Have you ever thought to yourself, "I'd love to take the best of my career and turn it into a business?" but got stuck because you didn't know how?
After a 20-year career as a leader at Wyndham, Lori Smith decided that she had done all she could for the company she loved.
She had created a...
Let's be real - you don't want to grow your OWN consulting or coaching business for the money.
If you were in it for the money, you'd stay in corporate...
Your goal is to have a career and business that supports your total life priorities and allows you to use your gifts and passions to...
Too many consultants tank their success because they do not clearly understand the difference between consulting vs. leading.
Consulting is a defined role that is distinct from leadership. A consultant is one who helps a leader by framing the problems that the leader is accountable for solving....
If you are interested in leaving your current job for the potential of running your own consulting or coaching practice, there is only one thing you need. You may think you need a lot of money in the bank and a "rolodex" of potential clients and referrals.
While those things are important, they...
This just in: doing what everyone expects of you is OUT, doing what what makes you happy is IN.
Kelly Collins-Lintz – actress of both film and movies, blogger, writer, momager (her kids are also in the acting biz on shows like Bosch, the Walking Dead, and Under the Dome) says...
This year marked my official 10 year anniversary of starting my own consulting business. It was back in 2010 when I officially launched my website and grew my consulting business from $0-$300,000 in the first 18 months.
Sounds exciting, right? I got a vision, had the courage to pursue it, and...
Bosses, colleagues and friends all questioned the wisdom of quitting his high-paying job and steady paycheck for the unknowns of starting his own consulting business.
After over 15 years of consistent and growing success - they now understand exactly why he did it.
Dan Weedin is an author,...
There is nothing more gut-wrenching than after investing years in a company and a career than getting laid off from work.
Your mind gets that it's not about you. You understand the business rationale and the economic conditions that led your company make this decision that is completely...
Thinking about starting your own consulting business or coaching business and want to know exactly what it'll cost to make that happen and keep it running?
Then you're going to LOVE this week's tutorial video.
I asked my partner Jen Hamilton - our community Chief Operating Officer to be my guest...
So, you want to start a consulting business? Or interested in taking your consulting business the next level?
Most high-achieving professionals at some point in their career dream of ditching the pressure of the 70-hour workweeks and start a consulting business. But there are many factors that...
As a business mentor, I obviously get asked all the time, "How do you start your own business?"
But the question I WISH I was asked all the time is, "How do you start the RIGHT business?"
Now that's a question! Sure, you need to know the smart and strategic steps to transition from corporate...
One of the biggest mistakes that purpose-driven consultants and coaches make is pursuing a subcontracting business model.
What is a Subcontracting Business Model?
Subcontracting is what you do instead of doing the hard work to confront your fears about marketing and settling for a business...
“If your success is not on your own terms,
if it looks good to the world but does not feel good in your heart,
it is not success at all.”
- Anna Quindlen
I really don’t know when I lost my passion for my role as an internal consultant at Walt Disney World. When I landed the job,...
A couple of days ago I wrote an article that differentiates between consultants and coaches and the respective business models.
I realized that I was remiss in pointing out one business model that both might choose: becoming a subcontractor.
Quick Recap on the Difference Between Consultants...
As a mentor who helps people turn their life work into their own businesses, I meet a lot of highly trained and experienced professionals with both vision...and fear.
Their vision is that they want to take control over their career and use their time and talents towards building their own bottom...
Want rock-solid confidence that starting or growing your own consulting or coaching business is right for you? Use these questions to help you get it.
1. What is telling you that you want to grow your own consulting or coaching business?
Which of the following reflects your answer:
- I have always...
The two most popular paths high achievers take when they leave corporate is to either start their own consulting business or start their own coaching business. In this blog post I want to help you understand the difference between the two so that you can you know which one is right for you AND...
"If your success is not on your own terms, if it looks good to the world
but does not feel good in your heart, it is not success at all."
Anna Quindlen
Have you fallen out of love with your career (or has it fallen out of love with you?) There is nothing scarier for a high-achiever than to hit the...
I’ll never forget the moment the Disney team turned around the performance of the Animal Kingdom theme park. This beautiful park opened in 1999, full of compelling backstories and adventure. However, it wasn’t resonating with the Disney guests as expected.
The breakthrough solution to...
Rachelle Stone was an experienced meeting and events executive with 28 years in the industry until she simply imploded. She was maxed out way beyond her capacity and had no personal life and was living to work. She decided to quit and quickly hung up her shingle without really understanding what...
Jahaan Blake is a former sports executive turned consultant who was ready for some freedom and control over her personal and professional life.
Some great consulting opportunities to work on the Superbowl fell into her lap, but the one thing that was missing was her identity as a business and...
Are you at a point in your career where you're starting to ask life's big questions:
Who am I?
What do I want?
What is my purpose?
Then you're going to be relieved that I put together this video to help you start finding answers.
Let me give you a few things to think about as you watch...
Got big dreams for your career and business?
Chances are - you also got big fears.
Part of you is SO EXCITED about the vision! It can see the potential and cannot wait to make it real!
And another part of you is completely overwhelmed and terrified by the same idea.
Part of you is saying, ...
Hiring a mentor is the most significant business development decision you'll make.
It signifies three things:
- You're done with trying to cobble together best practices from podcasts, webinars and books and are ready for real traction. You're wanting to grow your business right without...
