Before you sign up, you may want to know a bit more about the scheme.  Below, we’ve listed some answers to key questions.  If you have any other questions before you make a booking, please get in touch with us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

How does JT work?
JT is a scheme that is undertaken by small local groups of up to 8 people each, and each group has a self-appointed group founder.  It begins with an informal self-taught 8 week course where the participants (both as a group and together) review certain aspects of their lives.  During the course, they help each other to each develop their own action plans to make positive changes to their lives.

After the taught course ends, the group continues to meet regularly (once a month), participants continue to review and update their action plans, and continue to help and support each other in making changes to their lives.  Throughout this process, participants and groups regularly review the progress they are making and the tangible results they are achieving.

What does being a founder involve?
It’s easy!  The first participant in each group is called the founder, and they register themselves and the new group with JT.  We will send the founder a briefing pack which contains all the group needs to do the course, plus a registration number for your group.  The founder’s main role is to keep details of the group updated on the JT site and to make sure that the first group session happens.  They would also help to recruit participants for their group by telling their friends or advertising it locally.

And that’s about it!  Although the founder might well host and chair the first session, the idea is that the roles (such as hosting and chairing sessions) will be circulated within the group during the course, so the founder does not have to do all this themselves.  Also, there is nothing nerve-wracking involved in chairing a session – all instructions are given in videos, so there are no ‘facilitation skills’ needed – just an ability to tell people when the time is up on a particular task!

How can I earn £30 for each new person I recruit?
We will pay the founder member of each group £30 for each member of the group they have recruited who completes the 8 week taught course.  This offer is only available to the founder member of a group – i.e. the person who ordered the briefing pack.  Each member of the group must register with, and pay, Life² for a place on the course.  We will provide the payment once we have received the briefing pack back from the founder, as well as completed end of course reviews and action plans from each member of the group.

Can I set up more than one group?
Yes!  In fact, we encourage you to do so!  If you’ve enjoyed the experience of setting up a JT group, taking part and earning a little extra income, why not set up some more?  You don’t have to do the course yourself again each time – just recruit up to 8 people to do each group and attend the first and last sessions of the 8 week taught course.  You'd be charing and hosting the first session as you normally would as founder, just to get the group comfortable and organised.

If you’re setting up a new group as a 'non-participating founder', just order the version of the briefing pack without the course place.  We charge a deposit of £25 for the pack, which you will get back when you return it to us at the end of the course.  When we send you your briefing pack, we will set up a new registration number for that group.  You can then start recruiting for this new group and getting people to register and book at www.lifesquared.org.uk.

Where will the course take place?
That is up to the group!  The founder member will find a venue for the first session, but after this the group will need to find venues for the remainder of the course.  We encourage you to meet at relaxed, informal locations where you can watch the short videos on the DVD together and discuss things together in comfort and peace.  The ideal venues for JT sessions are therefore participants’ homes, but if this is not possible you can be creative and find other venues.

How much time will I need to commit?
1. Meetings - during the taught phase of the course, groups will meet for two hours once a week.  Groups will agree on which days and times to meet. 
2. Homework – in general you will need to do around 2 hours of homework each week.  This may increase a little in certain weeks, but it will be pleasurable activity!

How long does it last for?
The taught part of the course lasts for 8 weeks.  After this, your participation in your JT group lasts for as long as you find it useful, but we’d suggest trying to implement your action plans and be involved with your group for a minimum of 6 months, just so you’ve had a real chance to make some changes in your life.

Commitment to your group is really important at JT, as it bonds people together and enables you all to get the most out of it.  So, if you sign up for JT, we ask for your full commitment to the course, the homework and to fitting in time for the meetings, at least for the duration of the taught course.

Will I need any equipment to do JT?
You will need access to the internet to fill in your action plans, monitor your progress, receive communications from JT and communicate with your fellow participants.  You will also need access to a printer to print your plans each week.

Will Life² provide any support?
Just think... is a self-taught course, and this means your group will be responsible for getting through the course itself, including sorting out internal issues and deciding on how to interpret particular tasks and questions during each session.  We are there to help you though, and we offer each group founder the opportunity of a personal telephone call with Life² when they’ve received their briefing pack, to check that everything is OK and deal with any queries they may have.  Also, if you have any problems during the course like the DVD not working, let us know and we will send you a new one asap so that your group doesn’t miss any of the course.

Are you a religious organisation?
Definitely not!  Our aim is to give people the opportunities, information, tools and support to think about their lives and the world around them.  There is no religious agenda at all.

Are you linked to other organisations?
JT is a course run by Life² - an organisation helping people to live well in the complexity and pressure of the modern world.  See www.lifesquared.org.uk for details of our other courses, talks, guides, booklets and advice.

Back to JT home page