Communities Beat Gurus

💡 Ever thought you needed a QuickBooks mentor to finally “get it”?

Here’s the truth (with a little tough love): nobody can make you learn. You’ve got to do the work. But the right communities can absolutely change the game.

✨ Here’s the real scoop:

🚀 F1 was my first mentor → yup, that little help key taught me more than I ever expected.

🎥 YouTube University FTW → Hector Garcia & Veronica Wasek mentored me for years before they even knew I existed.

🤝 Communities beat gurus → you’ll learn faster (and cheaper) by surrounding yourself with people who share knowledge than by paying someone to spoon-feed you.

👉 So stop hunting for shortcuts. Dive in, get your hands messy, ask questions in the right groups, and teach as you learn. That’s how you level up.

🔥 Question for you: Who’s been your “accidental mentor”?

🔥 Join our Bookkeepers On Fire Community to connect 🤝, collaborate 💬, and thrive 🚀 with like-minded professionals who are passionate about bookkeeping, accounting and business growth.

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✨ Donna Reade
Visionary behind the award winning firms Team Reade and NextGenBookkeepers

Champion of AI-Native workflows and subscription pricing models

Known for mixing strategy with storytelling (and just the right dash of sarcasm)

✨ Debbie Kilsheimer
Founder of Behind the Scenes - A firm that redefines client relationships.

Speaker of Uncomfortable Curiosity - pushing boundaries, stirring deep thinking and meaningful change

Humor that slaps: cutting, honest, light-hearted

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