It will be awesome! Of course, I don't know you, but I know my groups and I know the feedback that i universally get from my clients: they love this group work. My groups are effective because I consider every detail and design them for actual humans: like you. 

I attract people who want to engage, explore, and grow.  And then I create a great balance of pushing people to take risks while providing a safe and practical place to explore. Clarity provides security and I love clarity. Reasonable risk provides growth and I love reasonable risk and growth. You can expect these things in our community: I will hold the process carefully. I will hold you in that process carefully.  

I'll invite you to be on camera, active in the chat room, and to participate in the activities. Each week, I'll give a volunteer an opportunity for some on-the-spot live coaching in front of the group so we can all benefit. So I'm looking for people who want to do the work in community.

Still, I always invite you to participate, I never assume and I never expect. It's my job to make a space where you want to engage. I will push you to consider issues deeply and to act, but I never push anyone into the limelight--such as volunteering to be coached in front of the group. Your experience will be what you make it--as involved and engaged as you choose to be.   

We meet online. I lead the group in a grounding exercise, I preview the concept for that week, we do an exercise, and then I coach a volunteer from the group who has an issue related to the concept we're discussing. If you want to show up and just watch and listen, you are welcome to do that. You have a place here.  

We'll meet Fridays from 11:30 am until 1 pm Central time over Google Meet. To be sent the link to the week's gathering, you must do these three things:

1. Purchase a ticket or use one from your previously-purchased block of tickets.

2. Register here for this week's gathering so I--Anne--can send you the link.

3. Read and agree to our community guidelines on the next dropdown menu. 

I'm glad you asked. These are important things to know. We're building community and I need you to agree to some basic rules if you want to join us. Please read carefully, as we will hold each other to these standards.

1. All people who are willing to build community according to these guidelines are welcome here. We work to consciously include and explicitly invite people from all economic backgrounds, races and cultures, genders, and people from gay, lesbian, bi, trans, queer, and poly relationships.
2. We strive toward open-hearted curiosity and away from judgement about other people's lives and relationships.
3. We aim to recognize that when people are hurting, our job is to give that pain space. We don't try to shield people from their pain. We don't try to fix their pain. We don't assume that they are their pain.
4. We don't hold people in place--whether in a "good" place or a "stuck" place. We remember that we're all in process all the time and that we're complex and ever-changing. 
5. We remember that we're all soft-bellied creatures of the planet and we make space for that vulnerable reality. 
6. We don't give advice unless explicitly asked for it. Instead, we learn to reflect skillfully and ask good questions.
7. If we ask for advice, we acknowledge the advice and commit to considering good ideas.
8. We are kind in spirit, tone, and word. We lead with love, care, and respect.
9. That doesn't mean we don't swear. Please don't be offended by swearing if you're going to join this community. There almost certainly will be swearing.
10. Respect privacy. What you hear here stays here: don't tell stories that aren't yours to tell. Please don't record the session, even just for personal use. 
11. I—Anne—have final discretion and decision-making power about who stays in this community. This is not a democracy. No one is entitled stay if they choose destructive behavior. I will not tolerate personal attacks, name-calling, or similar nonsense. If you're struggling to express yourself within these guidelines, I'll step in and help you express yourself better.  You agree to be coached in that moment, should it arise. 
12. This isn't a space for selling your stuff or services. Don't do it.
13. Slow down, be clear and thoughtful, and you’ll be a great contributor and help build a great community.

You are a full grown adult and you get to do what you want--isn't that awesome? You can engage at whatever level feels best for you.

There is one strong request I have: that you be on camera. Note, I still said it is a request. But it is so much better to be on a call when we can see one another. There's a lot of research about more engagement and focus when our cameras are on.

But yes, you can just watch, listen, and see how it goes. You will learn so much by showing up. Check it out. You are never required to participate more actively just because you are at the gathering. Do it your way. As long as your way isn't being a jerk--I do have rules about that. Did you read our community guidelines? Other than those--do it your way. 

The cost--at the very most $22 a session and even cheaper if you buy your tickets in bulk--is an outrageously good deal. I want it to be so easy for you to say yes and to try out the Inspired-Relationships-Challenge Community. I think you'll love it--especially if you're here, reading the fine print: I think you found a place for yourself. 

This group fulfills my commitment to build community in a bigger way than I am able to in my intimate, high-end small-group work. In the Inspired-Relationships-Challenge community, the engagement and commitment is more relaxed. Only one or two people will get one-on-one coaching with me each week and otherwise, it will be interactive through the chat or in smaller break-out group exercises. 

I know from creating and facilitating hundreds of groups over many years that together, we can create a great community space for learning, camaraderie, inspiration, and connection. Also, even though I'm a skillful and experienced facilitator, I've never created a group quite this way before--we'll see how it goes. Want to help me build it? See you on Friday.