i am not complaining. totally understand the person. yet, it hurts. the situation: i registered to participate in the summit. did not submit, what i was suppose to submit by the deadline. the complication is the host agreed to be a speaker at my event. this morning, i got a message: - i am now removed from the summit (fair) - i am also removed from the host's community (okay) - she has removed herself from speaking at my event (ouch!) again, i understand, why i was removed from the summit. but the last two... logically, i understand. but emotionally, fucking hard. oh, well. i am not looking for emotional support (maybe just a little). i think everyone has the right to do what they want to do. and face the consequences. me - i would not do it like that. but, business is business, nothing personal. my lesson learnt, be extra careful with what i agree to do for other people - speaking, participation, help. it's my problem - i overestimate my capacity, grossly. so, i am going to play "collect 100 No's game". which means, every external opportunity, invite i get, i am gonna say NO or I NEED TO THINK, before i say yes. anyone else struggle with overcommitment?

since there are bunch of new ppl, let me explain: - everybody celebrates wins. but not many i have seen celebrate failures. yet, failures are not optional, they are a MUST if you want to achieve any sort of business success. - also, you hear a lot of successes - in Skoolers, in other communities. ppl are eager to share amazing things that happened. so, you might fall into the trap of "survival bias". if only thing you hear is wins, you might believe it is a norm. it is not. win is an outlier. - finally, people love to share a hero journey story. because it's good script. it's likable. "things were bad, i took a chance, things became great - i am winner now". nothing wrong with it. or? so, we are here share raw, pure FAILURES - not covered with the success story. as is. === now, let's get clear - what is FAILURE in our playbook? - it's an action you did and the result was not what you expected/wanted to be and what failure is NOT? - when you don't take action - post, call, launch - that's not failure. that's STALLING in our playbook. and that needs to be fixed, not celebrated. finally, why do we CELEBRATE failure? failure means you took action. - action deserves celebration. - courage to take action deserves celebration. - courage to share your failure deserves celebration. === time to share ⬇️ ps please, please, please share your wins in Wins&Failures category any day, every day. we need to hear wins as well.

it's movie Saturday. today, let's talk about New Amsterdam. it's an amazing series. highly recommend (first 2 seasons, for sure). you can find it on Netflix. 7.9/10 rating on IMDB. the tag line: "a new medical director breaks the rules to heal the system at America's oldest public hospital." why i like it? - i love medical movies. i might have been a doctor in previous lives. ... seriously, i think i envy the rush, the purpose, and the lack of ambiguity. - i am a rebel just like Max. i fight the system is the system is broken aka Growth Boost 😎 - i learn how to lead from Max. i learn how to stay positive. and i learn how to be persistent, despite all the difficulties. when you watch, ask yourself these questions to turn this into coaching session: - what bugs me in this world and what am i doing about it? - what i silently agree with that i should not? and what can i do about it? what do you think? did you watch? ps the next Community Clinic 2.0 is New Amsterdam themed. have you put it on your calendar yet?

we just finalised yet another Community Crawl. every time i try to make it better. so, this time, it was a Surprise One. overall, i am happy with the results. both, for hosts and visitors. Let's celebrate participating community hosts: - Door 1. AI pathway club, by Pacita Florida - Door 2. Inner Healer Skool, by Baba Sam Shelley - Door 3. Expert Society | Side Hustle, by Ian Bosler - Door 4. Healthy People Have Gardens, by Kate DuBois - Door 5. Historical Fiction Club, by Zena Ryder - Door 6. Podcaster in 7 Days, by Carin Chantel - Door 7. The Success Forge, by Dino Tartaglia - Door 8. Kommuity Kids, by Paul Sirvinskas - Door 9. Roast & Promote, by Paulo Costa, The Roaster - Extra Door. ADHD unmasked, by Steve Cobble i hope you guys got new members and amazing feedback from crawl participants that can help you improve your processes. now, the WINNERS (harder choice, cause i appreciate everyone who participate): - @Steve Cobble was the first and the fastest to finish all the doors 🎁 - @Roberto Srpak gets an appreciation award for being the most thorough about reviews 🎁 - @Aimee Jardon gets an appreciation award for being HONEST with her feedback 🎁 - @Jill Hart gets an appreciation award for being BRUTALLY honest & super FAST with feedback 🎁 - @Vladimír Bohm gets an appreciation award for participation 🎁 - @Vladimir Belokapov gets an appreciation award for being BANNED/Not accepted 🎁

when i say "quality", i mean people - who engage with your posts - participate in live events - go through your classes - and most importantly, upgrade to paid obviously, ppl who spam the group are NOT quality ppl, duh. yesterday, i looked at the Members tab & checked banned list, 23 out of 26 banned are from Skool Network 😱 today, i am smarter, and i no longer allow members with High Risk Score. just to avoid this. yet, i still get those spammers from Skool Network (sigh). so, where do HIGHEST quality community members come from? here is my list (feel free to add below) - referrals from other members - live events in other communities - quality comments /posts i do in other communities - direct invites from conversations and personal invitations (thanks to @Auli Takala for reminder) in my experience, live events in other communities is one of the most efficient one - cause you get maximum exposure by presenting live. it appears, it's not just me, @Des Dreckett - who many of you know well also thinks that way! and will be laying out his case for live events at today's workshop - The RoadShow Effect, 4th August at 5 p.m. UK time. bring your questions, or post them below for Des to reply now or during the workshop ⬇️