Find Your Calling by Helping Others Realize Theirs

In Just a Few Short Months You Could
Be Well on Your Way to Working from Home
Getting Paid to Help Other People
Live Their Dreams

• Learn proven consulting and creative brainstorming techniques you can put to immediate use helping your clients turn their interests into income
   

• Forget "selling." Learn simple, low- and no-cost marketing techniques to attract a steady flow of paying clients
   

• Get your first paying clients in as little as 12 weeks
   

• Launch yourself into a whole new career - and life – as an "Outside the Job Box" Career Consultant

Dear "Outside the Box" Thinker,

You may not know it yet, but you and I have a lot in common. Like me...

• You are a creative problem solver who instinctively jumps in to help others...

• You’re always turning other people on to resources and alternatives they never knew existed...

• You’re constantly thinking up potential business ideas...

• You love thinking creatively and "outside of the box" about the wide, wide world of work...

That’s why people like talking to you. Maybe they even seek you out...

And why wouldn’t they? After all, thinking about creative ways to make a living without a "job-job" is something that for you just comes, well... naturally.

Maybe you already have a coaching or counseling practice and are looking to add another specialty or income stream...

Then again, maybe you never dreamed you could actually get paid to do something that doesn’t even feel like work.

That is until someone like me comes along and says, "Have you ever thought about starting your own business as an Outside the Job Box Career Consultant?"

Valerie and her wonder dog, "Cokie Roberts"

Hi. My name is Valerie Young, and I’m the Dreamer in Residence here at ChangingCourse.com. Since launching Changing Course in 1995, I’ve heard from literally hundreds of people who would love to be doing what I do:

"I've spent much time trying to find my own calling, and I realized that what I really like to do is help other people realize their dreams." ~ Jean

"I get so excited when other people have great ideas. In fact, it's not uncommon for me to jump right in and provide some sort of support (just for fun!) to help them get their ideas off the ground." ~ Annie

"I think this is my gift - the heart of why I do many of the things I do." ~ Karen

"I enjoy helping people and seeing them realize they can do what they want. Seeing or hearing their light 'come on' is my buzz when their awareness grows. And something I just recently learned. People are grateful for my help and my head is in the clouds when they say thanks, I appreciate you." ~ Craig

Then there is Joan. Joan knows exactly what she wants:

"I am determined to have my own business. I will never work for someone else again! I need to play to my natural talents. I have a God-given talent to speak with a person and draw out what she wants. I am easily able to lead a person to envision what her desires and fears are... to envision the future. I would like to make money doing this."

That’s the whole point – using your gifts to make money so you will never have to work for someone else again. The "problem" writes another aspiring career changer named Todd, is "I have no idea where to begin."

I just love "problems" like this! Why? Because, as an entrepreneur, I know that opportunities often come disguised as problems...

All You Need to Make Money As An
"Outside the Job Box Career Consultant"
Is Someone to Show You How

I’ve spent the last decade helping people tap into their deepest desires and work at what they love. Much of what I learned was through trial and error. When you do something for so long, you start to figure out what works, and frankly what doesn’t.

Just because I had to learn all of this stuff the hard way doesn’t mean you have to...

The Changing Course Outside the Job Box Career Consulting Certification Training Program is designed to give you all of the training, tools, and support you need to get your first client in as little as 12 weeks.

Before I go any further, there are two things you really need to know right up front.

One, if you’re looking for more traditional career counseling training that incorporates things like skills assessments and personality profiles – this program is definitely not for you. You see, I’m not particularly interested in what a person is "good" at. I mean I’m good at typing and mowing the lawn but that doesn’t mean I want to do either for a living!

This program is NOT about counseling people who want to be a junior accountant, a human resources manager, or a pharmaceutical rep. In fact it has nothing whatsoever to do with the world of job searches, resumes, or interview skills.

Quite the contrary...

Being an Outside the Job Box Career Consultant is all about helping people see all the different ways there are to make a living doing what they love without a "job-job."

Likewise, this program will not train you to become a general "life coach." Don’t get me wrong. There’s absolutely no reason why you can’t offer your clients ongoing coaching to help them keep their dream on track. But this program will not train you to be a coach. If that’s what you’re looking for, I can refer you to some excellent coach training programs.

So, what’s the difference between a consultant and a life coach? 

For one, coaches typically work with clients over a period of several months, even years. I work with people on a one-time basis. That’s because I have a laser-like focus on one goal and one goal only. And that is helping my clients generate creative alternatives to working 9-to-5. 

Once again, you may decide to structure your practice to offer multiple sessions (and frankly you’ll make more money if you do). But 99 percent of my clients tell me they got exactly what they needed in just one session.

The other difference between a consultant and a coach is that, generally speaking, the job of a life coach is to guide people to discover their own answers. But the way I see it, if my clients already knew how to make a living doing what they love – they wouldn’t be calling me.

