I joined the program on November 23, 2023 I received a certification decision letter from Ed's team on December 15, 2023. 3 magic transformation weeks. I want to express my sincere gratitude to @Jack Jack @Greig Orrell @Hester Regoort @Ben R @Dr. Alvin Miles @Raj Dash It’s truly my privilege to share this moment with you. Your help is invaluable for me. I couldn't do it without you! Your texts, your questions and reflections, your professional approach, and your personal communication have inspired and enriched me. Communication with all of you gave me strength and confidence. But the most important thing I got is that with all of you, "the greatest luxury is the luxury of human communication" (A. Saint-Exupery) I really appreciate it! And of course, I sincerely thank each of you in this wonderful community! For your wise comments, your openness and willingness to share your experience, your willingness to help each other, and your generous likes. Thanks to your likes, I was able to open access to the program quickly. But learning continues. We continue our journey, and I am glad to have met each of you here. I'm glad we're on the same path. The letter with the certification decision contained the words, which I believe are true, and I would like to share these words from Ed's team with all of you. "The truth is, sometimes it goes unnoticed by those that are around us. Sometimes, even those closest to us don't see or understand the hard work we put in. This is a moment to celebrate your success and for others to appreciate how special you are by seeing a reward for your hard work.". Believe that soon you will get the same letter with the same words. Thank you @Ed JC Smith and your team for your professionalism, courage to make changes, generosity, and joy of communication. It's an honour for me to be a small part of your community.

I'm working my way through the program and I cant help but think over and over... If that person hadn't have stopped @Ed JC Smith during that time of trouble, NONE of us would be progressing on this journey right now! 😱 I wonder how many lives have been totally transformed as result of that one action? Everything happens for a reason and that was obviously a sign that someone had better intentions for Ed and here he is, Helping us all to progress in helping more and more people. Mind blowing don't you think? Someone's lowest point turns out to be one of the greatest things that has happened top them AND others 🥰🥰🥰

What if we replaced the word “points” or “levels” with “Connections” & “Conversations”? You already know (or learn relatively quickly) that Skool Application uses the point system to gamify engagement & activity in the communities (see attached image)- and this can be set up with access to content as a motivational incentive. It also helps filter the tyre kickers from the people who are genuine and are open, ready, & committed to learn & grow. To get to the modules we first must attend the virtual “Meet & Mingle”. What is the virtual Meet & Mingle? It’s this. The community tab where we hang out asynchronously together. Now this isn’t the first nor the last post talking about how it works here, this is simply my experience and approach. Sometimes posts will get lost over time as newer discussions circulate. If it helps someone in its brief life - then it served its purpose.🤞🏼 Here’s the thing, when you focus on the connection, having a conversation & forming relationship with fellow coaches, instead of points & levels - for many it creates a feeling of fun & curiosity - & can make it easier & less complicated. This means you have a more enjoyable experience as you onboard so by the time you have full access you have a support network of fellow coaches / students that get your vibe because you’ve found common interests and perspectives through the initial meet & mingle. Now at the time of writing this - in this community making 65 connections will 🔓 unlock the entire Expert Coach Course content. Just 5 connections will unlock 🔓 the Pre Transformation modules. Just 20 connections unlocks 🔓 the Transformational Coaching Session modules. From there it’s another 45 connections to make the 65 necessary to access another 4 full modules 🙌🏼. For the sake of this I define a connection as engaging with another’s ideas or curiosities, offering support or encouragement, or asking questions that intrigue you. It doesn’t mean you have to do it 65 times. It means that by putting yourself out there - others will connect to you. You don’t even need to write your own post if it’s not your thing, instead engage with other’s posts.

I have been thinking about making this post lately, now that we are so many new people here in this loving, encouraging, supportive and uplifting community that Ed have created! First and foremost, welcome to you new people, hope you are ready to get some insights from the rest of the community, open to be inspired, get AHA-moments and eye openers!❤️ 1. Get to know the gamification - here in Skool you level up by contributing with posts, comments and likes, the culture here is really engaging and we like each others posts and comments - so that we can get the points to level up.📈 2. If you want to move quickly, then what I personally came to realize is to have an ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNER for the course, someone that you either are inspired by, want to spend time with, or that you feel you can grow with.🚀💪 3. Practice, practice, practice - find someone or a few to practice with within the group - this is a HUGE advantage for you, to be the better coach when you get your first clients! Personally I WISH I HAD DONE THIS FROM START!💬 4. Take notes, write down the golden nuggets that you get along with the course and also take notes on the course. I started taking notes from comments, and I wish that I did it even more, when looking back.🗒️ 5. Believe in yourself, this have been a LIFE CHANGER for me, in my own apperance - and I know that this will be for some of you guys too!🙏 And remember, we are in the greatest community, we have supportive admins and awesome ''classmates''❤️

I've seen quite a few posts from members stating that they've unlocked the course so quickly but from what I see from the tasks, some require practice to be put in with clients. Am I correct to presume that members are going through the content with the intention of then going back through to complete the practical tasks? 🙂👍