One of the things I have loved about this group is seeing the multitude of ways the teachings are being implemented. Here's a gold star testimonial in action. I decided to share post haste so we all can continue to learn. Here's what I picked up instantly. Let me know what you see?
1. The medium matches the course material. 2. the student loved the 'experience' so much she took the teacher to dinner. 3. play/fun was obviously the by-product of the course. 4. I understand the biology behind the gold stars but it still amazes me they work with adults. Yet, I attest that tracking is a good thing!
I signed up for this course because I knew that in order for my business to grow I needed to learn to like marketing. I was also curious if I could learn something about why when some people went through my branding groups they didn’t launch. I found a lot of clarity around both of these things! Even though I haven’t finished the coursework during the allotted time, I became so clear about what I offer and why it would benefit any business that people were asking to work with me without me even launching my new branding program! For example, I asked some colleagues for their opinion about the name I was considering for my course, and instead of giving me their opinion they asked me to run a bespoke group for them! I have easily made back the investment for this program, and can see that it could possibly be made back exponentially when I do launch.
A fun sidenote: during the program, in spite of the time needed to get through all of the content, I was inspired to paint every day. I have struggled with feeling comfortable putting my paintings out in the world, but started posting a painting every day on social media. I used some of what I learned about marketing and had a one day sale, just of my January paintings, and sold four! This was monumental for me, to come out of the closet with my fine art and to begin building an audience, and to start selling my paintings! I never imagined my artwork could be a source of income, but now I’ve got the inspiration and tools to see where this can go :-)
Your Graduation Story
I have been on an entrepreneur journey for the past 11 years, learning and looking for how to lead a more fulfilling live, with people who are open and willing to take control into their own hands, and do the work to build a new lifestyle that will fulfil them. I too have been looking for this, and so I went on my entrepreneur journey and tried many different programs and spent many months studying different approaches, some which would be very successful, but were not for me, well not yet, anyway.
But I found that a lot of the programs were full of useful content, but there was something missing that meant that I did not complete or I did not engage with them. After numerous New Year Days, where I felt that another year had passed me by, and I was still no closer to finding the right answer, I committed in late 2019 to find a program and just do it, otherwise I knew I would be stuck forever.
Wow, I was so fortunate to find that the next program was EPM, and not only was it a great program, but was the missing link to all that had passed. Now with EPM, not only did I find someone in Marisa and Murray and Coach Don, who I could completely trust and believe in, but the answer of Experience Escalation, which was that missing link I had been looking for, that made all I had learnt before, finally make sense and fit in, and work so perfectly, to help me design, build and launch a product that would not only work in a way that fit my vision and core beliefs, but also would be designed to maximise the engagement so that my tribe would then benefit from my product and programs.
It was a sprint, and I learnt so much thought it, having gone through all the trainings, and attended all the coaching calls, and taken all the advise I had been given on board. So the fee I paid for the program, I consider to be one hundredth of the actual value I received, and I would not recommend EPM or Marisa enough; they have changed my life forever.
As I chose a ""first choice"" product of a software solution, at a £1997 price point, I needed more time to put together all of the pieces I need to properly convey the value of my product, however, I plan to launch in the next few weeks, and just one sale will return my investment on EPM, and I will no doubt make several sales.
However, the true value is in what I have learnt, and built in doing this first product, and meeting these amazing people, and using the advice they have given, so I can repeat the process on my next product, which will be closer to my goals and dreams.
I am eternally grateful to have found EPM, and Marisa, Murray, and Don, and also to be part of a community that is so supportive and I look forward to continuing my journey with them, and their wonderful program.
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
I thought I knew a lot about launching a product, however, I learnt so much about the most relevant and important aspects of doing this, and notably the following:
- Having a clear mission is vital to each person in my tribe
- A future self allows me (and my tribe) to visualise exactly what I will become and how I will succeed once I complete my mission
- The Bird's Eye View is important to help my tribe to be clear where they are in the process, and what is still be to completed, and what is next
- The other Experience Escalation is vital to the success of a program as it is the reason why people will want to stay, feel like they want to continue and finish the program.
