Sometimes, the plans you have don’t happen.
Last month, I opened our keto membership group with Shelley hoping for around 100 to 150 people. A good number to get excitement which drives motivation… But not so much that it becomes too big.
We got less than 40. And I admit. I was disappointed.
And it was a lot of work. It was quite intensive, setting up the group, challenges, emails, sales page, dealing with the typical easy tech issues and there wasn’t as much conversation as was needed to make it thrive either.
So, this month, we changed tact on, to be honest… a whim.
Last night we closed off registrations… And we had 156 people who’ve joined us.
But, this month, this many people, a whole new realm of tech issues! The website went down. The Messenger didn’t work perfectly. The emails didn’t all go through… I know how to run groups awesomely, but launching something like this is a weee bit more challenging. Oh! And I woke to a continuous cough coming from Isabelle. I think she knows it is launch day and gets sick everytime!!
Had I gotten 150 registrations in the first month, I’d have been well and truly overwhelmed. I would not have felt like I could do it. And then we had to be out in NZ for two weeks of that time! God laughed at my plans, and did it in a way that was better for me, for Shelley, for our group members. And I’m so happy about that.
We did it. We made it to the close of registrations and we have an incredible group of people who are ready to change their lives.
I feel humbled, proud, privileged, excited and peaceful all in one as we embark on this 12 week challengeĀ š