Alright time to get real for a second..
Before getting serious with Skool over 30 days ago I was in a pretty dark place..
I was addicted to a video game, I wasn't able to be consistent with what I ate, felt like crap. Lost my passion and enthusiasm (now I know it's called eroded empathy) and was experiencing burn-out symptoms.
I was spiraling down.. hard.. feeling very worthless and depressed..
It was because I quit my business after 12 years, I sold my house and didn't know what the hell to do next.
It was a full blown identity crisis.
The reason I quit was because I didn't feel any passion for the business anymore and on top of that there was an cashflow issue and I felt trapped financially. (to solve that I sold my house)
A little over 30 days ago I got really angry and pissed off because I know that the reason why I couldn't really succeed in business was because of how my ADHD brain works and I discovered it too late to solve it (or so that's what I told myself)
I made a decision to use that pain as fuel and purpose to start a community for people like me that are starting a business or are dabbling in business not able to making it work because of how their brain work.
+ I remembered how much fun I had when I started a different community a little over a year back.
The pain was the fuel I needed to stay consistent on Skool at first but here's what happened:
- Got in top 5 positions of 30 day leaderboards
- Learned a lot about how to master ADHD (my thing) and what other people are doing to do so.
- Learned what's missing in the market right now so I have a good idea for a product
- Got 21 members in my own community & 37 followers
- I landed a sick job as a business / marketing consultant.
But even more important, I felt reconnected to my purpose again! My confidence shot up because I feel like I can help people and bring value because of my experiences and who I am as a person.
I had so much fun doing these 30 days and I feel so curious what another 30 days will do and love to imagine what 300 days or more would do!
Here's the biggest lessons I had to learn:
1️⃣ I need external accountability and I found it on Skool. I know where to go now.
2️⃣ I must keep it fun, not treat it as a job. Treat it as making new friends and like a party because otherwise I'll experience passion burn-out.
3️⃣To stay consistent I have to keep the minimum requirement small. 10 minimum activities is enough for me to make it count and then I automatically want to do more. But it's not a must.
I no longer need the pain as fuel, I want to be here every day and help people that are experiencing the pain I felt or guard them for going in that path.
For anyone experiencing the same pain. Try diving in Skool every day. Even if it's just 10 activities. It's such a game changer!