People hire me because they want expert advice. They also want someone who knows about resources for people who want to start a doggie day care or become a motivational speaker or have a flair for home design or become a travel writer...

When you sign on for the Outside of the Job Box Career Consultant Certification Program, you’ll learn how to give your clients the ideas, information, and advice they need to get out of the grind of working for someone else and to profit from their passions.

Like I said though, I want to make 100 percent sure this program is the right fit for you.

In fact, the first thing I’m going to try to do is talk you out of signing up. I hate to be blunt but...

"I Don’t Want You Signing Up
If You Are Not Right for This Program"

I’m going to be forming a small (and hopefully) tight-knit group of people who share a common desire to make a living doing what they love by helping others do the same. I have no doubt that this group will achieve great things.

Partly it will be through my experience, teaching, and leadership, and part of it will be through what you learn from one another. Since we are going to be spending a lot of time together, the last thing I want to do is to "sell" you into the group if a) you don’t have a genuine passion for this kind of work, and b) you aren’t yet ready to start down the path to self-employment.

Let me be perfectly clear here. You do not need to already be a coach, have a website, or currently work in the career advising world to be in this program. What I’m going to teach you can benefit anyone with a passion and knack for helping those who are ready to creatively "change course."

The other thing you need to understand here is that no training program – no matter how extensive it is – is going to magically generate income. If you enter into this training program expecting to spend your days lounging by the pool peeling grapes while eager clients line up to throw money at you, do yourself – and me – a big favor and stop reading right now.

Why? It’s not because I’m worried that you’ll be disappointed. That’s a given.

The reason I don’t want the get-rich-quick types who are constantly flailing about for some "fast and easy" way to change course is that frankly you’d make a really lousy consultant.

Your clients are paying you to be both a dreamer and a realist. And realizing any dream takes three things: Desire + Time + Effort. If you don’t understand that simple formula, then you’ll do a disservice to your clients and tarnish my good name in the process.

I only want to train people to be Outside the Job Box Career Consultants who are willing to turn business away.

You read that right. To be good at this kind of work you have to be willing to turn business away.

Sooner or later you’re going to hear from some prospective client who is at the end of their financial rope. And they’re going to be desperate for you to tell them how they can make great money... tomorrow. But that’s impossible.

My goal in creating this Certification Program is to help you become the very best Outside the Job Box Career Consultant you can possibly be. So, if you are ready to roll up your sleeves... if you are ready to put in the same effort you’re going to expect your clients to do.. then you are one of "my people."

You see, I only want to work with people who have big dreams and are willing to work for them. The fact that you’ve read this far tells me something about you.

"Deep Down, You Know It Really Is Possible to Enjoy a
More Balanced, Meaningful Life and Make Money"

If the thought of being an Outside the Job Box Career Consultant intrigues you, it’s probably because you have been blessed with a curious and creative mind.

Throughout her 28 years as a college administrator, Sylvia says "The whole concept of ‘work’ has always fascinated me because it represents such a large part of a person’s life, and too often among my peers, their identity." She adds...

"I love talking to people about their work experiences, whether they were happy... what they would REALLY be doing if they could do anything they wanted to. [It’s] fun to brainstorm about ‘what ifs’."

If you’re like Sylvia, you may not realize just how much your curious nature and creative mind are actually worth. But self-employment advocate and author of Real Success Without a Real Job Ernie Zelinski does:

"If you are serious about attaining real success without a real job, start with the premise that from both a financial and a personal point of view, your most valuable asset is not your job, your house, or your bank account. Plain and simple, it’s your creative ability."

Being an Outside the Job Box Career Consultant is all about using your own creative mind to help other people see just how many unique ways there are to make a living without a job.

Ernie says his own creative thinking has already generated over a million dollars. No wonder he says creativity is "the poor person’s wealth."

Self-employment is the vehicle to living a richer more balanced life on your own terms. Anyone can be self-employed. But your creativity is the fuel that will make you money.

Recognizing the monetary value of creativity is one of the reasons Ernie chooses to work for himself... 

"Being creative while operating your own unconventional business, is a much better way to get ahead financially than being creative while working in a large organization. It has been my experience that there is nothing quite as exhilarating as coming up with a brilliant idea, putting it to good use, and eventually being rewarded handsomely for my efforts by the marketplace."

Speaking of being rewarded for your gifts... a question that came up more than once in the pre-survey for this program was, "Are there people really interested in paying for something that comes so naturally to me?" In a word, YES!

I know it seems hard to believe that people will pay you to think outside the box. But believe me, what you have to offer is unique – and in demand.

It’s a simple matter of supply and demand. Traditional career counselors are, as the saying goes, "a dime a dozen." But have you ever gone looking for a consultant who specializes in working with individuals seeking to discover their calling so they can quit their jobs to work for themselves?

