Your Mission Accomplished Story
Before the new year kicked in, I decided that my business model was not working for me as profound personal life changes happened. So, an online course was in the works in the near future. Maybe it was divine timing, I received an email from Marisa describing EPM’s and the enrollment was starting that same week. To be totally transparent, I took other courses before that were kind of meh, never really made anything for me, I resisted EPM a bit. Still, my intuition was screaming “YES,” so I took a leap of faith.
And I did not regret a bit!!!!!! EPM changed the way I see this “online courses business,” once and for all. I not only learned how to be “given,” how to truly help my peeps succeed. We are all here for much more than the money, and to transform lives, we don’t need to compromise profit. Also, you’ll never take another online course that does not deliver at the same level as EPM. Period. I will never compromise quality, care, knowledge, all the goodies you can think of. This course adds several stars in the “five stars” term.
The lessons are easy to follow, as well as homework. But, you really need to put on the work. It’s not difficult as this is your passion, help people with your soul gifts. The community, Marisa, and the coaches (Debra, I love you!) provide off the beaten track advice, insights. You’ll never feel alone.
Do yourself and your business a favor; take EPM now! I accomplished my mission without a sales page, funnel, ads, or social media posts. Importantly, I now have the foundation, tools and knowhow to iterate my way to awesomeness, make no mistake, so will you after EMP.
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
Learning how to create a course that is effective in transforming people lives (finally)
How did EPM help you become successful?
Fearless
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
Have the courage, knowledge and tools to transform my business
What has been the biggest change in your business?
The foundation to create more and improve from what I create during EMP
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
Create more products
Is there anything else you would like to add?
Loved it!
Your Graduation Story
Before EPM I had an honorable message to share with the world. I was knee deep in trying to understand SEO, building websites, creating content for 50,000 platforms, mastering ads, digital marketing, and on and on. Guess what? While I was focused on all this ""stuff"", I wasn't creating the structure I need for a real business.
Of course all these things are important to the growth of a business, but more knowledge and information is not what I needed. I needed structure, and a fire under my butt to get Sh-t done, the stuff that matters, the steps that move the needle.
I didn't hit mission accomplished in terms of dollars, YET. But I am 100% positive I will knock all my monetary goals out the park. Why? Because I absolutely have the skills and tools I need!
However, what I accomplished is amazing. For the first time ever, I have the blueprint for a program I can actual market, sell, and build. During my pre-launch I have gone from not ever having a FB group, to 0-250 people in the group. I did this in a few days!!!!! 0-250!!! I went from never doing a discovery call to already having three, with 5 more on my schedul (more to come).
And that is just one the business front. Let's talk about mindset.
I am generally an optimistic person, go-getter, but slow moving and deliberate (deliberate is a nice way of saying perfectionist). One of the greatest gifts this program has given me is it challenged that piece of my identity.
Sometimes perfection is just an excuse to hide your fear of moving forward.
I know this. But it is easy to ignore what you know when you are spending all day at the computer, usually alone, and reading another blog post on SEO.
This program, being in a group, having timelines, and setting expectations for myself, I decided it was time allow a new side of Nyaima to come out. As an engineer, being methodical and perfect served me. As an entrepreneur and business owner, it slows me down.
There is a beautiful balance between the two, I that what I am finding now. It is beautiful, and freeing, and eye-opening, and comforting.
And I feel like this is just the tip of the iceberg! More to come. So much more!
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
Iterate Your Way to success!
How did EPM help you become successful?
EPM pulls back the veil of creating not only a course for your business, but offers you the pieces you need to in your business as a whole. I can't wait to see what is ahead in M2M
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
I am riding the positive momentum that is EPM.
What has been the biggest change in your business?
Biggest? Really? Is this question only asking me for one change? I have several, but will give my top three:
(1) It gave me structure, a form in which I could model my business. It's difficult trying to create every piece of your business from scratch while blindfolded in the dark.
(2) It obliterated my need to be perfect. My new mantra is READY, FIRE, AIM, and Iterate, iterate, iterate. Which is a miracle, because I am slow, steady, and methodical. Not bad qualities, but they have a tendency of getting in the way of building velocity - the kind of speed that creates storms of abundance.
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
Delivery of my Beta Program. And, being able to create a product that gives my clients a premium experience, that makes them want to come back for more!
Whoa!
Ok, so I watched the Chatterbox Campaign module today, and further tweaked my working idea for my program offering. I was at the checkout line and saw a cashier I see often. She asked me how my kids were and I reciprocated the question, knowing she has kids too. Then....I decided to try it:
Me: Hey...so, I’m developing an online program to help women and mothers feel more nourished and clear any mental blocks to abundance they may be dealing with. Would you be interested in giving me some feedback?
Cashier: Sure. What kind of feedback are you looking for.
Me: Well, I want to make sure I’m tailoring the program to what women and mothers are really needing and wanting, so it would be feedback regarding what you would want to see/get out of a program like that. My working title right now is “The Vibrant and Abundant Woman: From Depleted to Radiant”
Cashier: Oh wow! That sounds amazing! Like totally a program I would want to be a part of! Here’s my email, and please do contact me.”
????. That really just happened. Haha
I did it! Mission Accomplished.
It was ridiculous. Marisa isn’t kidding about leaving no stone unturned. This launch felt really tough.
At cart close I had 3 clients which was only half way there.
I reopened the cart a week ago and left it open until this morning (program starts today). 1 person signed up a couple days ago, 1 late last night and 1 this morning (cart was supposed to be closed forever at midnight but I was sleeping of course so it stayed open).
Man people really wait til the VERY LAST MINUTE. And if I’d closed it last night at 10 as I was considering I’d have missed out on 2 clients and hitting MA.
