How to Build and Launch Your First Group Coaching Program

Emily Merrell and Lexie Smith break down how they went about creating, launching, and filling their very first group coaching program. Tune in to hear mistakes you should avoid, the reality of what’s involved, and lessons learned along the way. Leave with clear homework on how to go about building out your first or next group coaching program. 

Here’s what you’ll learn:

• How Em and Lex ideated their very first group coaching program - Ready Set Coach Program
• A step-by-step breakdown of where to start when formulating your group coaching program
• The specific tactics that Em and Lex took to launch and fill their first cohort
• The realities of what goes into filling a group program - and where most coaches go wrong.
• Mistakes both Em and Lex made in the past, and how you can avoid them in your own launch
• Takeaway homework to help you build out your first or next group coaching program 

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Transcript

Emily Merrell  
  Hey, Lex.

Lexie Smith    
Hello, how are you?

Emily Merrell
Good. How is your Fourth of July weekend?

Lexie Smith  
Fantastic. I'm actually in disclaimer everyone calling in from not calling in from podcasting in from Portland, Oregon. I'm at my parents house. Originally from Oregon and the Fourth of July. We are in Central Oregon, which is sun river with my family, so Ashlyn got to meet my brother and nephews and my sister in law for the first time and it was wonderful.

Emily Merrell 
Your pictures looked amazing. It I mean, I know Portland's weird or Oregon. Is it just Matlin? That's weird or Portland? Weird?

Lexie Smith   
Yes. I mean, you can argue the whole state but

Emily Merrell    
the whole state is kind of weird, but your pictures looked beautiful. And I love that you're, you went to your assistants wedding. It looks like

Lexie Smith  
Yes. So actually, Kaylee, shout out who edits this podcast. In pitching and stuff in my podcast. She's the assistant the PR bar. She also helps with ReadySet coach basically she does all the things. She has been working with me for over a year and we've never met in person and I met her in person for the first time at her wedding in Central Oregon. This past Saturday. She looked breathtaking. It was one of the most intimate and special weddings truly, that CJ my husband and I have ever been to. So all the fields great weekend, overall weekend. The first I know you had a weekend. A first two. Yeah.

Emily Merrell  
Ah, yeah. We took our baby camping, which some people were like you're taking your baby camping. Are you sure? But it was actually I'm haven't really grown up camping. Like I was not. We were not a family of campers, not an Oregonian. We're not an Oregonian, no, no, once my parents actually tricked me and said they were going that we were going camping, and I like threw a tantrum. And I was 19. So that's kind of how we felt about camping. So we went camping in the way that we did camping. It was like an hour and a half away from here. And my friend Jenna coordinated the whole thing, but it had it had like parking spots for us. And then you set up shop. And there were grills and picnic tables. And we went with three other couples and three other babies. And so it's all their babies first time to the biggest learning I had was that it's colder in the mountains, it turns out, and I like I brought some warm accoutrements for Jackson, but we put him we got an eight person tent for two adults. We were watching my sister's dog, so a dog and a half. It's a small dog, and Jackson, we put him in his pack and play. But when we were going to bed, I was like, oh my god, it's so much colder than I would like it to be. So we brought him into the bed with us. And we had him squished between us, which was really wonderful even though I slept 0% And then Caleb, the dog vomited on the foot of the bed. But it was wonderful. It was a really fun time. I think our biggest takeaway is we went camping for one day and then we went and visited some cousins who live in the boulder Nederland area. And camping for one day is a lot. Like that is a hassle like putting setting up the tent, unpacking all the things. I feel like if we were to do it again, it would be which I hope we do. There'll be a minimum of two or three days. So yes, it's more rare setting up shop versus setting up shop and then spending the other half of the day breaking down shop

Lexie Smith   
breaking down shop but you're not an anti camper anymore. So what I'm hearing

Emily Merrell  
No, no and I'm totally pro camping. And my sister has the van and I wanted 100% join her in Van life. I'm like we need to figure out the car seat situation. Actually, my husband's more the anti camper than I am

Lexie Smith  
not a happy camper. Oh, Greg, come on.

Emily Merrell 
I know. And he's like I've done it before. Did it growing up? I'd rather be like at a cabin with a hot shower or glamping he probably would prefer the glamping route. Exactly. And I've gotten glamping multiple times and I really enjoyed that but I liked it. I thought there was something so into met and special to hear the rain and I wish we were a little bit more in the wilderness. There's a beautiful lake we walked flashlights to that would have been beautiful to wake up to. But I definitely want to do it again. So, Lex, you want to go camping with me?