See for yourself. Look up Career Counselors in your local phone book. You’ll be hard pressed to find any specializing in self-employment, multiple income streams, or other creative alternatives to getting a j-o-b.

The next logical question is, "How much can I make?"

When You Work for Yourself... The Sky’s the Limit

Even if legally I were allowed to speculate on your projected earnings (which I’m not), I wouldn’t pretend to know how much you will personally earn. There are just way too many variables and options involved in a business like this to speculate. 

You might think being unable to nail down a specific dollar figure up front is a bad thing. Trust me, it’s not. As someone who now earns close to four times my former corporate salary let me tell you – having lots of options is a very good thing. Why? Because options equal opportunity.

Think about it... In a j-o-b someone else decides how much you’re "worth." No matter how hard you work, or how long your commute, or how many overtime hours you take from your life and give to your employer – your paycheck is exactly the same.

The beauty of working for yourself is that you are in control. In control of your time, in control of your schedule, and ultimately in control of your earnings...

You get to decide things like...

• How often do I want to work?

• How many clients would I like to see each week?

• Who would be my ideal client?

• How will I price myself? (Depending on your market you can charge anywhere from $75 up to $300 or more for a single session and thousands for a multi-session package).

• What kind of information products or other services will I add in the future?

• Would I like to take summers off or spend the winter someplace warm?

Don’t worry if you can’t answer these questions right now. When you sign on for the Outside the Job Box Career Consulting Certification Training, you will receive all the tools you need to design the perfect business model for you.

As your own "changing course vision" starts to become clear, you’ll be able to answer the "How much can I earn?" question for yourself.

That’s because, as part to your certification, you’ll learn an easy way to project your own future earnings based on what you want your life – and your bank account – to look like.

We're going to get into this in a lot more detail in class, but let me give you something to at least start with. Taking myself as an example...

When I first started out, I charged my clients $85 for a 90-minute session. My current fee is $195. These numbers are real. The following scenario is one I created for you so you can see how to crunch the numbers to estimate earnings for yourself.

Let's say I want to give myself eight weeks of vacation every year. And since I want to smell a few roses the rest of the year, I decide to take Fridays off.

So now I've got this 4-day work week. But I only want to do career consulting part-time. That way I can use the other time to work on various other income streams like creating eBooks, running workshops, or developing various passive income streams.

Now that I have an idea of how I want my life to look... if I set up my business to see one client in the morning and another one later that day or evening, that's a total of eight clients a week. If you pull out a calculator you'll see that comes out a weekly income of $1,560.

Keep in mind that I still want to give myself two months vacation each year and enjoy my three-day weekends. So if I multiply $1,560 x 44 weeks that comes to $68,640 a year.

Naturally, when I do these earnings projections for myself, I also add in all the other ways I make money (you’ll be learning more about how to create additional income streams throughout the Certification). But just on the consulting side of the business, do you see how to start estimating your own potential earnings?

If I decide to add a Saturday morning consulting slot (great for working clients) or to take only every other Friday off, I'll make more. If I want to take three months vacation or only see one client a day, it still comes down to pulling out a calculator and doing the math.

This example is based on my ideal lifestyle and fee. In the beginning I guarantee you will earn less – especially if you are starting this business while also in the process of transitioning from your job-job. Over time you could earn substantially more. But like any building project you need to lay the foundation first.

In other words, what you need to understand here – and this is really important – is that when you’re self-employed, how much you earn is limited only by your own imagination. When you look at the million dollars that self-employment expert Ernie Zelinski’s creative mind has made for him, it’s clear why he considers it to be his "most valuable asset."

Which brings me to another important point about the Outside the Job Box Career Consultant Certification Program...

There Are Lots of Ways to
Get Paid for Your Creative Mind 

Another reason you can grow your business as big or small as you like is that once you have all the tools you can design your business any way you want. Which is why I didn’t go the formal franchise route. You see I happen to think that...

You aren’t just starting a business here – you’re creating a whole new life.

In keeping with my unique Life First-Work Second Approach to Career Planning™ (you’ll learn all about it in the training program) you will learn how to set up your business so it fits you, your desired lifestyle, your financial goals, and your personal style.

Do I have some pretty strong opinions about what it takes to be a good outside-the-box career consultant? You bet I do. And I’ll be teaching you literally everything I know.

I also know a lot about ways to increase your earnings. I don’t want to brag, but given the fact that I personally have over half dozen income streams that last year alone brought over $225,000, it's safe to say I know a thing or two about turning creativity into income.

But becoming a "certified" Outside the Job Box Career Consultant doesn’t mean you have to do things "my way or no way." After all, stifling your creativity flies in the face of everything I stand for.

The only person who should decide how to structure your business is you. For instance...

• Maybe you like the idea of doing the one-time, single consulting sessions like I do, or...

• Maybe you’d rather deliver ongoing coaching to help your clients stay on track, or...

• Maybe the teacher in you is excited about leading workshops or teleclasses, or...

