Your Graduation Story
I was on the fence about signing up for EPM cause I've been wanting to do something to generate income online, but I didn't have the faintest idea of what that could be. After chatting with one of the online coaches she assured me that it didn't matter if I had no product or idea, that the program would help me figure it out, so I invested money I didn't have and took the plunge, ready to do whatever it took to make this work. I started super pumped up, attended coaching sessions (which were great), asked questions and pulled out an idea out of thin air to create a program about parenting because I have small children and I thought there was some useful technique I was using at that moment that I thought was good and I could share with other parents.
The problem with this scenario is that I was literally creating something out of nothing, and while that might work sometimes, in my case it became quickly evident that I didn't have enough content or validation (after the technique I was using with my kids stopped working after a while) to have something of value to offer. Specially when I reached the last module with all the marketing/campaign techniques. I felt utterly overwhelmed and under qualified, and no, I'm not beating myself up.
I take parenting very seriously, you are guiding young minds/souls to become the best version of themselves that they can be, it's probably the most challenging job in the world and the responsibility is enormous. Trying to create just anything to throw out there without sufficient meaning or validation feels not only irresponsible, but also unfair to those who would be investing in the content. I wish I had known beforehand that the basis of EPM was interaction with customers, having to give talks or holding meetings online, etc., I would have then realized it was not for me. I think the content offered is great if you have a solid background to build upon.
When you are trying to come up with anything because of a deadline because it's the only way to qualify for the money-back guarantee you risk building on air, and that's what happened to me. If you are a coach or someone that has any type of offering that educates or supports people in any way, I think EPM is a fantastic medium to achieve greater results. I believe Marisa and her team are sincerely dedicated and committed to what they are doing and they have built something of value, but it's not a one-size-fits-all like I was lead to believe after attending the 5 hour sales pitch and chatting extensively with the online coaches before I signed up. I'm not putting the program down as a whole, I'm even recommending it to my friends who are coaches and work in marketing. But I would certainly not recommend it to everyone.