Lexie Smith
Yes, I grew up camping multiple times every summer. So very much pro minus minus bugs. I love everything about camping. A big weekend a first all around, which, of course, is the best transition into what we're talking about today. You're gonna transition. Thank you. And we're talking about how to build and launch your first group programs. See see what it did there? Yeah, that

Emily Merrell   
was good. That was really good. Oh, and it's interesting, because I think like camping and a lot of the things that we do for the first time, there's discomfort. And there is

Lexie Smith  
a metaphor.

Emily Merrell  
On the fly here guys know there is discomfort, there is discomfort of, of feeling unsure and unsure of your next steps. You're looking at manuals, you're trying to match up the steps of setting up a tent to the image in the diagram. And I think it's a lot like a group coaching program, like a lot of prep a lot of prep. Yep. Sometimes you forget some supplies, and you have to figure out a solution.

Lexie Smith    
What else it's a lot easier if you go camping with people who have camped before. I will say I like what you did there. Thank you guys, we're online.

Emily Merrell   
And this is how we lose all of our subscribers.

Lexie Smith  
Subscribe if you haven't. But But yeah, and so we want to kind of talk to you about the creation of our first code group program and the steps that we took. Because I think hearing our story is very actionable. And per usual, we will end today with some homework. But em, do you want to kind of kick us off? What was the first thing that we did when we went about creating ReadySet? Coach program?

Emily Merrell 
So I just want to caveat before I jump into answering that question. I was so intimidated to start a group program Lex, like I was so overwhelmed with, how am I going to organize my thoughts. So this was the this was every single step we took in organizing our thoughts in launching this program. So just so you know, it started with a lot of disorganization, and then rolled up to organization. But we started at the we started at the end, we started with the transformation. We started with what did we want our graduates to walk away with? With? What feelings what emotions? what skills, what tools in their tool belt? What do we want them to be doing? Post Graduation? And for us with ReadySet? Coach, it was really imperative that people walked away feeling empowered, and ready to rock and roll. Yeah, yeah. Ready, set coach. Exactly. They have all the things. They've done the work, they're, they're launched, and and we're like at the precipice of launching, and everything is all their T's are crossed, i's are dotted. And they also left having gone through some uncomfortable shit.

Lexie Smith  
Yeah, yeah. So we started with that transformation, right? We wanted to teach people how to build profitable coaching businesses that supported their lifestyle. You know, one of the reasons Emily and I do a little chit chat at the beginning is if you can't tell, we're very pro lifestyle, like we are working to live, we aren't living to work. So we started with that transformation. And then we looked at all right, what are the steps? What, let me see if I can tie this back in for a metaphor, what turns on the map to the campground of the final destination to get there. So what do people need to learn in order to build a profitable coaching program? And putting that to paper is quite literally how we begin to outline the curriculum of Ready, Set coach.

Emily Merrell
And then I think another important thing to note too, is we identified how long we want this transformation to take place. Did we want it to be a week, two weeks, 10 weeks, whatever it was, for us, it was important that starting with a timeframe so we have our transformation in the timeframe and then we brain dump all the things that we thought would lead to the transformation. And I thought this was the fun part Lex because we were able to move things around. We're like okay, they need to they need to know how to write a sales page and Maybe we had that as like the 10th week. But then looking at all of the things that we wanted them to accomplish, we moved that forward to the second week. Yeah,

Lexie Smith  
there definitely was we allowed ourselves very intentionally, to be flexible. And fast forward just a little bit, because we're talking about topics, we did land on, you know, our essentially formalized outline. But when we were live in our group, we allowed ourselves to even break off of that order if we needed to, in order to serve our group best. So for example, we were we knew weeks one through three, we're going to cover X y&z topic, but you know, we wanted to see how it was going, because again, we're talking about your first group program, there's a difference between things in theory and things, you know, in actuality, and so we allowed ourselves to go, okay, you know, what, actually, we're going to swap topics six and seven, because the pace that they're at and where they're out, this would make more sense. So don't be so rigid, or maybe married to necessarily the initial order you put to paper because you've never coached people

Emily Merrell  
through it quite yet. Right. 100%. And I think this is something that I think anyone that is launching a program with modules needs to know right now, stop and step away from your modules. It is vital to not get consumed by making beautiful modules before you have people in your program. So Lex and I outlined our program, we outlined every detail including homework, we were assigning for every module, the way our program works, just so you guys know, we do bi weekly, 80 minute live group calls. And then in between, we have 10 training modules. All of this happens in a four month span of time. And we also have monthly guest coach workshops, and one on one support all the things. But anyways, I digress. I think we didn't build our first module. I think until we were we had six people in our program. Yeah. Yeah,