• Maybe you love the idea of adding information products like eBooks and other resources, or...

• Maybe you’re interested in exploring other revenue-generating opportunities like affiliate marketing, membership programs, and joint partnerships...

When you get right down to it, it’s all about...

Putting the Power of
"Multiple Income Streams" to Work for You

It’s hard to pick a favorite survey response but this one is definitely up there. I knew I’d met a kindred spirit when I read:

"I’m a collector of interesting and profitable business ideas, and have about fifty ideas that I’d been planning to turn into an e-book or website. I would love to be able to make money from my talent of creative and fun career opportunities!"

I can hear some of you now... "Fifty ideas?! Yikes, I don’t have fifty ideas."

But that’s just the thing... you will! In fact, I’m confident that you’ll walk away from this training with twice that many ideas. Ideas you can start using with your clients right away!

During the Certification Program, I’m also going to share some financial projections I recently put together that will give you an idea of how much money can potentially be made just by partnering with like-minded people and businesses. Trust me...

Even if you aren’t thinking about expanding into the world of information products or affiliate marketing right now, once you see the six-figure projections on this spreadsheet, you just might change your mind.

When you sign on for the Outside the Job Box Career Consultant Certification Program, you’ll learn all about a variety of ways to generate income including how to set up "passive income streams." That way you can be making money even when you’re not working!

Who knows...you might think up some fabulously creative idea like one of last year’s graduates who partnered with the owner of a local coffee shop to run networking groups for other solo-entrepreneurs! Is that cool or what?!

And that’s exactly what this training program is all about... helping you launch your own dream-making business far faster than you could ever do on your own!

All You Really Need to Make Your Dreams Come True
Are the Right Training, Tools, and Support

Launching your exciting new career as a Certified Outside the Job Box Career Consultant comes down to this simple equation:

The right training
   +
The right tools
   +
The right support

The training part will be extensive. The instructor-led portion of the training will include over 10 sessions delivered by me via a series of live Teleclasses over a period of four months with the first class beginning on Tuesday, September 11.

For your convenience, all classes will be recorded. That way, if you miss a class or you just want a refresher, you can go back and listen again anytime you want.

The Outside the Job Box Career Consultant Certification Program will cover three key areas:

1. Career Consulting Skills and Techniques

2. Process and Operations, and

3. Marketing and Attracting Clients.

Before I get into the skills side of the training program let's get one thing clear... you do not need a degree or any kind of professional designation to do this kind of work.

Again, this course will not teach you to administer and interpret tests and inventories. You won't be learning about job hunting strategies. And we definitely won't talk about how to use the Labor Department's Occupational Handbook.

In a nutshell... this course will prepare you to take a client's interest in say gardening, dogs, art, or the environment and a) immediately see possible income streams and b) point them to the resources they need to turn a particular interest into a successful small business.

The Career Consulting Skills side of this program will be extensive and will include...

The 5 Hidden Sources of Income-Generating Ideas

Creative ideas for viable businesses are literally all around you – if you know where and how to look, that is. Find out the key to identifying the very best ones... and the simple, but highly effective, trick to turning complaints into cash.

Think of this segment of the training as Opportunity Boot Camp! This is where you will learn how to use my fool-proof "Opportunity Formula" and the 5 places to find income-generating ideas with your clients. Once you start to see how many interesting ways there are to make a living without a job, your mind will quickly begin to translate opportunity into income.

20 Ways to Quit Your Job and Get a Life

Face it. If you (or your clients) could just up and quit your job to work at what you love you would have done it by now. The fact of the matter is there's no one "right way" to change course. Everyone has their own unique financial and life circumstances.

You will learn a mind-boggling 20 ways your clients can transition from being a slave to their day job to becoming joyfully self-employed – including untapped sources of the money to make their dream come true.

The Career Consulting Skills portion of this program will also cover:

• Proven strategies to help your clients see how they can turn their interests into income. By the end of this program you’ll be armed with techniques to help your clients see opportunities they would have never thought of on their own. clients dig deeper to uncover long buried passions.

• How to add value to your consultations and begin helping your clients literally in the first five minutes.

• Hone your creativity and problem-solving skills through actual case studies from my own years of practice - these actual cases make great teaching tools.

• Discover literally hundreds of creative ways to make a living without a job – examples you can use with your own clients again and again.

• How to increase your confidence and effectiveness by generating a list of client questions days before you even meet. I’m not talking about cookie cutter questions. I mean questions that are unique to each client’s gifts and interests.

• Subtle, but important flags that tell you that a client is settling for less than they really want – and deserve.