- Experience Escalation is the missing ingredient from all other programs and the reason why I, like so many others, did not complete the multitude of programs that I have encountered and purchased in the past
- Marisa is a master at communicating and creating the mindset changes required in order to complete the EPM program and also how we create our own Experience products. In fact, this is the only way to do this
- ""Iterate your way to awesome"" is a very useful way to view and act on getting into action, rather than how I and others were previously stuck, looking for the perfect answer
- Having a ""Getting Started Choice"" meant I could get out of the stuck cycle and make a ""Starting Choice"" niche and product, just so I could work my way through the program, and end up with a much more improved mindset, fine tuned expertise for designing, building, and launching a product, and also have the tech infrastructure in place for when I do my next product, which will be more in the niche and target audience I want to work in, going forwards.
How did EPM help you become successful?
See above, plus:
I now have the clearer mind, expertise, tech infrastructure, content templates, and clarity of the process of how to build an experience product
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
I have been looking for a means of getting out of the stuck cycle, as I have been in for the past 6 years, and moving forward on building and launching a product. I am now 100x more confident and clear about doing another product, and then another.
What has been the biggest change in your business?
I can finally, after 11 years on my journey, and several years in the stuck cycle, build and launch online products and grow my tribe and make a huge impact in people's lives.
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
I can finally do less corporate consulting work and build a new business helping entrepreneurs to build new lives through their passion. My mission is to help a million people break free of the jobs they hate and see how the entrepreneur path may be a suitable alternative to the traditional conditioned world.
Yesterday I had an awesome "I nailed it!" moment. I made my first or second sale. #mmm I'm creating a losing weight program for EPM. I had other products but this, adapted from the first idea of mixing aerial yoga and weight loss, was the only one respecting all the criteria (others failed on the 10000 people interested). My other products were web design and offices to rent. Also, I tend to stay as local as possible (personal values).
I created two surveys, one about weight loss and a second one more general about well being. I paid one month of Typeform to integrate it will Mailchimp and also paid 10€ to advertise it locally on Facebook. I had a total of 102 answers from this, 50 to one survey and 52 to the other. Then I decided to ask people I know to share among people they know. I got 10 more answers to each survey. Not much. But this is where the MAGIC HAPPENS.
Three persons contacted me to check out the offices. I think one is coming with a nice project and she's sharing it among her students (professionals and non-professionals). The second person contacting me is coming! I presented my project SO WELL, it a clear speech, objectives, the perfect marketing talk. Really, I couldn't believe how naturally it all came to me.
I'm selling one product that I'm not even developing here with EPM thanks to my experience product. I asked my fabulous coach Mike Inchalik to develop three EPs in the beginning. He told me it would be ok as long as I'd stick to only one if things got too hard. I dropped two one week after. But now EPM is working for everything. It's pure magic.
I got so pumped with this and then being again in the leader board that I told my husband about M2M where, of course, I wouldn't be going. I have to fly all the way from Belgium to LA, I'll spend the same time travelling as the duration of M2M. But as I was talking to my husband (who is a physicist with a wall to all these things), I got him interested. He end up looking up for flights, without me asking, and telling me he thinks that's it totally crazy to go to LA for 3 days but why not?
All this to say I got my M2M ticket, plus the VIP (I'll get to talk with Marisa Murgatroyd!), plus the hotel. I'm having some kind of trouble with flight reservation but I'll manage it. It's Christmas!!!
I am so happy because the point Marisa made on using the website as a tool to have people schedule a call really works - the first person is taking me up on that offer and scheduled a call with.
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
action learning without doing is a waste get feedback and improve look forward Iterate your way to awesome
How did EPM help you become successful?
thanks this is the best course I have ever participated in you tell us what to do and show us how to do it more on practical you made it fun
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
I feel more energized and excited about the future of my business and how my couse can help others
What has been the biggest change in your business?
