I don’t have my business set up yet, but I have been doing copywriting and editing for friends on the side as I have time...
This week Koms Agb had his SECOND article accepted for publication and I am gaining more confidence in my abilities, as I buff his writing so it shines.
My biggest stride has been embracing my progress and good work! (Accomplishments were not often a positive thing in my past.)
I’m having a blast doing the work I seem meant to do, I’m heading in the right direction (however slowly), and I’m making plans for times when I can get some traction under my proverbial wheels.
Win, win, and win! Every little win counts!
I had a second article published in Mike Dooley’s TUT magazine.
And a third article got published last week in Positively Positive.
I launched my first Law of Attraction Game Book on Amazon, which is a playful eBook game on Love.
I decided to offer my EPM Love Game as eBooks for each Level and am working on that too.
I just launched a live game on self-confidence in my FB group. This game goes along with daily use of one of my Enchanted Meditations. I had this amazing fun idea to launch that as a different series of eBooks called The Law of Attraction Enchanted Game Book series. I’m working on that right now.
I’m launching a mini online course on Lakshmi, the Vedic Goddess of Wealth and Beauty. I’m in the middle of preparing it right now.
Before I started EPM, I was trying for over 1.5 years to start my coaching business. I took different online classes and private coaching to make this dream come true. Although I knew my ideal client, my niche and what I wanted to do, I was not getting any clients nor did I have the feeling of having a coaching business. For over two years I was trying to set up a website I loved, and in total, I spent thousands of dollars with only little results. I did a few talks and had a tiny email list.
When the offer of EPM came along, I had a feeling that this would get me really started, and it did! A couple of days ago I signed up my very first client, I now have strategies in place to reach potential clients, I have a beautiful website I'm proud of, and the best of all: I feel that I now have a coaching business! I have started! I took the Experience Program Masterclass, worked it step by step, followed Marisa's advice, and within 10 weeks I could start my business! I'm so happy I took the leap and signed up for this Masterclass! Thank you so much, Marisa, and everyone from liveyourmessage.com for all your support and wisdom you've shared with me!
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
My biggest take away is, that I CAN start an online business! It is possible with the right support and structure!
How did EPM help you become successful?
I had no client and a very tiny list before I started EPM. EPM did help me starting my business at all. With the great structural method, I had a simple plan to follow, step by step, to create a product, do the marketing and start launching it! I've tried for the last 2 years to get to this point. With EPM I did know exactly which step to take next, getting me from "zero" to now have launched my business!
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
So far I'm still waiting for the success (I've got only one client today, but I know this is just the beginning!). I'm feeling encouraged to keep going and looking to my future with excitement and happiness.
What has been the biggest change in your business?
That I feel I now have a business at all! Before it was just a wish, a dream. Now I feel that I am a real entrepreneur with a coaching business!
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
I am most excited to know that my clients will really get great results, that I have created a program that can make a difference! And this is wonderful! As a medical doctor I can only tell my patients what to do, but now I can guide them through an experience, which will lead to much more substantial changes in my clients' lives, than only passing on information!
After being a parenting coach for a while, I really wanted to reach more people, and make what I was doing a full-time livelihood. I started to write an online course, but I got discouraged and overwhelmed. There was so much to do. I felt alone. I lost faith in myself as my doubts took over. In the EPM course, Marisa breaks down the steps to making a course work, so that it's clear what you need to work on when. Her emphasis on "iterating your way to awesome" gave me permission to be imperfect, but to get the bones of the course down and done. I also loved that she talked about what it was like to be afraid, to be vulnerable, and to need to push through those voices of doubt. I'm not done with my course yet, but I am confident that I WILL finish. And, even if it's not perfect the first time, I will keep iterating my way to awesome. Thank you, Marisa!
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
Need to spend time now selling to right audience
How did EPM help you become successful?
Taught me power of great webinar and not to fear cideo
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
With structure comes freedom
What has been the biggest change in your business?