• Specific ways to help a client who lacks the self-confidence to act on their dream and overcome feeling like an "impostor"

• Amazingly simple yet powerful ways to turn seemingly unrelated things you’ve somehow just "picked up" in your life into pivotal learning moments for your clients

• 25 invaluable things I "just happen to know" that I've used to change people's lives again and again... things you are welcome to "steal"

• 10 ways to help your clients stop procrastinating so they can act on their dream

• The one thing you absolutely must tell your clients about fear

• How to quickly find key resources that can help your clients turn dreams into reality

• Specific techniques you use can use to help your client develop expertise and a track record even when they have zero experience or training

• The one simple question that can significantly widen income generating opportunities for your clients (and yourself!) I can't emphasize enough how the impact these four little words can have on expanding opportunities and generating significantly far more income

• And much more...

For example, so much of the "thoughtware" behind this fulfilling work involves learning from the pros. That's why you will be "spending time" with a couple of teachers who have had an enormous influence on my life personally and professionally - Barbara Sher and Barbara Winter.

You Get to Learn From "The Masters"

When you sign up for a slot in the Outside the Job Box Career Certification Program you'll have the opportunity to "sit in" on a four-day workshop called "Making Dreams Happen" featuring these two amazing career-change gurus and others.

Participants at the Making Dreams Happen Workshop in Boulder paid $1,297 plus the price of their transportation and overnight stays in order to gather this know-how first hand. But I'm going to send you the complete "Making Dreams Happen" program - all 24 CDs free as part of your certification training.

You'll learn...

• How to throw an idea party... and get a team of fun, creative people to help you brainstorm ideas about your wildest dreams.

• Discover the surprising effect "switching genders" can have on a dream...

• Learn about Success Teams from the woman who invented them. (Mademoiselle called Barbara Sher's Success Teams "everything your family should have been and probably wasn't.") "Isolation is a dream-killer," as Barbara says... this is your ticket to connectedness... and success...

• Common myths about working for yourself and why self-employment rocks!

• And much, much more...

(Already own Making Dreams Happen? Your extra set will make a great marketing tool to promote your work in a local silent auction or other contest give-away!)

I know that learning from these masters will substantially add to your base of knowledge as it did mine. But here’s the best part.

You Get to Learn By Hearing Me
Consult With Actual Clients in Live Sessions

I’m a big believer in learning by example. That’s why as part of your Certification you will receive a set of CDs containing recordings of live sessions I have personally conducted with actual clients.

These are not staged role plays. These are real clients who ask real questions and leave with real advice – advice you can easily use with your own clients.

Some of the recordings will surprise you. Like the client who has a passion for real estate investing. Here’s the rub – he’s totally blind. Wait until you hear the idea I came up with for him.

Then there is the session I ended after just 10 minutes. Why? Because I "knew" just from reading this particular client’s pre-assignment what she should be doing. And my attitude is why waste her money or my time?

I don’t mean to brag but the fact of the matter is over the years I have perfected a "formula" for helping people see how they can turn their interests into income. And I am only too happy to share this formula with you.

To shorten the learning curve, you’ll get the benefit of hearing recorded case studies where I follow this formula to a "T." This is not to say you can’t interject your own "style." That’s why you’ll also get to listen and learn from sessions where a single client comment led me to go totally "off script" -- with great results.

Listening and learning from these live client sessions will rapidly accelerate your progression from gifted helper to paid advisor.

At the same time there’s more to running a business like this than advising clients. You also need to understand the Process or Operational side of the business.

That’s why in addition to mastering the consulting techniques you’ll also learn such things as:

• What to say when a prospective client calls to encourage them to make an appointment (Hint: there is no "selling" involved whatsoever)

• The most efficient way to conduct a new client intake to avoid future questions or confusion

• Understand how to set up the "back end" of your business including getting set up to process credit cards and take orders online and creating an office system to manage your consulting business.

I’ll be covering some of the tools of the trade that are included in the Certification in a minute. But I know from the survey that next to mastering the actual consulting skills that the next biggest concern is getting clients.

Learn to Attract Clients Without Having to "Sell" 

Being a great career consultant won’t mean much if you don’t have any clients. That’s why the final phase of this program is going to be dedicated to showing you how to market yourself and otherwise attract clients – even if you hate "selling."

To get things started I’ve tapped friend and colleague Barbara Winter. You know her as the author of the best-selling book, "Making a Living Without a Job." But for over a decade now Barbara also been leading her course on "Establishing Yourself as an Expert" to enthusiastic audiences in the U.S. and the U.K.

Barbara has agreed to lead a special Teleclass just for Certification members. In it she will show you how to create your own "Natural Monopoly." Once you understand this brilliant "non-marketing" marketing concept you will banish any fear of marketing - or rejection - forever.

As part of your Certification you will also receive Barbara's newest CD - Unleashing the Power of Your Expertise. In just over an hour Barbara will teach you how to gain visibility and credibility by establishing yourself as an expert.

Discover Dozens of Powerful Ways to
Market Yourself With Little or No Money

You’ll also be learning from two of the leading experts in marketing for small and solo-entrepreneurs -- Marcia Yudkin and Ilise Benum.