Lexie Smith  
I think that sounds about right, yeah, we were darn near full. And we were capping it at 10 for our first round. And we did feel that and don't worry, we'll talk about some of those tactics too. But we really all you need to start marketing is that entrance formation, and the core outline of what people are signing up for. So for example, like Emily just went, went into the next thing you want to do once you know like, the topics that you're going to teach us, how are you going to teach them? Are they going to be taught via modules? Is it going to be a live group coaching? Are you going to have any chat or email support? Start to think about what are the tools you need to deliver those teachings? Right, and you don't have to build them out yet. Right? Just have that list? Because those are the core elements that you're going to need to put together on a sales page and to begin marketing.

Emily Merrell 
Mm. Yeah, I think that's so important to call out. And what was also so fascinating. So for our first cohort, we launched it in that 2021. What year? That was 21. Yes, yes, it was 2021. In July of 2021, I literally was thinking I was 2021 today. So here's where my brain is. So we launched in 2021, July, and we built our modules every week leading up to the modules for the very first time. And again, we used we said what we were going to deliver, and that how I mentioned that we moved things around in terms of order, we were really able to play with live feedback and results that we were seeing with our clients and make decisions, important decisions on where the module fit in. So we built all of our modules the first time and I have to say the first time is probably the hardest time because you're you're making these modules in real time you're delivering them, you're recording them, you're you're making sure that they look a certain way certain caliber complete caveat but lacks is like an A plus student and I'm a B plus student. And she's like, I see the cursor record again, like oh my god, actually, here we go. A true story. It's happened like three times. But what was awesome for a second cohort, we had the modules, and we were able to still play around with the order if we felt like we needed to deliver something sooner or later on, we could adjust our modules accordingly. So that's just very important to think about that the first time is probably the most uncomfortable and feels the heaviest but then it gets easier with time.

Lexie Smith   
Yeah, and real quick, just in case you've never heard Word module module is essentially a pre recorded training. So it could literally be a PowerPoint that you record and you're talking over. That's teaching material. You know, you see modules a lot in online courses, but you can integrate them into group programs, you can also not integrate them into group programs. I think one of the things and don't tell me if you disagree, Emily, but Emily and I had hired and been through programs ourself, so having experienced different types of group programs made us feel confident and understanding the type we wanted to build. So if you're looking to build a group program, and you've never been through a group program, there's actually do yourself a favor and sign up for something. So you can kind of go through and see what you like and don't like. And what we really liked was being able to consume the core content kind of on our own time, via these like straightforward modules. But then having the live coaching component, we also do hybrid. So everyone who joins does has an element where you get group coaching, so there's that community. But based on the tier or the level you join, you can also get one on one coaching. So you can like there are no rules, this is your business, go ahead and check out other group programs on the market. Also, you have to really believe in what you're selling Emily, and I wanted to create a hybrid solution. So that's another thing. Don't feel like you have to mirror or make your program the way someone else does. It needs to be conducive with where you shine. If you just I mean, the thought of even building a module is so overwhelming, fine. Next set, maybe you're going to do live coaching. That's totally fine. This is your business baby. Right?

Emily Merrell
Well, and I'd actually like to add to that, when I started with our idea of a group, I was so overwhelmed. I truly was overwhelmed. Last Lexi because she is so talented at making modules and presentations like literally four minutes, and she has a new presentation for us. But I saw when I started to get build my confidence up with group and kind of get an experience with it. I started with a mastermind. So my first launch was a mastermind, which is more an ideation of or an opportunity where everyone brainstorms on the hot seat, so there was no modules. I did do tailored homework for each person. And I think that was my unique selling point. And I think my big learning with the The mastermind is don't do tailored homework because it's hard to keep people on task when they all have something different that they're doing. Well for Ready, Set coach, we have the same homework being deployed and we're able to discuss the same homework at every session. And make sure that everyone's on the same. Same page, so to speak. But so give find something that you're you feel confident launching.

Lexie Smith    
You're way better at visuals than me. So why don't you kick this off.

Emily Merrell    
Okay, so guys, close your eyes. Take a deep breath. Now imagine that you're living on an island sipping spicy margaritas in between coaching calls effortlessly signing 10k bucks.