Now opening up more options to sell to larger audience
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
See if I can sell in my sleep
I have tried previously to have a business and closed it when we moved, thinking that I was not cut out to be my own boss. After working in a major business, I had the realisation that I had a purpose to help kids develop positive eating behaviours, and am trying again. I have been struggling to get my business up and running for the past year. I realise I have been putting up my own blocks - fear of failure, discomfort selling, not wanting to be seen, which have all prevented me from moving forward and making the impact that I want to. I was excited to learn more about this program and expected great things.
It hasn't turned out as I wanted...I did not make mission accomplished, but I do have my first client. It is heartbreaking to put in so much effort and have so much hope for it to be deflated by failure, but after hearing all the stories of others and realising its the reality of business, that it takes time, effort, dedication, and even then, failures occur, I have not given up hope. I have a new tool kit of strategies, drive, and a support system to ask help from.
I have been doing multiple courses at the same time, trying to tackle my blocks from different directions so I can move forward, so from my scientific mind, I have too many variables to understand what is doing what, but I have made progress. I have made a great leap forward. This is just the beginning...
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
It takes a lot of work, dedication and effort to put out a product and even with that, there are going to be failures - numerous ones. Everyone experiences them, but you have to get up and keep trying.
How did EPM help you become successful?
I have cowered in the past with every failure and believed it wasn't possible. I haven't put myself out there enough to be seen, to give my gift to the world. I now know I have a gift and can make the difference I want to, just have to keep trying until I find what works.
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
I'm more confident trying to sell and have a different mind set.
What has been the biggest change in your business?
Before I had no idea in marketing my product, now I have some tools to try to move forward.
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
I have my first client so that I can try out my program and gain confidence. I think I need to make baby steps, so this is my first step.
I had been tossing ideas about my business for years now. Running a family of 3 kids (partly homeschooled) with a workaholic husband I've had visions brewing in my head waiting to be organized and manifested. I was patiently waiting for the right time when I would align my desires and when I would find the right coach. That's when Marisa found her way into my inbox. Her passion and ideology instantly caught me and I am so glad I made the jump. It was a big investment for me/us and I had a lot of convincing to do with my husband. But ever since I opted in it was constantly reminded to me that I had made the right choice. I loved the approach and the community I was becoming a part of. I loved that I was constantly reminded that it was normal to struggle and feel overwhelmed and to take it one simple step at a time. I loved discovering the power of being a superhero. But mainly, I had so much fun delving into what was to become the manifestation of my dream: launching my singing training program.
Meanwhile, half way through, just as I was about to delve into the marketing part (the most daunting for me), my husband had a car accident and my life was thrown up in the air. No more structure, no more routine, no more assurance of any kind that I would be able to see this through. I just had to trust. Thankfully, Marisa and her team had make it clear since the beginning that this was to be expected. That when you're on the road to success every possible obstacle can come in the way. Just keep pushing through. Just keep your goal in view. And I did. I am blown away that I have made it to mission accomplished considering all the challenges I've been through. And they're not over. But at least this victory gives me strength. And now I have the strength and confidence to push through and deliver my product. Yay! What a rewarding experience!
The blessings keep revealing themselves. And of course this is just the beginning. I can't wait to delve into the rest of what this program gives me access to, bonuses and all I wasn't able to get to. I'm gonna take it one simple step at a time and have fun doing it! Sweet as! HUGE Gratitude for the whole LYM team and Marisa's generous and inspiring nature. Sonia.
As an overachiever and avid helper I’d always felt that if I put in as much effort to my own business as I did for other peoples’, I would be hugely successful.
I’d had businesses in the past, but as an introvert, marketing and ‘showing up’ had always been a challenge for me, so I returned to the corporate world as a global HR Director, as well as consulting at the same time.
I dreamt of having my own coaching business, but knew from experience that there wasn’t enough demand on a small island with a population of 100k to make it a profitable business.
In 2017 I quit my job after completing a 90 hour working week and seeing so little of my son
I signed up to an online course to launch a product. There was just one problem – I didn’t have an online product.
Two weeks before the end, I started to feel overwhelmed, still no further forward in taking action and impending unemployment.
That’s when Marisa’s email about EPM landed in my inbox. I watched the video and it pulled on my heart strings – perhaps this was the course that would help me create and market my product? I signed up and didn’t know it at the time, but it was the best decision I even made.