Widely recognized as one of the world's top creative marketing experts Marcia excels at turning words and ideas into money. She is the author of a whopping 11 books include 6 Steps to Free Publicity, Persuading on Paper, website Marketing Makeover, Internet Marketing for Less than $500/Year and Freelance Writing for Magazines & Newspapers, a Book of the Month Club selection.

When you enroll in the Outside the Job Box Career Consulting Certification Program you will receive a special certification-specific CD. This is where Marcia walks you through "The Top Five Best – and Fastest Ways – To Promote Your New Business."

Ilise Benun is the founder of Marketing Mentor and author of four books including Stop Pushing Me Around: A Workplace Guide for the Timid, Shy and Less Assertive, Self Promotion Online, Designing Websites for Every Audience and Public Relations For Dummies.

Your Certification Tool Kit will include another powerful CD called "The Best Low Cost Ways to Promote Yourself and Your Business. Ilise will share her most effective (and least expensive) marketing techniques including...

• How to talk about yourself and your business without bragging

• What never to put on your homepage

• How to create an email newsletter that will cut through the clutter and even be one that your prospective clients really want to read.

"There’s One More Way I’m Going to
Help You Attract Paying Clients Faster"

I’ve seen far too many outstanding businesses fail because they don’t know how to "talk" to prospective clients about what they can do for them.

So, I’ve hired master copywriter Kammy Thurman to provide you with some ready-made marketing copy that you can easily customize to fit your unique voice and business structure.

Plus you’ll have access to easy-to-follow copywriting templates designed specifically for this kind of business. Simply enter a few details about you and your business and voila!

Don’t have previous consulting experience? Not a problem! Kammy will show you how to position yourself as the consultant of choice – even if you don’t have a track record. With her expert guidance, you’ll be able to show clients what a valuable and gifted helper you are.

Plus once you’ve put your marketing materials together, you can tap Kammy for a free critique of your website and personal bio. It’s like having your own personal marketing consultant!

In fact, when you think about it, learning from marketing masters like Barbara Winter, Marcia Yudkin, Ilise Benum, Kammy Thurman, and myself is like having your very own "marketing team."

Together we will teach you...

• How to find and attract a steady flow of clients who want what you have to offer

• Creative ways to get the word out about your practice with little or no money

• Self-promotion techniques that work even if you are an introvert

• How to establish a track record when you have zero experience

• Learn a powerful 30-second response to the question "What do you do?" that's guarantee to pique interest and referrals

• How to publish an online newsletter, even if you don’t really like to write

• How to get a professionally-designed website designed - for free

• How to turn an unproductive website into one that sells

• Getting radio producers begging you for interviews

• Marketing techniques for introverts or extroverts

• How to partner with well-respected (and often overlooked) local businesses with a direct stake in sponsoring and promoting your workshops

• How to get hundreds of other websites to drive eager clients and customers to your site

• How to establish highly profitable joint partnerships with non-competing businesses and service providers

I’ll personally be helping you tap into the power of niche marketing and finding your ideal audience. Perhaps, for example, you’d like to work with...

• Burned out executives, attorneys, therapists, educators, nurses, HR managers, or administrative assistants

• Parents searching for ways to be at home with their children

• African American women over 40

• Recent high school or college graduates

• Or, any one of an unlimited number of niche markets...

If you haven’t thought about a niche market don’t worry. You’ll learn all about how to find and tap into "your people" whoever they may be.

Suffice it to say...

When you sign up for the Outside the Job Box Career Consultant Certification Program you will get everything you need to leave with a marketing plan designed to fit your financial goals and desired lifestyle – even your personality.

Get Up and Running Even Faster

With My Personal "Tools of the Trade"

Sometimes it’s the little things that keep you crawling when you could be sprinting.

When you sign up for the Outside the Job Box Career Consultant Certification Program you’ll receive a number of tools to help you get your new business up and running faster. Tools like...

• My specially-designed Intake and Outcome Form. You’ll have just what you need to capture key information both before – and during – a consulting session.

• When you have worked with as many clients as I have you start to figure out what words work – and don’t work. That is why I’m even going to share with you my personal "scripts." You are free to tweak them as you gain experience and confidence. But, when you are first starting out in a business like this having "the words" will make your life a lot easier.

• Plus you’ll get templates of FAQs. At the push of a button you’ll have answers to the most frequently asked questions. That way you can answer prospective client’s questions faster and you can use your own time more wisely.

But that’s not all. When I say you will have access to my personal tools of the trade I meant it.

You could start your sessions from nothing, slowly trying to pull things out of a client who may have given surprisingly little thought to the things they love.

Or you can kick off each and every session with a client who has literally done his or her homework.

If you’ve had a consultation with me you already know that each of my clients receive a password-protected link to a complimentary copy of Finding Your True Calling: The Handbook for People Who Still Don’t Know What They Want to Be When They Grow Up.