Lexie Smith   
Well, doesn't that sound like every other Facebook and Instagram ad you've seen from coaches? The reality for most new coaches, you find yourself spending countless hours searching for your ideal clients doing all the free trainings and working tirelessly as you attempt to differentiate yourself in a saturated market

Emily Merrell   
way to be a buzzkill lacks, but yes, that's way more accurate. However, what if? What if what what is the magic formula to building a profitable and sustainable coaching business? Didn't have to be so complicated? What if attaining your version of a dream life didn't have to remain on your faraway someday list? What if someone took the time to sift through all the crap that's out there and finally created a program built specifically and only for well intentioned and qualified coaches and coaches to be just like you? Hey, we did that. That's what I'm getting at LAX.

Lexie Smith   
It's time for you guys to meet me Annise business baby ready sight coach?

Emily Merrell
It's a turnkey program built by coaches for coaches that focuses on teaching coaches how to build a profitable business that supports their lifestyle.

Lexie Smith  
Learn more at ReadySet coach program.com

Emily Merrell   
Now enrolling

Lexie Smith   
so Okay, guys, basically what we're saying here is come up with your MVP like an outline of your minimum minimal viable product. And with that, now you're gonna mark it and sell it. It's not going to be a build it out fully and then they will come moment don't make that mistake. We've seen so many coaches spend months I mean, maybe even a year building out a program building out a course And then they're like, Alright, I'm going to sell it, and then they don't sell it. So they've now wasted how much of their life and time creating something that could be wonderful, but the market just isn't resonating with. So build out your MVP, and then your next step is going to be, let's begin to market and sell it. Right? See if there's market interest. I remembered

Emily Merrell   
what I was gonna say. I was gonna say delivering how people deliver modules. I think a lot of the overwhelm, too, with creating a module. I'll just finish this. This idea is weird. How do I host it. And there's Lex and I looked high and low. And there's amazing platforms like Thinkific and teachable, which you can host on. And ultimately, we decided just to host it in Google Drive, and make it super simple. So before you overcomplicated on, overcomplicate systems and whatnot, one of my favorite things to think about is how can I keep it more simple? Or keep it simple? Stupid? Yeah, kiss. Okay.

Lexie Smith 
Okay, so you have your outline, you know, the transformation you're going to deliver? What's next? We fill this guy. Yeah, it's not the big question. Right?

Emily Merrell
Oh, and it's scary, right? Like, there's so much fear that comes up that you've had this baby that you want to showcase to the world? And what if no one's interested?

Lexie Smith  
Yeah, very real. I did an Instagram live yesterday. And it was all about mistakes. And my first mistake before ReadySet coach was creating a program and launching it to crickets for the PR bar, the very first one I did. And I can like, tell you so many reasons why that failed. But that's why you're listening to this podcast. So we're going to hopefully help you not do that. So for ReadySet coach Emily and I had both been through our own flops To be honest, upselling I think you had one too, at some point. Oh,

Emily Merrell   
yeah. Oh, I need to find this email for it too. But I launched must have been like 2018, probably 2018, where I wanted to plan a group program on how to plan an event, basically, like build your first event was the thing. And I just, I did no lead marketing, I threw it out there. And I closed the doors really quickly. And I had one person sign up. And this person essentially got free one on one coaching with me because my price was so low, and I had no idea what to price myself. I had no it I was so overwhelmed with. And I call it a flop, but I also call it a learning. And I think the biggest learning I had from that. And I'm curious if you had the same thing, Lex, but it was, don't be scared to knock on someone's door. And there's so much fear. And we hear this a lot from our clients too, who are really resistant to newsletters, or showing up on social media. But it's consistency. And truly like what helped me sell out. My masterminds helped us sell out Ready Set coach was being consistent in our marketing and showing up so much that I think people just developed this itch within them where they're like, Oh, my God, I'm curious, what is this that they're talking about? And it's annoying, because you're also gonna get unsubscribes or you're gonna get people that drop off. But knowing that your message is getting through to the right person is so important in marketing something. So be consistent with your marketing, in whatever platforms you decide to

Lexie Smith  
target. Yeah, literally, guys, Google, the marketing rule of seven people need to see something seven to 10 times before they buy. So I mean, there's stats to that you don't need to trust me, one of my biggest learnings, and depending on where you're whoever you're listening, you could be a current coach, or you could be just jumping in. You may or may not resonate to this, but I didn't, I had no foundational groundwork. I was trying to become a group coach, program like off the get go. I hadn't like I launched and I was like, oh my god, I'm gonna fill a group. But I hadn't, I didn't have a community to fill it with yet. Like I sure I had an Instagram page. And maybe I'd been posting for a couple months, but I hadn't put in the time and effort to cultivate the network that it takes to fill group and that is a reality. I do want to highlight that filling a group takes you need to have done some groundwork is different and it takes more work than one on one. So a lot of times the people in our group if they don't yet have a community built or established, we say start with one on one. Start with one on one and on the in the meantime, build your community build up that network played a long game and you can loot launch a group program a little bit later and you're gonna have a lot easier time doing that. So sometimes starting your first coaching adventure with just launching groups isn't always the wisest thing to do.