From the very first interaction on the website, I was hooked, excited and motivated. I knew that if I followed each step of the process, I would succeed.
It took me three attempts to nail my niche and product. My coach was fantastic – she helped me to see through the eyes of a prospective client. The penny finally dropped and I felt confident in my product. It was what I have been doing for the past 20 years – I just didn’t know how to define the value and package my offering.
I kept on top of the programme, although had a few set backs, mostly around the technology. During those times, Don’s Friday sessions were invaluable and I replayed many of them.
The Monday calls with Marisa were hugely valuable and inspiring. Whilst I chose not to speak live on the calls, I received plenty of side door coaching – turns out that there were commonalities in the challenges people were experiencing.
The real challenge came when I reached the marketing module. This was the module I was most excited but apprehensive about. There were many choices and I knew that the Fast Results and Perfect Email campaign would be a challenge for me for three reasons 1) I had no list and had never used social media - not even Facebook! 2) I don’t enjoy writing and 3) I'm not comfortable showing up.
I decided to go for them anyway as I thought they would stretch me the most and hopefully deliver the biggest results.
During Christmas I felt like giving up, but remember Marisa saying, “when you’re about to give up, you still have 40% left to give’. I took the course specifically to develop an online business as my local market is so limited - there was no way I was giving up.
I launched my Fast Results campaign with an opt in page and free PDF. I knew I was targeting an online audience that didn’t know me but without a list, the only people I could email were my existing local contacts.
Whilst writing my launch email, I struggled with the positioning – I knew it didn’t feel right, but couldn’t pin point why. Instead of waiting to perfect the email, which is what I would usually do, I took Marisa’s advice and decided to get it out there and iterate based on feedback. Within 24 hours I had the feedback and knew exactly where I had gone wrong…
I had emailed my existing contacts and my online group contacts and had 21 subscribers in the first 24 hours. The split between online and local was about 50/50. Feedback from my online community was that I had given too much information in the initial email – they just wanted the content (the free PDF)! Feedback from my local contacts was that the customer journey wasn’t complete – they wanted a website, contact details and what next.
I knew straight away that I had two completely difference audiences and had blended my messaging. I contacted my coach, who recommended ‘give them what they want’. I set about creating a one page website in Heroic, which meant I also had to go through the legalities of setting up my business. This derailed me from the Fast Results campaign, but I knew I had to give my local market what they wanted. I also didn’t have enough people on my list to sell to, based on the conversion rates.
To ensure I didn’t lose momentum with my online audience (as small as it was), I reverted to a weekly news item, to keep them warm.
I set up my business, launched my website and continued chatter boxing as well as sending weekly emails to the people on my list.
Within days of launching my website, I sold one of my VIP products at £997 to one of my local contacts and have just launched campaigns on Facebook, LinkedIn and Pinterest.
Whilst I didn’t hit mission accomplished, my action took me down a path I hadn’t intended and as a result I now have a business, website, very small warm list (with no unsubscribes) and a marketing campaign. I even created a video for my website, which has been posted on LinkedIn and Facebook. Showing up has by far been the biggest personal development for me!
EPM has been the most intensive self development programme I have ever completed but it has given me greater results that I could ever have imagined or wished for. It has also been incredible value for money, although I see that as a bonus, in comparison to impact it has had on me and my business.
EPM guided me step by step and showed me the actions to take. It gave me the motivation to get started and the support and accountability to see it through to the end.
It has also given me the confidence to finally be comfortable with who I am. Whilst I may be unique in the tiny island I live it, I’m ok with that. There are lots of like minded people in the world who also want to make a difference and earn at the same time - I just need to find the right people who want what I have to offer.
Thank you so much to Marisa, Samara and the whole EPM team for a truly inspiring and action, fun filled experience. I look forward to meeting you all at Message to Money Live.
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
My biggest takeaway from EPM was how to create a product, test it and market it.
How did EPM help you become successful?
EPM guided me step by step and showed me the actions to take. It gave me the motivation to get started and accountability to see it through to the end.
