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‫Hey there.

‫This is Andre.

‫You're about to dive into the course.

‫But here's the truth.

‫Most people won't finish this course.

‫Why?

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

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

‫Accountability.

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

‫Right.

‫But here's the thing.

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

‫courses no matter how hard they get.

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

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

‫And this is why you're here.

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

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

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

‫Might put you outside your comfort zone, but it will be extremely effective in increasing your chances

‫of success.

‫Ready for it?

‫You're going to come join our online classroom.

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

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

‫One is to introduce yourself to the community.

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

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

‫Number two, go to Accountability Buddies channel.

‫Oh, that's a that's a mouthful.

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

‫It doesn't have to be the same course.

‫And you can have multiple partners.

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

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

‫You will also have course specific channels that you can chat in.

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

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

‫and students.

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

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

‫This is simply a fact of learning.

‫When you learn in a group, when you surround yourself with other learners, when you have accountability,

‫you are more likely to succeed.

‫It's a fact.

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

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

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

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

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

‫Surround yourself with others that have similar goals to you.

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

‫Oh, and another fun bit.

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

‫And then, who knows?

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

‫Ooh.

‫Now, this all may sound silly.

‫You may say that you don't need anybody.

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

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

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

‫So that's it.

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