@Alex Beviss Welcome to Skoolology! We're really glad you found us. 😊 And you know me...when someone new joins, I usually go have a little look around. 😂 So, of course, I went over to see what you're building with Prostate Paladin. What caught my attention is how personal this work is for you. Your own unnoticed prostate issue led to what became 16 years of research, and you've since created books, apps, workshops, guides, and courses to help men better understand their prostate health and their options. And for everyone else, Alex is building a community around a subject that affects an awful lot of men and families, mine included—but isn't always easy to talk about. One line from Prostate Paladin says it beautifully: “From fear and confusion to confidence and control.” Alex, I’m looking forward to learning more about where you want to take it—and I have a feeling there are some good conversations waiting for you here. Everyone, help me give Alex a warm Skoolology welcome. 💙

I just learned that @Monna Tang is one of the speakers at the Human First, AI-driven Business Summit! Monna brings together business, wellbeing, and beginner-friendly AI in the work she does with heart-led women. And now she’ll be sharing some of that with the summit audience. ❤️ Congratulations, Monna! So happy to see one of our Skoolology builders stepping onto the speaker stage. 🎉 Let’s give Monna a little Skoolology love!

Something @Christy Keeter said has been on my mind this morning. “You are allowed to learn while you build.” I’ve been thinking about why that can be so hard. Our brains like certainty. Before we put something out there, we want to know: Will it work? Will people understand it? What am I missing? Should I tweak it one more time? 😂 So we research. Prepare. Think. Refine. All useful things. Until we reach the point where more thinking can’t give us the information we’re looking for. Because some information only exists on the other side of action. We don't know how another person will respond until they respond. We don't know what they'll use until they use it. We don't know what needs changing until something real gives us feedback. That shifts the goal from... “I need to get this right before I put it out there.” to... “I need to put enough of it out there to learn what comes next.” That one feels different to me. 👉 Where in your build might you be trying to think your way to an answer that you could learn faster by testing? Maybe being ready doesn’t mean knowing. Maybe it means being ready to learn. ❤️

I’ve been thinking about gratitude today. Building a community can sometimes feel like something we’re doing on our own. Our community. Our decisions. Our ideas. Our worries about whether any of it is actually working. 😅 But when I stop and think about it, none of us really builds alone. There are people who ask a question that makes us think differently. People who share something they’ve learned. People who encourage us when we need it. People who celebrate a little win with us. And people who simply keep showing up. ❤️ I’m especially grateful today for the way people show up for one another here. I see questions answered, ideas shared, encouragement offered, and people taking the time to really listen to each other. Those things matter. And it has me thinking about all the people, in all the different corners of our lives, who become part of what we’re building. A friend. A member. A mentor. A spouse. Someone in another community. Maybe even someone who has no idea they’ve influenced us at all. Who are you feeling especially grateful for in your building journey today? And if you feel like telling them, I have a feeling they’d be glad to know. ❤️ Happy Day, friends. Have a blessed new week!

I saw someone do something like this with their name, and naturally I wondered what would happen if I asked AI to describe me as a community builder using the letters in DONNA. Well...apparently I travel with binoculars, a panda, a cat, several stacks of books, and enough plants to open a greenhouse. 😂 But the words were what caught my attention. 🔎 D — Diagnoser I look beneath what’s happening and ask what’s really going on. 👀 O — Observer People, patterns, and little things others might miss. ❤️ N — Nurturer Creating spaces where people feel seen and supported enough to do real work. 🧐 N — Noticer This one made me laugh because I’m forever asking, “What is this telling us?” ❓ A — Asker Because you already know I’m going to ask another question. 😂 And that got me thinking. We spend a lot of time talking about what we’re building. But what about how we naturally build? An Observer might be especially good at noticing what members aren’t saying. A Connector might need to create more opportunities for members to find each other. A Teacher might be great at helping people understand, but discover members need more chances to do. A Challenger might help members see something they wouldn’t have seen on their own. These don’t have to become labels. They can give us clues about the strengths we bring into our communities, and maybe the ones we lean on a little too much. Want to try yours? Copy this into the AI you use: Based on what you know about me, use the letters of my first name to describe different sides of me as a community builder. Choose one word for each letter. Make the words specific to how I naturally build, lead, notice, connect, teach, support, question, or create, rather than giving me generic personality traits. Briefly explain why you chose each word and what you've seen in me that supports it. If a letter appears more than once, give me a different word for each one. Don't just flatter me. I want the words that genuinely fit. Then tell me how each of these qualities might show up as a strength in my community and where I might need to be careful not to overuse it.