I’ll be telling you more about Finding Your True Calling in a minute. The important thing you need to understand right now is that this 100-plus eBook is not just a "bonus." Finding Your True Calling is your client’s pre-work.

There are lots of exercises in Finding Your True Calling. But I have honed the client assignment down to two very specific exercises – plus another one you won’t find in the eBook. Getting this pre-work in advance – and knowing what to do when you get it, is a powerful way to offer your clients the best advice for them.

Finding Your True Calling makes ideal pre-work to help your clients (and you) prepare for their consulting session. That’s why this next tool is a biggie... because when you sign on for the Outside the Job Box Career Consulting Training Program...

You Will Be Granted Exclusive Usage Rights
To "Finding Your True Calling" For 2 Full Years

That means for the first two years of your business you can use "Finding Your True Calling" with as many of your paying clients as you like, as often as you like.

The hardcopy version of this book sells on Amazon for $24.95. The electronic version is not available for purchase separately at any price.

However, with your exclusive product licensing agreement you’ll have unlimited access for two years. Having a tool like this available any time you need it is a great way to kick off your new business.

If you decide to continue to license this handy tool for use with your clients after the second year, you may do so for an additional 12 months at the discounted Certified Career Consultant rate of only $29 per month.

That means that for less than the cost of a moderately priced dinner, you'll get continued access to an incredible tool at an incredible price!

I don’t want to overwhelm you here, but when I said you would get all of the tools you need to be a great Outside the Job Box Career Consultant I meant it.

Your Certification Automatically Comes With
Your Own "Fast Track Your Dreams Kit"

You can get from where you are today... to where you want to be... much faster than you ever imagined possible -- if, that is, you know where to go.

That’s what I’d like to show you. I’d like to give you what amounts to a roadmap for success.

It’ll cut months... even years... off your learning curve. And it will ensure that you have the tools you need to help your clients (and you!) to "change course."

Back in January I officially introduced my new Fast Track Your Dreams Community. This comprehensive membership program includes CDs, teleclasses, online guides, books, an online forum and more. This program is available to the general public for $297 plus a $20 a month membership fee.

When you sign on for the Outside the Job Box Career Consultant Certification Program, you will receive the complete Fast Track Kit plus a one year "guest membership pass" to Fast Track Community at a combined total value of $637.

I like to think of the Fast Track Kit as a toolbox – filled with the essential tools you need to get on the path that makes the most sense for you... the path that will take you to a life where you’re passionate about what you’re doing... a life where you have more time for what’s important... more freedom... and more satisfaction, too. 

Receive Three Powerful Resources Right Away

Within moments of registering for the certification program you will receive three key resources you need to give you a head start on planning your new Outside the Job Box Career Consulting business.

I’ll send you, in a immediately accessible electronic format –

1. "Finding Your True Calling"

An unusual – and unusually effective – guide you can use to help your clients discover what they were meant to do...

Otherwise known as the "handbook for people who still don’t know what they want to be when they grow up... but can’t wait to find out," this handy guide shows you not only how others have come to find their life’s work... but how you and your clients can do it, too.

In addition to the many inspiring, how-to stories, you will also find my "Five Ways to Hear Your True Calling," easy ways to help your clients discover what it is they’d really love to be doing...

Plus in Finding Your True Calling you’ll also hear from dozens of career and life-change experts who have generously allowed me to share with you their wisdom, experience, and know-how. That means you benefit, as well, from their step-by-step approach to uncovering one’s gifts and passions.

2. "Yes You Can: The Inspirational Kick in the Pants You Need To Take Control Of Your Life and Go After Your Dreams"

If you really want to create a more balanced, rewarding life doing work you truly love, you'll need to create a mindset that will instantly turn "can’t" into "can."

That’s exactly what you’ll get in Yes You Can! The Inspirational Kick in the Pants You Need To Take Control Of Your Life and Go After Your Dreams. With a little help you’ll learn to banish "can’t" from your vocabulary and begin living life on your own terms.

Yes You Can! contains practical tips from fellow travelers – real people who embarked on their own personal journey – that will inspire and motivate you as you begin your new life.

For example...

Page 17 will provide you with a huge tool that will enable you to free up more time than you ever thought possible.

Afraid that following your dream will reduce your income? It doesn’t have to be that way... start reading on page 5.

Does it seem like everyone else's needs always come before yours? Find out what to do, starting on page 17.

3. "The 10 Steps to Escaping the Job World Personal Planner"

Once you are on that right path...what you need next is a plan for getting from the starting gate to the finish line.

You’ll get hands-on worksheets and real-world solutions to help you plot your course, create a timeline, and make sure you're headed in the right direction...

Your Personal Planner includes all sorts of useful tools for getting your new life off the ground – a Business Plan template, a Multiple Income Stream worksheet, a worksheet outlining the 10 different places to look for support so you can put together your personal Dream Team... and much, much more...