Emily Merrell  
And I feel like we've Yeah, God, we've seen this so many times, and we see people so disappointed. And even with one on one, too, they'll be disappointed. Or they're like, Oh, I'm scared to post on social media, because I don't want my ex employer to judge me and to see that I'm a coach. Now. They're like, well, how are you hoping to get your name out there, we have to be really creative here. So it's, yeah, I cannot agree more relax, just the importance of like nurturing that community, practicing with one on one, and then and then launching the group

Lexie Smith 
in the group. So Emily and I are gonna rattle off all the things that we did to fill our first Ready, Set coach group program, and we did fill it. So I'll kick us off, and then I'll toss it over to you. One of the things that we did, consistently, and I think we did it, I don't know, five to eight times, we hosted events, we hosted our own events, and workshops for free. And we partnered with other communities to host workshops in their events. And some of those events had a full room, some of those events had to people, and we didn't let either scenario deter us. So we hosted events, I'm going to stop toss it to you, what else is

Emily Merrell   
gonna say I was gonna say we also created a signature event. And that's really important to know about and to think about when filling your program, it's building an event that gives people a taste of what it's like to work with you. So for our signature event, I think the first one was how to build how to turn your passion into a profitable coaching business. So we did the same event over and over and over again, and we gave them our steps, like six of the 10 steps that we do in ReadySet, coach, and let them reflect, let them journal, let them imagine what their life would be having this coaching lifestyle, and then we were able to take that same presentation. And for future organizations, or if we were hitting up the same organizations, we were able to re tweak it into something new and fresh. So it wasn't like we were boring people with the same content over and over and over again. So we did events, we did a lot of Instagram lives. I think that was a great thing that Lex and I did we partnered, we interviewed each other. So our community got a chance to see who we were and really get to know us. We did newsletters on both our I have a pretty decent following on six degrees, LAX to one PR bar, and we were able to utilize our already existing networks. And I think the other thing that was really important that what we did lacks, and I'm probably missing things. So we reached out to people who wanted to work with us one on one, but weren't able to afford our one on one prices.

Lexie Smith 
Yeah, we did a lot of one on one outreach work. So we didn't just Yes, we promoted broadly on our platforms. But we also emailed people individually, message people on Instagram individually, and a tactic we took there was inviting them for a free coaching clarity call. So literally, we gave people free coaching, it's an opportunity to hop on, and brainstorm with us a solution to one of your problems. And actually, this was really beneficial for us too, because it got us to got us to understand if we wanted to work with this person, if we did it, and we just ended the coaching call. If we did, and we felt it was a fit, then, you know, we would segue that into an invitation to explore what our group program would be. But regardless, there was an authentic value exchange.

Emily Merrell  
Mm hmm. Yeah. And I think that was a really amazing feeling was being able to also give generously, even if the person wasn't the right fit, being able to offer them and hold space for them and even plant a seed. There was a woman we spoke with recently who is not at that stage yet to leave her corporate job or who is not yet at the stage of launching her coaching business. But we gave her so many good things to think about that. It's nice to know that maybe will be in her future somewhere down the line.

Lexie Smith
Yeah. And that's a huge one, you guys, if you really do want to make a career out of group programs, never discount or discredit someone who can't join now, we're in the middle, depending when you're listening to this, you know, we're recording this in the summer and we're filling our summer cohort right now. And one of the first people to join our summer cohort couldn't join our last two cohorts. But we didn't write her off. We're just like, you know, when the time is right, the time is right. And the time was right. So now she has signed up and we're super excited to work with her. Another thing I did want to point up which is kind of in line with that is the importance of follow up Don't, again back to that marketing rule of seven people need to see something seven to 10 times follow up can be critical. So here's an example of what that might look like. We hosted these events, people came to these events, we then yes, email them follow up after the event. But that wasn't the only follow up we did. Maybe we then gave it another week, and then we followed up with them individually. And then maybe we had a call, and then maybe, you know, we sent a sales recap after that call, and maybe we didn't hear for them, hear from them. And then a week later, we set up another follow up. And sometimes people need those follow ups. And you might feel uncomfortable, that might feel icky. But it's that kind of stuff that it takes to really fill a group program. Mm hmm.

