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Hey there.

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This is Andre.

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You're about to dive into the course.

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But here's the truth.

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Most people won't finish this course.

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Why?

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It's because doing a course from the comfort of your home is going to take something away.

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That is one of the most critical parts of doing anything challenging and worthwhile.

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Accountability.

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It's a lot harder to stop going to elementary school than to stop watching an online course.

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Right.

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But here's the thing.

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There is a way to guarantee right now that you will finish the course and you will get through the XHTML

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courses no matter how hard they get.

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And trust me, it's going to get hard because we want to teach you really valuable skills.

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And they are valuable because they're hard to acquire.

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And this is why you're here.

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If you don't finish the course, it's a waste of your money.

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But if you finish the course, we truly believe it will get you the skills that you want.

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So this is why you're going to do that.

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Might put you outside your comfort zone.

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But it will be extremely effective in increasing your chances of success.

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Ready for it?

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You're going to come join our online classroom.

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In the next lecture, I'll provide a private link only for XDR-TB students.

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In there, there are three things I will ask you to do.

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One is to introduce yourself to the community.

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You can share as little or as much as you want about yourself.

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I'm going to finish x course by this date and put that date in your calendar to.

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Number two, go to Accountability Buddies channel.

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Well, that's a that's a mouthful.

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And find someone who is starting a team course right now at the same time.

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It doesn't have to be the same course.

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And you can have multiple partners.

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You're going to make sure that you each finish the course and the goals you set out to do.

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Finally, number three, hang out in the general chat and talk about anything that you want.

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You will also have, of course, specific channels that you can chatting.

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You want to be surrounded by other learners like you to stay motivated and being part of a class.

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Now in here we're also going to have virtual hangout sessions with myself, others, ETM instructors

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and students.

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I recommend having the discourse server open as you go through the course and as you are learning.

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Now, I'm not saying this to sell you something.

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This is simply a fact of learning when you learn in a group.

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When you surround yourself with other learners, when you have accountability, you are more likely

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to succeed.

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It's a fact.

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Finally throughout the course, as you encounter problems or challenges, don't give up.

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Come back to our Discord server and ask questions and get help.

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But most importantly, as you start to learn and grow your skills, come here and help out other students.

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Teaching and helping others is one of the best ways to retain the information you just learned.

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If you create this routine around your learning, opening up discord, start watching the lessons.

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Surround yourself with others that have similar goals to you.

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You will have the accountability and the support system to finish the course, I promise you.

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Oh, and another fun bit.

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When you finish the course, you post your certificate in the alumni channel to become an alumni.

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And then, who knows?

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The people that really are stars of the community become star mentors.

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Ooh, you.

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Now, this all may sound silly.

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You may say that you don't need anybody.

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But trust me, we've been doing this for many years, and there is this consistent trend of those that

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finish the course, get hired, and find success in their careers.

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You have to do the things that are uncomfortable sometimes to succeed.

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So that's it.

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See you in the next lecture and see you in our community.