I am clear on my mission and my birds eye view the way I am organizing my content and that is big I have people excited about my couse before I was offering free coaching and now I am charging for a course I am creating live
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
people are already saying I know this group or person who needs your course I am not even asking for a referral yet they see the value of knowing this information it is exciting
Is there anything else you would like to add?
I am grateful you created this course
Your Graduation Story
I was having a hard time. My beloved furry friend just died after 15 years of love. I had followed a course about improving my cv without taking action. I was on the verge of a burn out on my primary activity. I have wanted for years to build a course about a topic I could master, but I never delivered the boring info product I was required to do for a platform because it didn't feel right. Then I bought the book ""Everything is figureoutable"", I put on paper my primary goal, and when I had to choose my next best step I watched Marissa, two or maybe three times, explaining how different was EPM. I told myself ""taking this course is my next best step"". I then enrolled, in a big leap of faith.
It is the most significant course I have ever bought in the last ten years, and I was wowed by how organised and valuable is the content, by how great are the group coaching sessions, by the breakthroughs many students had during this journey.
During the masterclass, I looked at my past experiences, and I was able to connect them in an experience product, which could warm my heart with the idea of helping my people. My hard time hasn't ended yet, but sticking to the course and being in touch with this incredible community helped me focusing on productivity, on what I can give and I can achieve and, I hope so, to become more confident while facing life challenges.
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
I had a breakthrough in a coaching session about my superpower and that I should accept and embrace who I am, to be fully able to help others using it.
How did EPM help you become successful?
Success has so many definitions; I know that I am looking at my all life through new eyes, and I am more ready to feel proud of what I have achieved so far during this life marathon.
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
I am an action taker in many fields, but I haven't been able to set my mindset for success, EPM is challenging me to do so.
What has been the biggest change in your business?
The biggest change in my business will be to focus on learning which is not only informational but also motivational and focusing on acknowledging the wins.
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
I am excited to build and improve courses, products and experiences of any kind, using a proven formula which leaves you creative space at the same time.
HOLY CRAP YA'LL! I think I just made a sale!
Look what I’ve got in the mail today! Today also marks the end of my EPM Product, 60 Days to Voice Mastery. What a great timing!
I had graduation and celebration ceremony with my students. 86% of the students achieved their goals and in the 14% that have not yet, one had a family emergency and had a pause on the program.
I even incorporated the gaming element in my workshop today and the participation rate was very high! The students were having sooo much fun in the workshop and even I enjoyed the workshop ????????????
The process works if you work the process, guys!
I was stuck...couldn't find the next step in my 34 year bricks and morter business. I knew I had to get bigger teaching and had to go into on-line teaching but what I was working on felt small and flat.
I had a friend who had done EPM last year and I was really impressed with what she had created. So I was watching for the course.
Once I saw Marisa's first webinar I knew it was for me. I registered!
I committed to the program and plugged through all the material...I was overwhelmed! But I kept at it!!
And I made it! I filled my program! I mastered a million new skills and am set up to go forward in creating more on-line products that are alive and exciting to my students!
Thanks to Marisa and all her awesome team! It was an amazing, inspiring experience!
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
Keep Going!!! Don't give in... The enrollment didn't happen til the last day..I had to keep my faith. Often I felt overwhelmed, behind, unable to do what was asked of us in the class...and yet when I did it, it became doable and less challenging.
How did EPM help you become successful?
I developed far more faith in myself. I found that I could master new skills, do what I had thought was impossible, and that it's worth being uncomfortable and taking a risk
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How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
I feel excited about what's in front of me. I see lots of possibilities. I know I can make more money, reach more people, and create the life I want.
What has been the biggest change in your business?
Well before I was barely making a liveable wage and now the money is coming in. I feel able to charge higher prices and I feel capable of producing great content and making a difference in people's lives.
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
Thrilled to be creating my product. Excited to pivot it and offer it to a different group. And looking at ways of offering the same information in a retreat setting.
Is there anything else you would like to add?
I am so glad Marisa is so committed to excellence! We as the student get the benefit. And she's a fine example letting us know, we too can do it!