I have known for years that what underlies and determines every aspect of life is meaning. As a physician for over 35 years it became increasingly clear that all symptoms are ultimately feedback not just at a physical level but related to the very quintessence of a person's life and being - their Life Purpose or as the Greeks call it, their Telos. My problem was first of all finding a way to reliably bring people to not only discovering but also articulating their Telos initially within a medical context. It soon became clear to me that this appies not only within the context of health and disease but also in every aspect of life and that if people could d`o this work before symptoms arise it could enable them to lead vastly more fulfilled lives and pre-empt disease in the future. My challenge was to develop a pathway for offering the Telos to potential clients. In joining EPM I learned that there comes a moment when I just had to do it..... grab my balls, no matter what, and offer it when given the chance. Chatterboxing with colleagues led to my first referral for the entire package which I created on the hoof. All this whilst managing an challenging personal situation that meant that I was able to attend the classes but not complete every milestone. Amazingly it is the fact that I attended that classes, listened, learned and was inspired by Marisa, that led to the referral, the client commitment and the opportunity now to refine the product and to do more.
What has been the biggest change in your business?
A Gradually emerging metamorphosis from a medical focus in to a deep purpose-filled more life-coaching approach
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
Currently EPM has brought depth and inspiration and given me material to think about and to explore further
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
I Am solely responsible for my actions, no one will do it for me, and without action there will never be growth, evolution and service
What is now possible for you because of your Experience Product?
A glorious life of fulfilment and service and a life without regrets
Is there anything else you would like to add?
To do the work and complete the course requires significantly more time investment than I was led to believe when I signed up. I think that this needs to be made far more clear at the outset. The material however is magnificent, the commitment of Marisa and the team is awe-inspiring and the coaching throughout is magnificent
I took the course at my own pace... then my family and I got Covid on November 30th. The first few days, I was at first able to work through it. Somewhere by day four, my brain went to mush. I slowed way down, and went into a big sleep... and came in and out of naps and doing the program until Dec. 14th. Funneling my energy to focus on Christmas prep, and once we were safe, deciding to travel to see Florida to celebrate with family and rest and recoup. My goal was to rest, celebrate, get some rest and focus back upon my return Unfortunately, I had a (heart) event on New Year's eve, and even more stress was put upon my body and feeling worse. Upon my return, my focus was on dealing with new insurance, finding new doctors, arguing with insurance and finding a cardiologist to discover what is going on for me physically. I listened to and showed up for the pods calls, etc. hoping that this would inspire me to move forward, and get back into the groove of things. I was overwhelmed and resistant, wanting to get over the hump of my health issues, and pulled in many directions. Finally, Matthew, my coach, (he is so wonderful), spelled out what exactly, we would need in order to graduate. Even with my resistance, I jumped back into my flight deck to see where I actually was, and saw I was not that far from completing the basics in order to graduate. I called a past client and friend and pulled them through my first enrollment conversation, certainly, not perfect, as I didn't even read it before calling her... and though, she did not buy, she was excited about what I was doing, and gave me GREAT feedback and ideas that I will incorporate in my marketing, and I strengthened my Mission Message for the better. Goodie! I literally, just finished my Module 3 with worksheets and assignments. I saw, that one of the unconscious things that was holding me back and may have made me hesitate moving forward, was that I was at the point in Module 3, where I have to make my program REAL: launch information, list all the components, due dates, and specifics, and Start Date! I was at the point of where I needed to Make it Happen! and Commit. to take things out of idea land and into reality! I did finish up Module 3, with a heart monitor on this week, (and happily starting to change my diet and work with Dr. Arjun and Dr. Shoba Rayapudi-- Thanks so much for this Bonus, truly a God send) feeling better and slowly regaining my energy, and so dang happy that I focused, spent the time, and finish the basics to graduate! There is a snow storm destined for this weekend, and my focus will be to call my past clients and start with my first 10 calls in chatter boxing, to see if I can get a sale. Feeling more confident, and know that if I take Care of Myself, I can take care of My Business. Wish me luck... shooting for my first sale! Sunday, January 31st, 10:30 pm Oh My Goddess! I made my first sale tonight! And I would never has guess it... from my childhood friend who is an Internal Medicine Doctor who shared her vision for the first time with me, (not even her beloved husband who is also an Medical Doctor: to become a person who can work with stressed out Medical people and teach them how to let go through ART. I received the payment in full! Whoop-da-F'n Whoop! Not only am I excited to work with my childhood friend, and have my first paying EPM'er, but I GET TO HELP HER WITH HER NEW CREATIVE VISION FOR HER LIFE AND BUSINESS!!! And I told her that I know it is a TRUE POSSIBILITY, because I am witnessing it happen through Dr. Arjun and Dr. Shoba Rayapudi’s work and wonderful program. I am so dang excited!
