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If you want to learn the right skills for a successful social life, love life, and career, then look no further than The Courage Community and me, Coach Mike.
"Who the heck is that guy?" I hear you ask.
I'm an ordinary person who spent the time to become extraordinary at a few specific skills. Not just for fun, but because it was too painful to go on without them. What sets me apart is my ability to explain what I've learned in a way that gets other people to replicate my results.
As of 2023, I've been teaching for 12 years, and I'm an expert at getting people to take meaningful action on their goals, and connect with people more easily and effectively.
My focus is on direct, authentic communication, and taking courageous action that avoids wasting (everyone's) time.
I help my students go from being afraid, intimidated, and frustrated to brave, self-assured, and satisfied by showing them how to overcome the mental and emotional roadblocks that are holding them back.
Coach Mike's Background
What qualifies The Courage Community, and specifically, me, to be your coach? A few things:
First and foremost, “do you have a consistent track record of student satisfaction and success” is always the most important question to ask any coaching organization, and our answer is a resounding “yes!” We’re happy to show you testimonials from a student like yourself, or put you in touch with a community member who has dealt with something you want to work on.
But aside from cold, hard results, here is a quick(ish) version of my backstory. Yet, even in a “brief” description of myself, I tend to be long-winded. Therefore my lovely wife, Coach Lilly, will share her summary to save you some time:
"He was a nerd who was too anxious to socialize outside of his friends from high school band. He married the wrong person right after college (not me) and became miserable. At the end of his 20s, he took the Social Freedom bootcamp, loved the results, and made it his life’s mission to teach it.”
So there you go!
Now here’s my version
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I was born in upstate New Jersey and grew up in lower-upstate New York. I was an honors student and band geek in high school, and my fellow nerds were my friends. I went to college in Massachusetts (Bachelor’s in Philosophy), where I met my first wife.
I went into a low-level depression following the dissolution of my social circle post-graduation. Despite my “smarts”, my career and social life stagnated for the majority of my 20s. I lacked motivation, ambition, and an understanding of the social dynamics and skills that lead to finding better opportunities (like authenticity and direct communication).
I had also married the wrong person (for me) because I didn’t fully grasp the necessity of a Socially Free lifestyle. My painful relationship was distracting me entirely from developing the other aspects of my life.
That was my “before” state. Then a number of things happened that encouraged me to put in focused, conscious efforts to improve myself. I wanted to work on my life in specific ways, beginning with figuring out what I was doing wrong in my relationships, and followed by changing and improving my career.
First, I started training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which improved my self-esteem, self-confidence, and overall feelings of acceptance. The community aspect of training gave me the strength I needed to take the next step, which was to get divorced. This showed me the power of having proper support.
Now that I knew I wouldn’t be all alone, I felt more capable of doing the most terrifying thing I had ever done up to that point. Once the divorce process was started, the changes in my personal life began to come rapidly!
It was shortly after that when I met the coach who taught me about the Social Freedom mentality. He also introduced me to the concept of direct communication for dating, and watered the seeds of entrepreneurship through his example of fearlessness in the face of financial uncertainty (something that took me many years to develop in myself).
My “after state” is an amazing life in every aspect that I can influence!
- I improved my health by gaining the courage to try fasting (I used to think it was crazy!).
- The lessons I learned about relationships and communication, along with how to find compatible partners, helped forge a marriage that is more loving, supportive, and enriching than I thought was even possible.
- Along the way, my dating life was extremely fun and encouraging (rather than painful and frustrating).
- My friendships are strong, authentic, and with people from all walks of life, all over the world.
- I achieved my personal definition of corporate success by earning a higher salary than I thought I was capable of, in a field I never dreamed of being successful in.
- I then found the courage to throw that all away to follow my entrepreneurial dreams!
- My family relationships improved, and spiritually I feel more connected to humanity and the universe than ever before.
- Of course, there have been ups and downs, but I’ve been consistently high on life since taking the boot camp (that inspired what I now teach) over a decade ago.
I’m great at explaining what I did to accomplish this in ways that you can follow. So, if you want the same things I wanted:
an amazing dating/sex/love life, with stable, fulfilling relationships — great friendships and close family connections — a satisfying job with career opportunities — and a restored sense of optimism and faith in humanity
then my proven ability to teach others how to replicate my results is what qualifies me to be your coach.
F A Q
WHY DO YOU COACH?
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What I love most about my job is seeing my customers transform into braver, more authentic people. Most of my
customers are holding themselves back in at least one major area of their lives, and feeling terrible for it.
Getting people past these internal hurdles so they can feel happier with themselves and more socially capable
makes me feel good.
I didn't know that I wanted to start my own business until after I was a customer of the course I now teach. Because the course had such an immediate and life-changing impact on me, I wanted to share it with the world! After I achieved Social Freedom for myself, a lot of my fears around entrepreneurship started to fade, and my interest in business began to grow. Getting past the roadblocks in my social life had a huge positive impact on my professional goals. It gave me the ambition to do my own thing in spite of the risks. Social Freedom is also professional freedom!
I didn't know that I wanted to start my own business until after I was a customer of the course I now teach. Because the course had such an immediate and life-changing impact on me, I wanted to share it with the world! After I achieved Social Freedom for myself, a lot of my fears around entrepreneurship started to fade, and my interest in business began to grow. Getting past the roadblocks in my social life had a huge positive impact on my professional goals. It gave me the ambition to do my own thing in spite of the risks. Social Freedom is also professional freedom!
