Some of you heard about my stressful Santa situation in our last PERSONALS meet up. Well, the snow forecast has not gotten better, and the gifts are still at my parents, so we've made a last minute decision to split up. The kids and I will go tomorrow morning, and my husband will join us later in the day (kennel issues for the dog and roadworthy vehicles are another consideration...). That means that I am madly packing, wrapping, cleaning, and picking up after two kids who are tearing the house apart faster than I can put it together so that we can leave a day early. Long story not so short, Metrics Monday will be back in the new year. As we close in on 888 members, I am so thankful for each and every one of you, and I hope you all have a restful, peaceful, and fun holiday season with those you love. Some of us spoke quietly about a goal to reach 1000 members by the end of the year. It's not totally out of the question, and all your lovely referrals have been inching us closer and closer every day! I will be online over the holidays as family commitments permit, and I look forward to seeing what you share here. I have a few big things happening at the beginning of the year that you will want to watch out for. 😉 Talk soon!

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I got a call from a former client this morning. She wanted to reach out and let me know that she hosted the "graduation call" for her cohort-based course last night and was blown away by all the positive feedback she got from students at the end of the course! They were saying things like: - This was one of the best courses I've ever taken! - You took something difficult and broke it down into bite-sized chunks that were so easy to manage! - The organization of this course was so well thought out! - I took a course at college that taught me how to do these things but I was never able to implement - now I know exactly what to do! - I've taken this course three times because it's so good! - She wanted to call and let me know about the feedback because she attributed the success to everything that she had learned and implemented in our time working together. Don't just copy what other people are doing - most people are not creating well-designed, high-quality courses. If you want to truly stand out and create a course that makes a difference and makes you the go-to in your niche, join me in the Your Best Course Experience program (available for purchase inside The Build Lab). Your course, your business, and your students deserve a course that showcases your expertise and gets real results! 😉 Please let me know any questions or comments you have!

I don't really want to do this because I'm not 100% sure I care about a star. I mean, I'm a competitive person, so I'm always going to strive for the star in life, but for my business, I try really hard to focus only on what truly matters - getting amazing results for my students/clients/members. Having said that, we are soooooo close to getting a star (top 30 in your category), that it would kind of be a shame to not do a final push for the top!!! So, if you are so inclined, please share a comment below and let's see if we can pull together as a team. Please finish the following sentence: If I had 100 additional members in my community, I would..... Or write about anything else you feel inspired to share, and then comment on someone else's comment IN THIS THREAD. Let's do this as an experiment for us all, and see what has the biggest effect on rankings! And if you're new here, we don't normally operate like this - it truly is an authentic place for collaboration and meaningful connections... 😉