Your GRADUATION Story
I had a business in mind but was struggling to get started. Other courses gave lots of good information, but structure was lacking. I realised I needed hands on guidance, accountability and a level of structure that made it impossible for me to fail. I found that in Experience Product Masterclass. I was able to narrow in on my niche very quickly which is Personal Growth and Skill Development. As I went through the lessons, I got clarity on why I was doing what I was doing which broke off imposter syndrome. I used to say I was quiet and reserved. I may still be quiet, but no longer reserved. I’ve come out of this program with a greater sense of purpose. I have the framework in place and now I am enthusiastic to build my course and offer it for sale within the next 3 weeks. I feel equipped to expand my business with more courses and books in the near future.
During 2022, I was longing to share my passion, personal results and extensive science-backed knowledge with individuals seeking quick and simplified answers in the newly viral/trending carnivore way of eating space. I had already sat through hours of free webinars, as well as signed up for a handful of various courses, all without remedy. I was still spinning like a top with many ideas but unable to focus on any of them. I joined EPM following completion of Crack Your Course Idea Challenge (CYCIC). Two drivers got me to whip my credit card out for EPM: Marisa and the success (and pure fun!) I experienced in the gamified CYCIC. In the last 12 weeks, I was able to build and complete a blueprint to my course that I'm currently working on. I'm so confident in my first offer, my MVP, because I was guided by my amazing coach every step of the way. Only 12 weeks ago, before EPM, I believed I'd never be able to turn my ideas and desire to help others into an actual commodity which could bring in money. Today, as I create my first course, I feel in my heart and mind that I was able to counteract failure, inertia and discouragement by completing EPM with Marisa, and I couldn't be happier for it.
Your GRADUATION Story
I was having no success launching THE FIX for cravings and I wasn’t sure what to do to let go of my fears of selling a product and my lack of confidence in my ability to engage customers. I joined one program and another and another and finally Experience Product Mastermind and realized I am the one limiting my success. I did the milestones with a tutor’s tech help and Coach Carolyn and Take Flight Crew and voila I graduated.
Your FIRST SALE Story
"I was having challenges with asking for money from potential clients. I wasn’t sure what to do get to the point where they might want to invest in themselves. I joined EPM and discovered to my surprise, that there were people who wanted what I was offering; however, I was not giving them time to acknowledge themselves that they wanted to invest in themselves. I learned to wait after I had offered my proposal to see when they would respond. A previous coach agreed to pay me and my first thought was, “Not really!”
She agreed that I could pay her back the money, if I really decided not to do the class. That made it possible for me to accept the payment!!"
Your PROVED MY IDEA Story
So now I had one potential client who had paid, and I received a referral and immediate payment from another person I had never met or talked with prior to my chatterboxIng. With two paid clients, chatterboxIng continued, and I now have a third person with whom I’m trading services. I still have three days of chatterboxing to go.
What's been the biggest change in your business?
My self limitations and starting out with the idea that my first minimum viable product needed to be the one with changing the world of all babies, happy their conception at the time of the healthiest, weight and well-being of each of their parents! This, perhaps is the 757 that will come on down the road or glidepath as we say in the #take flight crew!
How's EPM and your success impacted your life?
So far, it is a change in mindset. We shall see what the next three days bring.
What's your biggest takeaway from EPM?
Selling a product and being of service to allow others to invest in themselves to achieve their goals of well-being and health may actually be integrated. Starting with this minimum viable product may make possible the manifestation of the world changing preconception of all parents before they conceive their next infants! One day at a time!
What's now possible for you because of your Experience Product?
I can actually consider this minimum viable product as the beginning of outreach to potential parents and young people, and children in the future.
Your GRADUATION Story
I started the course with the idea of creating an experience product about healthy communication; then I changed my mind after a 5-day business seminar I went to and thought about creating a course on how to create a simple business plan to implement it easily. However, as I was almost finished with module two, I realized that the product I was creating had nothing to do with my coaching niche and was not aligned with it. Therefore, I started all over again with this new product, which I managed to complete at an MVP level and acquire some clients.