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
EPM has given me the confidence to be who I really am. I have realised that whilst I may be unique in the tiny island I live it, that's ok. There are lots of like minded people in the world who also want to make a difference and earn at the same time - I just need to find the right people who want what I have to offer.
What has been the biggest change in your business?
The biggest difference EPM has made to my business is actually getting started. I had quit my job just before joining EPM and was unclear how to set up my coaching business and market it. I was not earning anything. I have now set up my business, am actively marketing it and sold 1 product @ £997. Now that I have the tools and know how, I will continue to iterate my marketing and products!
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
I'm excited about iterating my marketing to sign up premium paying clients, so that I can give women all over the world the confidence and motivation to step up in their own businesses or careers, whilst having the flexibility to work when and where I choose, spend more time with my family and make money.
I have done many programs in the last five years trying to get online. My offline businesses both the clinic and the seminars were doing ok. I recognised the biggest opportunity was online
I got incredibly frustrated because until everything lined up, I could not take off. This is how I have always worked and I have stopped beating myself up for it. So I spent almost 5 years and almost $100k in programs, airfare and accommodation, and opportunity cost. No online business takeoff.
EPM allowed me to string everything I had done together in one continuous piece. From the types of bonus, to the campaigns, to the nuances of the communication it all came together. I also wanted my EPM product to be the front end of my funnel for all my back end products. While I had all the pieces together, I did not know how to string them together.
As I worked through the modules the static inside my head died out.
I can take the same introverted approach that I take to my offline business to my online business. It’s all about who I am and meeting people where they are.
I sold 3 units at $997 before the due date with Chatter Box Campaign. I am gearing up for launches throughout the year and I have so many more events lined up now that the structure is in place.
I have the front-end funnel for all my high ticket back-end products. Now finally after 5 years and almost $100K later, I have a plan, a schedule and a system. The end of madness.
My team and I have a one year plan and we can follow it and stick to it. We can create endless iterations of this plan. The way I grew my offline business, only much faster.
I have my life back.
Thanks to Marissa and the team and my Coach Devin for the framework, structure and hand holding.
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
I can take the same introverted approach that I take to my offline business to my online business. Its all about t who I am and meeting people where they are.
How did EPM help you become successful?
EPM allowed me to string everything I had done together in one continuous piece. From the types of bonus, to the campaigns, to the nuances of the communication it all came together. I also my wanted my EPM product to be the front end of my funnel for all my back end products. I did not know how to do it before.
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
Now finally after 5 years and almost $100K later I have a plan, a schedule and a system. The end of madness
What has been the biggest change in your business?
My team and I have a one year plan and we can follow it and stick to it. We can create endless iterations of this plan. The way I grew my offline business, only much faster.
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
I have the front-end funnel for all my high ticket back-end products.
Marisa, even though I was not able to sell anything, I learned so much. I'm considering this more of a college class on product creation and marketing. I started with nothing. Not even an idea for a product. Now, I feel that even though I wasn't able to make any sells, I can use what I learned to make a new product. I understand the process. The coaching sessions with you, our coach, and Don were terrific. This was my first experience with coaching. The tech stuff was all new to me, and the way Don taught made me look forward to the tech classes, not dread them. My coach (Coach Paul) was great at giving pointers that I needed to work on. Watching you coach people so quickly and helping them get to the point of what they were trying to say was amazing! I definitely see the reason why coaching is so important to the success of this program. Thanks for everything you did!
What is your biggest takeaway from EPM?
I'm a lot dumber than I realized. I have a lot to learn. Maybe I don't have anything worth sharing after all? I have learned a lot about how product creation and marketing work. If I could think of anything worth sharing, I now think I could do it. Or at least I would know how to start!
How did EPM help you become successful?
I have learned a lot about how product creation and marketing work. I think I could do it again.
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
I think I now understand a little about the process of product creation and marketing.
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
I found out that another person, locally and in the Facebook groups where I was trying to market, offers a FREE seminar teaching what I was offering for sale. They offered it the same week I offered my course for sale. SO... I think that maybe I need to find a way to expand where/who I'm marketing to and try this again later, or just change product/market completely.