 Hey, so my name is Jeff Taxi. I live in New York City and I work in finance at American Express. Oh, man. I took the artichoke program. I'm not even sure where to begin. You know, probably like many others, I broke up with my girlfriend after a very long relationship and a friend of mine suggested listening to the podcast, which I did for a very long time. And then, you know, I realized I was starting to kind of plateau in my own development that I took on myself. I wanted to just be better at meeting women, attracting women, and developing those relationships. But then also, I knew I had a lot of work to do with my existing friendships, whether they were new or old, things that I could, you know, further develop with relationships with my family. So I chose the artichoke program in the first place. You know, when I started getting, when I was finally single and starting to learn what was out there, again, probably like many guys, I'd read the game a while ago, or even when I had been in a relationship and was like, wow, like this, this exists, this happens. But at the same time, I knew that that wasn't really me. You know, I wasn't going to be the guy that showed up at a bar wearing like a top hat, like in doing magic tricks. You know, that was just not, it was completely ingenuine from who I am. You know, I tried to just kind of keep an open mind. I was skeptical about who I was going to be in, you know, this tight knit program with, because I know, you know, you get a lot out of a program depending on how much the other people are putting into it. And I think that was one of the concerns that were alleviated almost immediately. And I should probably should have known better because I should know that the people that are listening to the podcast who are interested in this kind of thing are, you know, are the type of people that I am and the people that I want to, you know, continue relationships with. And so it took, you know, a couple hours just to, you know, kind of get over those nerves. But ultimately, I mean, it was, it was such a great experience for me. The program destroyed my skepticism because, you know, just the, the instructors just did such a good job of opening themselves up to everyone else. The, and as I said, you know, I needed kind of a team environment with like the other participants in the program, and the instructors really were able to break the ice really quickly. They are themselves so personable, sharing experiences and their stories, you know, and they kind of shared, they're a lot like us and a lot like me. You know, it's not like it's, you know, it's not like these guys came from a background of being, you know, super social or, you know, great with women. And they, again, I kind of saw myself in them, and I kind of see where they are now. And it was a trajectory that I saw that I could, I could get to as well. My favorite story, just a really great experience for me was, we had an event to get signatures in like a booklet in Union, not sure, Union Square, one of the major squares in New York City. And we, you know, we kind of got some tips about, you know, best way to do it. But ultimately, they just kind of pushed us out there, and we had an hour or two or three. And it just, you know, forced us to get out of our comfort zone. And it's funny, at one point, I remember one of the instructors said, you're doing a really good job. Try something different, like go and push it a little bit further. You clearly can do it in a way that you know how to do it and you do it really well. But just kind of like, do something even, you know, crazy or different or like, you know, see how far you can push it. You know, so that event, like got a couple phone numbers, just, you know, it was kind of always about pushing yourself to the next level. So the bootcamp most definitely helped me land the girl that I'm with right now, continue dating the girl that I'm with right now. And I see myself in a different light in my relationship with her than I did with my previous relationships. And I, I can't even like put words to it sometimes, just that I know I would not be with her right now if it wasn't for the bootcamp. I absolutely would recommend the program to other people. I think one of the, maybe coincidentally, for me, I did put a lot of work beforehand. And I think the program with AOC, they teach you how to run. So make sure you know how to walk first, push yourself a little bit on your own, see what is working for you, what's not working for you. And I mean that in all regards, whether it's with women, whether it's with a girlfriend or a wife that you have, whether it's in business, you know, know what you want to get out of it and see if you can push yourself on your own a little bit and know that even if it's going well, know that the program can take you that much further and they will teach you how to run, sprint, and you're going to be a marathon runner in no time.