Emily Merrell  
And I mean, we can dive into pricing, we'll dive into pricing and how to price yourself in a whole different episode. But I think having all of the information in front of you when you're on one of these calls is also really helpful. Because as a new coach, it's so easy to like, throw in a discount or discount your prices or, or not stick to things. So having everything written down. When someone when they ask you, you know, how much does it cost, you can say the numbers with confidence. And then what we usually do is we then email recap of all of the informations and next step, and give a deadline of when they need to join.

Lexie Smith  
Yeah. Because, you know, we do cap our group programs, and we do need to save spots for people who are ready to commit. But again, if they aren't ready to commit this round, then they can next. So those are just some some of the things that we did. I really want to reiterate something you said earlier, and, and I think this is the thing we see people do wrong, is it takes a lot of consistency. And I hate the word, hustle. So whatever another word for hustle is. Grit. Thank you. Yeah, grit and consistency. And it can be so easy to feel down or feel like you're failing when you know, even if you've been hitting the pavement for two weeks and no one's biting or you've gotten three noes in a row. No, that's part of this. And will that succeed are the people who push through.

Emily Merrell  
I was gonna say I think rejection is such a badge of honor. And I think getting a no means that you put yourself out there and you made yourself uncomfortable and it was stretchy for you. And it was helping you get closer to that desired outcome. But no is truly I guess in the future. I've had I feel like both of us we could tell a whole episode on knows that later became yeses. We even had people I remember the first cohort, we had someone who said no to joining and I think it was like four days beforehand. She decided to join and painful.

Lexie Smith  
Yeah, yeah, it happens and also knows can be blessings in disguise as Emily and I have also said no to people who said yes to us, which again, we're like coming up with all these episode ideas. As we're you're listening to it live. So stay tuned for that. I want to kind of segue us into your homework for today, we

Emily Merrell
really would be a great teacher. I love it.

Lexie Smith 
Thank you. Thank you. Okay, so here's what we want to do. So today, just another recap, we started with really outlining your first group program. So what we want you to do is take a piece of paper or open your note in your phone or a tab in computer, whatever you resonate with. And start by outlining your end transformation. So some examples might be I want to help people lose weight. What are some other transformations? Um,

Emily Merrell
I want to help someone with their pregnancy or like plan for their maternity leave.

Lexie Smith 
I want to help someone find their dream career.

Emily Merrell   
So I'm like, what are some other I was

Lexie Smith  
more more just kind of again? Yeah, so that's step one. Okay. Step two, once you have that, is outline, jot down bullet point style, all the things someone would need to learn to achieve that transformation. So if it was weight loss, right, what do they need to learn? In order to lose the weight? Maybe they need to learn how to meal prep, maybe they need to learn how to identify healthy foods. I have no idea. I'm not a health coach. They need to learn how to exercise, right? What are the things both pointed out? They need to learn?

Emily Merrell  
Yeah, here's the important thing. You need to recognize you need to spend the time and give yourself the time and the space to write down your authority to write down all of the things that you know, and all of the things that you can teach these individuals and I think by giving yourself a few hours just to bullet it out. It's going to be really powerful and it's going to be really really reinforcing that you you are the expert in this, this area that you want to share with others.

Lexie Smith 
And then you can go back through and refine it and then you can, you know, start doing sub bullet points. Okay? If they have to learn how to pick a healthy diet, then what are the things what goes into that? Right, those become the next step. So you can start to get nitty nitty gritty here. But if you're putting together your first group program, that's your homework, we want you to put down, what's that transformation? And then bullet point, what do people need to learn in order to achieve that transformation? And feel free again, slide into our DMS, if you want a little feedback on that, we'd love to actually even like, take a picture, send it to us that

Emily Merrell  
totally make our day. Yeah, and I and that same vein, send us what you want to hear from us what you want to learn, what are the things that are pulling at you that you're like, oh, I need to learn how Google's not helping me out. How can we help? So shoot us a note and we can create an episode on it?

Lexie Smith  
Yeah, we keep things casual here on the fly. And it's really nice for you guys. So please, please do slide into our DMS at ReadySet. Coach program. Until next time,

Emily Merrell  
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