Family,

After a lot of prayer and a long conversation with @Andrew Peters, I've made the decision to close Longpath Creator Academy.

I want to give you the details first, so nobody has to wonder where they stand.

If you're a current coaching client: nothing changes for you. I'm honoring every commitment through the end of your agreed term. Same access, same calls, same me. If you have paid for a full year, then we will work out a 1:1 plan.

If you pay for the software: Andrew has generously agreed to let you stay on your current plan [for as long as your subscription stays active / through DATE]. I'm deeply thankful to him for that.

If you're here as a free member: weekly calls are over, and I won't be taking on new clients. This group will stay open until the end of September — if there's anything in here you want to keep, please go watch and save it before then.

Anything else: message me here or email me at [email protected]. I'll answer every one.

Now the why.

I've spent nearly three years building this. It provided for my family. But more than that, it let me put a tool in people's hands and say — you can do this. You can create something that carries impact and income at the same time. Watching some of you actually pick that up and run with it has been one of the joys of my life.

That work isn't ending. My part in it is. I believe the Lord is moving me into building our media platform and making room for more voices to be heard, and I've learned the hard way that obedience usually costs you something you'd rather keep. This is that. I'm sad to close this chapter and genuinely expectant about the next one.

To those of you who took action, who showed up, did the work, and shipped the thing you were scared to ship, I'm proud of you. Take that wisdom with you. Use it on people who need it. Do it for the glory of God.

Thank you for being here.

Sincerely,
Mark Casto

P.S. Let's all really thank @Andrew Peters for the hard work he has put into this community, from the teaching to the software. It has meant. so much to me and I know it does to you as well.

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