For a very long time I knew I wanted to help others become changemakers, and I wanted an online business. The challenge was how to do that. Other online courses seemed like a lonely, boring experience and I knew few finished them (myself included). Then I joined Marisa's webinar and was intrigued and excited about the prospect of creating a product that people would enjoy and finish. With such a clear end goal, and guarantee, I jumped in with both feet and could not wait to reach Mission Accomplished. I was determined but unfortunately, despite putting in a crazy amount of time, I only made a couple of sales to friends.
However, I am now clear on how to create a mission statement and future self with explicit outcomes. That clarity has been incredibly helpful in creating a bird's eye view, as well as being able to speak about my product. Through the trainings, my coach, and the support of other EPMers in the Facebook group, I have also gained confidence in my offering and look forward to being able to pursue this niche in various ways to create a business.
I really enjoyed Marisa's teaching style and learned much from her on how to deliver a product, and to keep iterating and pivoting as necessary!
How did EPM help you become successful?
EPM helped me focus on what my program is about, with a clear statement of pain point and benefit. It also helped me learn how to create a survey to find out the viability of my idea, engage people, and find out what their challenges are. I also learned how to deliver a program - create a bird's eye view and iterate as the program unfolds. I was also pushed to chatterbox and although terribly uncomfortable for me, I made myself do it.
How has EPM and your success impacted your life?
Although I did not hit mission accomplished, I now know the process of creating an online product. Since my program did not sell as I hoped, I am left wondering what to do next but if I choose another program to create, I will know the steps. It has opened up possibilities for me in the online sphere.
What has been the biggest change in your business?
Before I had no online product so now I've created my first one, and started an email list, so I have hope that someday I will be able to have an online business. The EPM product is the beginning so now will try to design a business with this as the starting point.
What are you most excited about moving forward with your Experience Product?
I'm most excited about creating future online programs, and especially engaging and growing my community so eventually will create an entire online business.