarily a great group.” and I couldn’t agree more. In the past I’ve been guilty of feeling like I have to keep up with engagement to maintain ranking when in reality, the value being taught and getting other people wins should be most important. What are your thoughts?