Crazy!
I’m exhausted and happy.
Thanks for all of the support and encouragement
Your Mission Accomplished Story
Had a failure of a product rotting on the vine only 4 people paid full price, a couple dozen more paid almost nothing for it, no one completed it.... Now have a 'mile deep inch wide' program that has resonated with 227 people so far (our cart is open for another 5 hours). I need to get back to customer care.... I'm happy to share more (Michelle knows how to get me!) or I will see you at M2M live!
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
Niche Down Profits Up was the bomb
How did EPM help you become successful?
It met me where I am.
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
If I can do it once, I can do it over and over and get better every time.
What has been the biggest change in your business?
Confidence
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
Getting even more clients next time
Is there anything else you would like to add?
Your Graduation Story
The big shift for me was coming back out of retirement after a brief 30 day stint with a late career transition retirement group coaching offering. It took me a while to realize that I needed to educate my target audience about the difference between their parents and grandparents retirement compared to pre-retirement, post-retirement and un-retirement (the working retired) of today. I found people intrigued and wanting more which had me also realize and acknowledge the importance, power and impact of marketing after 20+ years! Imagine. My poll results were awakening, powerful and insightful. I sent out my first thank you report on my Retirement & Pre-Retirement Poll today to 8 people. Stellar. I have scheduled 4 more touches (reports) on poll insights into a satisfying retirement in the next couple of weeks. Sunday, I received a person setting up a Game-Changing Retirement Engagement coaching session for the offering. I set up my first Experience call appointment today and it wowed the customer who is filling out the application tomorrow. First sale, yahoo ... and more to come. So I stacked three campaigns and marketing worked, Marissa. Thank you.
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
My biggest takeaway from EPM is the experience and realization of the importance, power and impact of marketing while retaining my authenticity, and showing up better for my potential clients by giving them what they want.
How did EPM help you become successful?
EPM gave me the experience system necessary to be clear, customer-focused and prepared to give a customer what they want and accomplish a win/win for all involved.
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
The EPM experience stretched my limits like no other in my life. I can't believe how much I learned in a short expanse of time and actually do marketing in spite of my triggered nervous system. I may not have accomplished my mission yet but I know I will. I feel my identity has changed down to my toes and I'll never be that other coaching practitioner who hated sales again.
What has been the biggest change in your business?
My clients and new clients during my experience marketing education got to see me learn, grow and evolve with a challenge of my own. There's an increased sense of partnership and intimacy between me and my clients. I sense credibility with potential clients. They respect my new way of being, the new offering and the new processes I've implemented. I guess the biggest change in my business so far is visibility.
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
What I'm most excited about moving forward is Mission Accomplished with my Experience Product. I'm committed to it with conviction.
I may be slow but I am tenacious... I have finally launched my online class for women entrepreneurs and leaders and have my first two registrations! I also had a great discovery session with a third woman today and expect it to convert. I'm SOOOO excited that it is actually happening!
Your Mission Accomplished Story
For over 12 months I had talked about developing a 1:few coaching/mentoring group for new coaches who have just finished their first certification. I wanted to support them to build their confidence and skills within a safe community. Despite getting lots of encouragement, I put it off. I couldn't work out how to reach the specific target audience or make it compelling enough that I was confident to market it.
I remember exactly where I was when I saw Marisa's email about the Experience Product Masterclass (EPM). I was about to board a plane for work. For the next three days while travelling, I absorbed everything she sent me, sensing that what she had to offer was fundamentally different to anything else I had explored.
Her guarantee got me over the line - after all, what did I have to lose? But it was the group coaching and clever break down of actionable steps that really got me over the line to mission accomplished. EPM helped me implement in 12 weeks what I had only been able to dream about in 12 months.
I still feel a little giddy as I think about it! There's still a lot of iterating to do, but for the first time I feel like I have a roadmap for implementing great ideas that will be engaging for my clients and get the results they deserve.
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
That anything can be overcome if you break it down enough and keep iterating your way to awesome - it doesn't have to be perfect the first time around.
How did EPM help you become successful?
It was the difference between a great idea in my head versus a great program delivering real impact.
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
It has given me confidence to start planning my "forever" program, but it's also created an insatiable need to inject experiences into other aspects of work I deliver to clients!
What has been the biggest change in your business?
Being clear about what I have to offer on a regular basis versus seeking out work to sustain me from month to month.
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
Being open to iterating it further by listening to what the participants are saying - mind reading and then delivering!
Is there anything else you would like to add?
This program is so clever (and you too Marisa!) - it works on so many different levels that I think it's impossible to appreciate the first time around. It has ruined me for any other program.....they just don't measure up!
Your Graduation Story
Its been a awesome adventure filled with ahhhh haa's some overwhelm and moments of intense clarity. I am already on day 3 of my launched product with 10 people in the course and mission accomplish hit, my stretch goal will be hit when all payments are in.
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
A great outline and just do it, ready fire aim, repeat.
How did EPM help you become successful?
Yes for sure, If I wouldn't have done EPM I wouldnt have a course now and would be procrastinating making a less quality course.
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
I can already tell the way I do and see certain things has changed and it will positively affect all of my work from here forward.
What has been the biggest change in your business?
A more rounded view of how and what to share to create more of a exciting experience with people. Also scripting videos has been a game changer, usually I just free flow but using a script makes pack in super good info in a streamlined way, way easier.
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
I am most excited to really make this the best I can this first run and then to continually improve it and help more and more people more and more effectively, with much less work than this first run. From there I have at least 2 - 3 other experience products I want to make and am really excited to release into the world!
#superpod
Got my first client for the naturopath niche yesterday in my first enrollment call. Super excited and happy!