WHAT DO YOU SPECIALIZE IN?
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We are The Social Freedom Experts! We can get you past the fear of judgement, rejection, failure, and
embarrassment with our online courses, or just one weekend of live training. This reduces stress and social
anxiety, brings more authenticity to your life, and encourages taking action on your important life goals. We help
you stop holding yourself back!
We provide specific coaching in the following areas: Social Freedom, conversation & connection, advice on building friendships & communities, long & short term dating, intimate relationships & relationship transitions like new beginnings, engagements, breakups & divorces; job hunting & career development from resume writing, to interview prep, to sourcing opportunities & business networking strategies; overall quality of life topics like sexual health, satisfaction & performance; weight & fitness goals; self-defense & martial arts training; public speaking, creative expression, and entrepreneurship.
We provide specific coaching in the following areas: Social Freedom, conversation & connection, advice on building friendships & communities, long & short term dating, intimate relationships & relationship transitions like new beginnings, engagements, breakups & divorces; job hunting & career development from resume writing, to interview prep, to sourcing opportunities & business networking strategies; overall quality of life topics like sexual health, satisfaction & performance; weight & fitness goals; self-defense & martial arts training; public speaking, creative expression, and entrepreneurship.
WHY SHOULD I WORK WITH YOU?
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Clients choose me because I care deeply about my customer's success, and I give them the attention they need to
achieve it. I enjoy providing a lot of personal attention and customized advice. I do not take a one-size-fits all
approach, and instead work to establish training protocols that customers will actually adhere to consistently.
This is one of the factors that helps customers see results in the short-term, so they can be encouraged to keep working on their longer-term goals. Additionally, we have a community built on determination, authenticity, and curiosity, full of people who are happy to help out their fellow members.
This is one of the factors that helps customers see results in the short-term, so they can be encouraged to keep working on their longer-term goals. Additionally, we have a community built on determination, authenticity, and curiosity, full of people who are happy to help out their fellow members.
WHERE SHOULD I START?
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Where you start depends on how fast you want to see results. Our most impactful and effective program is delivered
in-person over a single weekend.
We have an online version of the same course, as well as affordable community membership tiers that provide access to coaching support via online forum, group coaching calls, or personal messaging.
We also do private calls and call packages.
We have an online version of the same course, as well as affordable community membership tiers that provide access to coaching support via online forum, group coaching calls, or personal messaging.
We also do private calls and call packages.
WHAT MAKES YOU DIFFERENT?
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Most coaching services are primarily concerned with teaching technical behaviors. At The Courage Community, we
address the underlying emotional/mental resistance that prevents you from using your social skills
effectively.
In other words, we get you out of your own way FIRST (Social Freedom), and then we optimize your behaviors (direct communication) after you are actually capable of implementing the advice.
This is why our customers tend to see fast results that last!
In other words, we get you out of your own way FIRST (Social Freedom), and then we optimize your behaviors (direct communication) after you are actually capable of implementing the advice.
This is why our customers tend to see fast results that last!
WHAT IS YOUR MISSION & VISION?
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OUR MISSION & VISION
Our mission is how we help our students on an individual level, so please make sure it aligns with your own goals!
Our vision is how we would like to help our community and the world at large. Once you’ve achieved your immediate goals, we’d love your help working towards the community vision!
The Courage Community Mission Statement
The Courage Community offers a rapid and permanent increase in Social Freedom, conversation, and connection capabilities for people who have situational anxiety (such as worrying too much about what other people think).
The Courage Community Vision Statement
We hope to grow The Courage Community to thousands of active members who are all working together to make the world a better place by embodying the core values of The Courage Community:
Everyone from coaches, to students, to employees should strive to encourage lifelong personal development (value of consistency), and facing fears (value of courage), even when it's hard (determination), so we can live our truest lives (authenticity), while seeking new knowledge and experiences (curiosity).
Coach Mike’s Personal Mission Statement
I endeavor to help others by giving people knowledge, experiences, and support that save them time, money, effort, or heartache; and lead to improved feelings of capability, self-confidence, social confidence, personal freedom, and deeper connections with the people and situations they care about.
In short, I teach people how to find the courage they need to build the lives they truly want to live.
Our mission is how we help our students on an individual level, so please make sure it aligns with your own goals!
Our vision is how we would like to help our community and the world at large. Once you’ve achieved your immediate goals, we’d love your help working towards the community vision!
The Courage Community Mission Statement
The Courage Community offers a rapid and permanent increase in Social Freedom, conversation, and connection capabilities for people who have situational anxiety (such as worrying too much about what other people think).
The Courage Community Vision Statement
We hope to grow The Courage Community to thousands of active members who are all working together to make the world a better place by embodying the core values of The Courage Community:
Everyone from coaches, to students, to employees should strive to encourage lifelong personal development (value of consistency), and facing fears (value of courage), even when it's hard (determination), so we can live our truest lives (authenticity), while seeking new knowledge and experiences (curiosity).
Coach Mike’s Personal Mission Statement
I endeavor to help others by giving people knowledge, experiences, and support that save them time, money, effort, or heartache; and lead to improved feelings of capability, self-confidence, social confidence, personal freedom, and deeper connections with the people and situations they care about.
In short, I teach people how to find the courage they need to build the lives they truly want to live.