Your MISSION ACCOMPLISHED Story
"This course resonated with my story, as I have been going through this heart-healing process for the last 3 months.
I joined the EPM course, with the inspiration of being able to produce something that could push me towards group coaching. This course has exceeded my expectations. I have learned so much about what is the best way of creating an MVP, and it got me into this mentality of having a skeleton and customizing it for your clients."
Your FIRST SALE Story
Going through heartbreak, I reached out to some friends to vent a little about what I was going through and shared my reflections, learning, and some of the strategies that were helping me a lot. It turned out that two of my friends were going through breaking up too and were willing to take on this training-coaching with me. We resonated very much with each other's story, giving me all the credibility I needed. Your PROVED MY IDEA Story
I guess I still have to make another sale to prove my idea but so far it looks like there is a market for this product idea.
Realize that "relationships" are the true niche of my coaching business, and I am also moving towards training-group coaching to be able to help more people. EPM has turned my training mentality upside down. As a former teacher, I was under the idea of creating the content before you can deliver and market it. The EPM approach has been revolutionary to me. The whole new approach to creating an experience product. Also the marketing and sales techniques. Moving towards having more experience products and start with training-group coaching to escalate my coaching business.
I would like to finish by showing gratitude for the whole program, for the guidance, and for the revolutionary approach to mixing coaching and teaching.
"I have struggled with finding a way to market my work, which should be globally known, but is not yet in the mainstream. I signed up on a whim, thinking I had 7 hours a week of time to devote to a minimum product, but with my own sense of perfectionism just waiting in the wings to get triggered, I ended up spending sometimes more than 7 hours a day. But it has all been so worth it.
Before Covid started isolating us at home I had a business that included a lot of travel, to 3 countries, including many states in the U.S. When I was forced to stay home 70% of my business disappeared, because parents were not wanting to work with their children on Zoom. So I had to pivot and learn how to use the internet to get my word out to the world.
Not only have I learned how to put a course online in a way that will draw attention, I have actually DONE IT. I do not know yet if I will meet my stretch or target goals, since my deliver date is 6 days out, but I have met Mission Accomplished, and even have a group of 10 joining from 2,000 miles away! As hard as I have worked and as many questions I have had, I know it has been worth my time and as I again make another pivot in my work I am sure that LYM will be hearing from me again. "
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
That marketing is not a sleazy way to get someone to give you money, but rather a way to connect people who have needs with the resources that can meet that need.
How did EPM help you become successful?
This class has given me more exposure, and despite the fact that I am already confident in my work, EPM has given me greater confidence in MARKETING my work.
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
Well, for now I must admit I am still overwhelmed with the amount of information I have been asked to digest, but I have the materials available and I took what I needed for this current course, and will be reviewing the materials over the next year prior to making another big pivot after COVID has subsided. And I must admit, it kept me engaged over a dark winter in the planet's history. I can now tell the story of 'what I did over my COVID vacation"!
What has been the biggest change in your business?
Visibility! In using the marketing technqiues that are advised by EPM I was able to reach clients whom I have not heard from in years, and supporters who have not known how to support me. One fabulous cultural influencer in a field related to mine put me on his Facebook page giving me exposure to 18,000 more potential clients. This is huge!
What is now possible for you because of your Experience Product?
I now know how to build on online platform, and that is a huge sense of empowerment.
"I have always dreamed of hiking Mount Everest - to take my love of hiking local trails to another level. Every year, in May, when the weather becomes favorable, the mountain opens for a small window of time for hikers to make their ascent up this formidable mountain.
When I signed up for EPM last October 2020, I embarked on a journey that fulfilled a long-time dream to start my own business. For me, the 12-week ‘hike’ through the EPM program was like climbing Mount Everest. It included moments of elation as I completed tasks and took action steps. But also brought days of overwhelm and panicked as I trekked this brand new business terrain way beyond my comfort level.
This experience has been one of positive growth with many wins. EPM equipped me and supported me on every level. I loved learning from Marisa’s role modeling, brilliance and wisdom, gained clarity and ideas from her side-door coaching as well as encouragement from others in the Facebook community.
I learned to design and market a program that I am passionate about and proud of and know will make an impact as I continue to iterate it and my way to the ‘top’.
I hit some huge storms during this program. But I learned to lean in and move through these blocks and limiting beliefs, especially around sales. I learned to believe in myself and how to make daily action steps a habit!
