Last week I had a great 1:1 strategy call with @Robert Redden - He was able to book a private call with me because he reached Level 5 in the community and unlocked access to my personal calendar. You all know I'm pretty protective of my schedule. Between my full-time job, family life, and everything else I have going on, I don't spend all day on Skool. My time is valuable, so this is one of the ways I give back to the members who are actively participating and serious about growing their publishing business. Here are some of the rewards you can unlock as you level up: ⭐ Level 2 – Guest Expert Replay Events ⭐ Level 3 – AI Prompts to Speed Up Your Book Writing ⭐ Level 4 – My Self-Publishing Checklist ⭐ Level 5 – 1:1 Strategy Call with Me ($60 Value) The best part? You don't have to buy anything extra. Just comment, engage, ask questions, support other members, and contribute value to the community. As you participate, you'll naturally earn points, level up, and unlock bonus content along the way. What level are you currently at? Drop it below! 👇

⚠️ I am thinking about locking this group down to PAID because I keep seeing the same kind of scam happen over and over again. People enter the community posing as high profile authors to try to gain your trust and win your business. As you can see 3 different accounts i've had to ban over time from scammers / spammers trying to sneak in and take advantage of this community. How do they get in? Most of the time when they apply to join they have the HIGH RISK flagged to them and I immediately DENY, but they are getting smarter to the spam and catching on. They apply under the name of SOMEONE ELSE then once they get in they update their display name to show whatever author they are trying to impersonate. ➡️ Do you think a paywall would be the right solution to avoid this? ⁉️ What do you think would be a fair rate to access the community for new members? **No changes are happening right now but I've been thinking a lot about this recently to better protect the community and my SANITY. 😆

Share whatever you’re working on or proud of right now. This community is full of creators, authors, and entrepreneurs, and sometimes the best thing we can do is help each other get a little more visibility. 💡 IDEAS ON WHAT YOU COULD SHARE: • Yourself and what you do • Your Skool community • A book you're writing or recently published • A project you're building • A shoutout to another member • A video, post, or resource • Affiliate links (yes, those are allowed) The goal is simple: help our members get seen. Just one request so this stays valuable for everyone. 👉 1 RULE: If you share something, please also leave a thoughtful or helpful comment on someone else’s post. Support goes both ways, and when we all participate, the whole community benefits. Now let’s see what everyone is building 👇

We have officially hit 1200 members so I wanted to take a moment to recognize some new people in the community. Feel free to connect with other members - and share what you're working on in the comments! @Teresa Burns - Woman of faith, Christian author, and grandmother inspiring others to embrace God's promises and new beginnings. ✝️❤️ @Felipe Avila - Count your blessings not your problems @Janelle Young - Look back and embrace the good things of life 😇☺️ @Mary M - Greek Entrepreneur AI Explorer Looking to Create a SAAS & Provide Value Focused on automating processes with AI Solutions & Agents @Monica Neira - Mother of 2 beautiful girls, self-employed photographer @Christi Feldewerth - I love gardening and building our homestead in the desert. (Referred by @Des Dreckett 🎉) @Janine Magnusson - I am loving my retired life! I am living the life I love! I am travelling a lot home and abroad, and continally learning all the time! (Referred by @Linda Blythe 🎉) @Matt Hallock - I lead Christian men to step into their God-given masculinity so that they can rebuild their minds, their marriages, and their Kingdom mission. (Referred by @Des Dreckett 🎉) @Carla Brown - Mentoring women to turn ideas into income, sell with confidence, and scale using advanced Digital Marketing and AI strategies for lasting success. (Referred by @Des Dreckett 🎉) @Lindsey Elliott - Helping women 45+ stop the self-help cycle via a different understanding of anxiety, overthinking & self-doubt. From self-improvement to self-trust. (Referred by @Des Dreckett 🎉)

As some of you know, I've been traveling internationally and am currently visiting Italy. What you might not know is how I've been leveraging my business to help support my travel. One of my favorite strategies is making sure my business expenses are working for me instead of just being expenses. For example, I use an American Express Business Gold Card. (I realize this may be more beneficial for those in the U.S.) The reason I love this card is because it allows me to earn Membership Rewards points on business spending, which I can then use toward flights and travel. Check this out... Last month alone, I spent about $1,000 on Amazon ads. That spending earned me 4x points. But that's not the only category that earns bonus points. Many of the Skool communities I've joined also code as business services, which means those expenses have earned me 4x points as well. Think about that for a minute. Sure, it may not look like much right now but over the course of a year just amazon and skool alone might be pulling in 65k annual points. I was already planning to spend that money to grow my business. By using the right credit card, I'm earning rewards that help fund future travel experiences. This is why I always encourage business owners to look at their entire business ecosystem. Don't just focus on generating revenue. Also look at how you're spending money and whether those expenses can create additional value. 👉 Advertising. 👉 Software subscriptions. 👉 Communities. 👉 Business tools. If you're already spending money in these categories, you might as well earn rewards while doing it. If you're spending a lot on Amazon ads, software, or Skool memberships and you're not using a card that rewards those purchases, it may be worth taking a closer look at the Amex Business Gold and seeing if it makes sense for your situation. Check out the benefits of the American Express Business Gold Card