I was exhausted giving 1 to 1 therapy in the traditional model as a couple and trauma therapist. I was repeating myself so often, and many of my clients had suggested that I write a book. I did write a book, and found the idea of publishing traditionally overwhelming. As I explored the possibility of teaching this material on-line instead, I did join one on-line teaching community but I felt so frustrated and stuck by the need to have so many skills required for online education that I was never going to get. I put out a huge SOS to the universe and prayed for a team/partnership situation that would help me with the platform I needed. I had a dream that night where I saw a bee-hive. It was yellow and green and had a giant X on it. Later, it hit me this was Xperiencify. At some point, I also got an email inviting me to Marisa's webinar. I was attending all webinars I could find on the topic of on-line teaching, so hers wasn't standing out to me yet. I took some notes, and tried to wrap my brain around her concepts of mission. Time passed. And I saw something else by Marisa that grabbed me. It was the 10 core experiences model. I was totally enthralled. I have a background in education - and psychology. Everything Marisa was saying was resonating. Lots of pings were sounding in my brain as my learning began to escalate through experiencing the teaching model she was sharing. I joined EPM during the webinar - it was like approaching a cliff tied to a bungy chord. I took the plunge and I have never looked back. The quality of what Marisa taught convinced me to follow her program as closely as I could. When I was a teacher, I told my students - If you want to succeed in this course, just write down everything I say and follow it. It's really that simple. When the teaching isn't "b-s'ing" - and it's all truth - just do it. That's what I did. I implemented what I could, and attended when I could and created as I went. The hardest part for me was marketing. I was terrified. I was totally convinced I would do NO Chatter-boxing. Coach Tim convinced me otherwise. And I ended up loving it. 15 of my 20 students came from chatter-boxing. What is so great, is that I actually feel as though I've made 20 friends! This is a different relationship than the professional therapist-client relationship. It's much more relaxed and enjoyable. I never felt like I was selling. I was befriending, listening and it all came naturally as pie. I am so surprised. My original stretch goal was $6 K, and I will be making almost 10K. And, if I had realized how unblocked I would become from chatter boxing, I would have set much higher goals.