‫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.