What you learn here follows you everywhere.
Ready to build skills that last a lifetime?
The Journey Begins Here
What if high school graduation wasn’t the end of learning, but the start of truly understanding yourself?
Why It Prepares You for What’s Next
- College & Career Ready: Study habits, time blocking, and self-advocacy built through weekly practice
- Life Ready: Emotional regulation, decision frameworks, and financial basics you’ll use daily
- People Ready: Communication, collaboration, and integrity—developed in group coaching with real feedback
- Future Ready: A repeatable method to set goals, adapt, and keep growing long after the year ends
Degree in Me™ is a 12-month virtual group coaching experience designed to bridge the gap between education and self-discovery.
Taught by Program Director & Life Strategist Michelle Marie King, founder of Positive Presence Global, each 12-person cohort blends structured teaching, reflection-based workbooks, and group conversations that help students uncover who they are beyond grades, goals, or expectations.
It’s built for the lost and the lonely, the ambitious and the uncertain, the dreamers who want to find direction and the achievers who need room to breathe.
It’s not another course…it’s a year to find yourself, your purpose, and your place in the world.
What You’ll Experience
Each month, you’ll explore a new topic that deepens your understanding of who you are and how you move through the world.
From Identity and Confidence to Resilience and Integrity, every lesson is part of a curated 12-month journey toward clarity and confidence.
You’ll learn through:
- Bi-monthly emails and guided, fillable PDF workbooks
- Two live virtual group coaching sessions each month (led by Michelle)
- Constant connection and guided conversations with your 12-person cohort
- Self-reflection, journaling, and real-world application exercises
The Curriculum:
Built for Life After School
What you learn here follows you everywhere.
Degree in Me™ is a 12-month, theme-based curriculum powered by the Positive Presence Aspire Framework and delivered through virtual group coaching in an intimate 12-student group coaching experience.
Each month pairs a guided, fillable workbook with two live sessions that move students from learning → reflecting → applying in real life.
Program Structure
two group coaching sessions per month
What You’ll Master (Core Competencies)
- Clarify identity, values, and strengths
- Translate passions into purposeful goals
- Build a personal vision that actually fits your life
Emotional Intelligence & Wellbeing
- Name and regulate emotions under stress
- Replace negative self-talk with confident inner language
- Practice resilience, mindfulness, and healthy coping skills
- Time management, self-discipline, and habit design
- Decision-making and problem-solving frameworks
- Financial basics: earn, save, spend, give—with intention
Relationships & Communication
- Boundaries, empathy, and conflict navigation
- Healthy digital presence and real-world connection Collaborative skills built in small-group settings
Character, Integrity & Influence
- Align choices with values (on- and off-line)
- Serve others, contribute, and lead by example
- Design a personal “code” you’re proud to live by
Interactive Workbooks
Group Connection
Virtual Format
Certificate
Tangible Takeaways
A Personal Operating System
- A clear values statement, strength map, and 12-month reflection archive
- A simple life dashboard for habits, time, and priorities
- A money map and first savings plan
A Relationship Toolkit
- Boundary scripts, conflict tools, and digital-wellness guidelines
- A peer network from your 12-person cohort
- A short “North Star” statement + 90-day action plan
- Options list (school, work, service, creative paths) that align with values
A Recognized Milestone
- The Degree in Me™ Certificate of Completion—proof of consistent effort, EQ growth, and applied learning
Every month builds on the one before, helping you see progress, not pressure.
Your Next Step
Two ways to begin your journey:
Both paths lead to the same transformational journey — the one toward your best self.
Who It’s For
- Students who are unsure what comes next but want to keep growing
- Those taking a gap year or gap semester and seeking meaningful direction
- Teens who feel stuck, scattered, or burned out and need space to reset
- Young adults who want to understand themselves before choosing their path
- Parents who believe in education beyond academics, in helping their teen build confidence, resilience, and self-worth before they’re on their own in this big world
Why It Works
- Safety in structure: Teens know what to expect each month, creating comfort and consistency.
- Support without pressure: Parents stay informed but not involved in every detail, ensuring healthy independence.
- Connection that counts: Cohorts build belonging and accountability while creating a safe, inclusive environment for shared growth.
- Curriculum that translates: Each module teaches emotional intelligence, executive functioning, positive psychology and self-awareness that will leave a lasting impact for years to come.
We don’t tell teens who to be, we help them remember who they already are.
How It Works
The Journey Through Degree in Me™
A clear, four-step path from enrollment to graduation.
Enroll & Lock Your Spot
Secure your seat for $100, applied to your first month.
Join Your Virtual Cohort
Small 12-person online groups that start monthly for flexibility and community.
Learn, Reflect & Grow
Follow each themed workbook, participate in group coaching, and connect through guided conversations.
Graduate With Clarity
Earn your Degree in Me™ and step forward with direction, confidence, and an unwavering sense of self-love.
Our Unique Difference
Unlike traditional coaching or self-help programs, Degree in Me™ offers:
- Teen-first, family-supported growth tracks
- Curriculum + group coaching for balanced learning
- Cohort-based connection for shared accountability
- Monthly urgency to create excitement and momentum
- A clear path forward: completion opens doors to retreats, advanced mentorship, and certification pathways
That locks your spot in the next cohort and covers your student’s first month in Degree in Me.
Enrollment & Pricing
- Then $170 per month
- 6-month minimum, then month-to-month
- No hidden fees
- Pay $900 every 6 months
- Works out to $150 per month
- 24 Aspire workbooks
- Two live group coaching sessions per month
- Access to your online cohort community
- Unlimited emails to Program Director – Michelle Marie King
- Progress trackers and reflection tools
- Certificate of completion
You can switch to a prepay bundle at any time to save.
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Michelle Marie King
Positive Presence Global
The nation’s largest and oldest life coaching company for teens and young adults
The Aspire Curriculum
A proven personal development curriculum embedded with Positive Psychology, Emotional Intelligence, Executive Functioning and Meta-Learning Skillsets
Facilitated by Michelle Marie King (MMK)
Founder, Author, and Life Strategist
Made of Magic – The Story Behind Positive Presence
“Made of Magic” is founder Michelle Marie King’s memoir about the journey that inspired Positive Presence Global. The same tools that helped her move through self-doubt, healing, and growth became the foundation of the mentor-coaching model teens experience in Degree in Me.
Positive Presence SOL Retreats
Our annual in-person immersive capstone experience
Two Ways to Begin
Parent Perspective
Parents love Degree in Me™ because it gives their teens the space to grow while keeping them gently connected.
Each module includes optional Parent Talking Points, short, meaningful conversation guides that strengthen understanding without overstepping independence.
When teens grow, families heal…one honest conversation at a time.
