I have been a stay-at-home, homeschooling mom for the past 13 years. I have played the supporting role in my family and even though I was always given love and respect from my husband and children, I always felt like I wanted to contribute more. More to our finances, more to the lives of others, and more to myself. So, I took my passion of health, food, and planning food for my fam and decided to become a nutrition coach to help other moms find peace with their bodies and how they ate and fed their own families. It can be a very emotional journey and I'm very in tune with it since it's my own journey as well. Even though I have a strong passion to help, I was missing clarity on how exactly to run a business. Or how to put myself out there to run my business. I'm an introvert, but not only that, I have a tendency to shy away from taking up space or time. I'm always trying to ""get out of the way."" I've taken other course to learn strategies to launch my business, but none of them addressed the mindset of a business the way EPM and Marisa has.
I found your Dopamine webinar on a lark and I immediately knew I wanted to take this course. I could tell it was different. I'm never a fast-action taker. I like to sit on a decision and go back and forth about whether it's right or the money is worth it or [insert some other excuse here.] I watched as many of Marisa's webinars as possible. Even staying on one for 4 hours, I think. I never, ever do this. But the energy was right and I could feel it. I have never been more sure about joining a course and I signed up on the first public webinar as soon as I could enter my information. I knew it was going to be different, and I was right.
EPM has been one of the best experiences of my life. That’s not to say I didn’t have challenges accepting this work as part of my life. I have had so many things come up and out from trying to launch my own business that I can hardly believe it. Things I didn’t even realize I was holding onto. It’s almost been a form of therapy while showing me I could actually benefit from therapy. Ha! Even though I’ve long held the belief that we all could benefit here, it was never so present than while working towards helping others. This experience has only made me stronger, and I am very grateful for it.
Through EPM I found clarity in my business that I only dreamed of. Marisa helped me put my passion into words. Words that I can actually say to other people! :) I have no doubt that I can succeed at my work, even if it morphs into something different than I attempted here. No, I did not hit mission accomplished, but I accomplished so much more. I was given the gift of belief. Belief in myself and in my passion. That I really will excel at this type of work in my life. That I was made to help others. If I can touch the lives of those I work with even a fraction of the amount that Marisa has touched the people here in EPM then I will consider myself an epic success.
In all honesty, I am feeling completely defeated in not hitting Mission Accomplished. I truly believed that I would jump the hurdle and make it happen. I feel like someone better than me would have been able to sell my course and succeeded. I envisioned myself winning here, and I was pumped! I wrote post-it notes all around me to remind myself that I could get this done, and yet, I didn’t. I feel like I let EPM down, and my coach down, and worst of all myself. But, in saying that, I know that I had some huge successes during my time here. I made my first sale ever! Yes, I only have one person signed up in my course, but it was the first money I’ve ever been paid! So WIN!! I’ve also created a framework I’m super proud of. I know it will change and evolve, but I’ve never been able to get my ideas out and organized in this way. I can see a path forward and that is beautiful to me. I have pushed through some giant mental blocks and chatted with people in groups and messages that I didn’t know. I’ve put myself out there in uncomfortable ways. I even have a call scheduled with someone who runs a paid membership group for parents about being a guest speaker to her audience! I never would have had the confidence to do that before EPM.
Thank you. Thank you to your entire team. To my coach, Coach Jordan. To Matthew and Emily. To Murray. And most of all, thank you, Marisa. For giving so much of yourself and your wisdom to us. For believing in us whether we hit Mission Accomplished or not. I appreciate the work you’re doing more than I can even express. <3
With love,
Tessa Spears