I couldn’t have been successful and enjoyed the journey so much had it not been for all the incredible and generous support of my coaches - especially Emily Fontes who has always been there when I needed help! Even when I couldn’t find the Graduation Button on my home page, Emily was miraculously available!
Such a wonderful group of people to have spent my 12-weeks with. Such a positive and empowering experience that gave me results beyond my expectations. Thank you for believing in me and equipping me so well. I may not have reached the Everest Summit during this program but I have all the tools I need to reach Mission Accomplished on my own timeline. My success is inevitable! "
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
So many things! I have the know-how and confidence to have my own successful business!
How did EPM help you become successful?
Through all the coaching and Facebook support, compelling content, and tools that I learned especially the marketing campaigns.
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
I know that I can make my dream of pivoting from working 9-5pm for someone else to having a successful online program and business that makes a positive impact.
What has been the biggest change in your business?
Having practical, proven tools that allow me to go forward. Like a roadmap of actionable steps that I simply just need to follow. By taking daily action of small steps, I continue to move my business forward.
What is now possible for you because of your Experience Product?
To have my own online business that is both successful and making an impact!!
Prior to taking the Experience Product Masterclass I had problems with figuring out: exactly what my product was; who my target market was; and even more challenging problem: how to find them. But with the help of Marisa, Coach Uwe, Emily, Matthew and the incredible community of fellow course participants I engaged with, I was able to overcome those barriers to create a "Clear, Concise and Compelling" vision of my message to a clearly identified market. I made my first sale and am confident of more due to the simple, effective techniques that this course has introduced. The level of engagement from the coaches has been beyond all expectations. The energy, the laser-like focus and the genuine interest in my success has blown me away. I can only say thanks for helping me solve problems that have dogged me these last twenty years or more.
What has been the biggest change in your business?
I have great energy and enthusiasm for the training I offer, but I've had great difficulty in finding markets and selling. I wasn't focussed on customer engagement or satisfaction, alway chasing new business. Those issues are now very well addressed in the course and I feel confident that I've overcome the issues.
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
For the first time in years I'm hopeful of growth and success in my business and in life. This certainly looks like the path that leads me to my goals.
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
Connection with my audience is the number one issue to solve. That is the most clear message of all.
What is now possible for you because of your Experience Product?
I now have targets to aim for. These targets are clear and identified.
Is there anything else you would like to add?
Thank you so much for all the incredible efforts of you and your staff. I'll definitely be here for the long haul.
I have had an integrative psychiatry practice for 19 years. All those years I have searched for "that thing" that would really transform my patients which also lined up with my Zone of Genius (although I did not know it was called that until recently). After searching high and low, I realized that I was meant to teach people an easy way to connect their feelings with underlying needs, manage their emotions, and use universal truths to communicate their feelings and needs effectively and peacefully. For as long as I can remember, I would hear people interact in ways that created unnecessary pain because they were never taught basic empowered communication skills. Teaching online classes would be a huge pivot for me compared to the 1:1 format with which I was accustomed. My first round of EPM in 2020 yielded a successful class (by my standards), Transform Your Fiery Emotions of Frustration and Anger. The bar was low. Enlisting 10 patients was an incredible result for me. I marketed this product under my private practice name, Mindful Medicine, Inc. My goal, however, was to develop and market my online courses to NON-patients under Emotionally Powered 4 Life, LLC. These are skills that most people have not learned and would create much more ease in their lives. I needed another course with front door needs that would appeal to the general public so I could address these back door needs. I needed another round of EPM. The Live EPM was starting, which I had not experienced in 2020, and two of my friends were also signing up, again. I joined EPM 2021. During these 12 weeks I learned to have compassion for myself and the process, especially when I had to delay the course delivery date until March 8th. I learned that I need to be more proactive in carving out time for this new product and for marketing. I learned that I need some business coaching and a healthcare attorney for clarity about providing non-psychiatric services and a proper consent. I learned that I still have a lone-wolf mentality and would have gained more benefit by embracing the EPM community for feedback. I learned the value of repeat students as my first sale was with a student from my last class. I learned that earn while you learn model is not the best fit for where I am in my product development. I learned that the power of chatter-boxing even in a small way with the right person can lead to an unexpected sale. I learned to pick and choose the videos to watch-- not many-- and how to focus my time for the results I needed now with the time that was available to me.