In addition to the electronic versions you’ll also receive printed, bound soft-cover editions of Finding Your True Calling, Yes You Can, and The 10 Steps to Escaping the Job World Personal Planner.

That way, not only do you have instant access to these resources on your computer... but you’ll also have them in hand so you can sit with them on your bed at night or read through them on the train or take them along with you during your lunch hour.

 Jumpstart Your Business Faster With Password-Protected Access to Hundreds of Reliable, Eye-Opening Resources

Once your clients have figured out what direction to go in, they’ve got to actually head that way. It’s usually at this point that one of two things happens.

People either a) find themselves paralyzed and so do nothing... or b) rush ahead to learn everything they can about what they would like to do and find themselves bogged down in too much information, not sure which direction to take, and wasting time.

But with the Fast Track Kit you will learn about hundreds of additional resources to help your clients avoid both pitfalls and, instead, take the smart and steady steps necessary to get from where they are today to where they want to be. 

If you were to go to bookstores and to the library and get online and try to find all these resources yourself, you would be at it for, well... for years. (That’s how long it’s taken me to track them down.)

And the thing is, you might have a hard time distinguishing the worthwhile things from those that are, finally, a waste of time.

And time is of the essence. Do you want to spend months and months muddling through hundreds of thousands of resources hoping you glean enough useful information to get your new Outside the Job Box Career Consulting practice off on the right foot?

Or do you want to go straight to the resources you can be sure are trustworthy and effective... so you can get busy living your new life?

That’s what the Fast Track Kit lets you do. It cuts through the massive jungle of information out there to create lighted pathways you can follow.

The resources you’ll have access to are divided into two distinct Online Resource Guides, each easy to navigate and chock full of incredibly useful information that will save you time, trouble (and, most likely, money too). 

With your guest membership you get unlimited access to both Online Resource Guides in the "Fast Track members only" section of the Changing Course website.

The first one I titled The Idea Jogger: 201 Totally Cool Resources, Ideas, and Opportunities for Turning Interests into Income

It took about six months to complete but I had a ball putting this online guide together. It features over 200 links on how to turn a love for cooking, baking, wine, animals, art, music, photography, crafts or other creative pursuits into enjoyable and viable income streams.

The Idea Jogger includes links to established businesses that serve as real-life examples of how actual people just like you have turned their passion for dogs, horses, cooking, chocolate, art, music, etc. into profit... and you’ll also find a number of more in-depth success stories.

All of the businesses you’ll learn about here serve as successful and in some cases unique business models that you can draw upon with your clients.

But that’s not all. They also serve as powerful reminders that despite what all the ill-informed, fear-driven naysayers tell us, there are lots -- and I mean lots -- of people who are happily making a living working at what they love.

Once you start thinking outside the job box, once you make the mental shift from "finding" a job to "creating" opportunities, you will discover that no matter what it is you love to do, there are any number of ways to turn your interests into one or more viable income streams.

Just by using The Idea Jogger, you will begin to think more creatively about how your clients can make a living without a job.

(PLUS... because you won’t always be at your computer when you’re working with a client, you’ll also get a handy printed version of The Idea Jogger... so you can flip through it at lunch or on the train or whenever you have a spare few minutes you want to use productively.

Access to Low-Cost Resources, Programs, and Tools to Help You
Make the Leap from Having a Boss to Being Your Own Boss

To help you navigate the transition to self-employment, I’ve included another amazing collection at the members-only Fast Track Headquarters. It’s my Quick Start Business Launch Guide

In it you’ll find an astonishing collection of clickable links to free and low-cost resources, programs, and tools to help you make the leap from having a boss to being your own boss. As you well know, there’s lots of money to be made online -- if you know what you’re doing.

You’ll learn about assistance available to new and established business owners in the U.S. and internationally. And there are special sections featuring resources specific to women, people of color, people with disabilities, and people who want to telecommute or work from home.

Plus, I’ll be sharing with you my "Personal Marketing Rolodex" of top resources to help you profit from online sales.

Practical, Actionable Advice and Information
You’ll Come Back to Over and Over

We’re going to spending a lot of time together during our weekly Teleclasses. I want to use our in-class time together as effectively as possible. So I decided the most efficient way to get you many of the secrets, techniques, and tricks that can give you such an advantage as you pursue your dream would be to simply tell you what they are...

As part of your guest membership in Fast Track you’ll also receive 10 Audio CDs, all of which provide extremely practical, actionable advice for you and your clients.

These CDs answer all the questions people ask me most frequently... and the most important secrets you need to know to help someone who is pursuing their dreams... the secrets that will save you and your clients time, money, energy, and frustration...

AUDIO PROGRAM 1 -- How to Turn Your Interests into Income
You’ll learn the steps I use to help my own clients tap into their true passions and discover how to make a living at them. You’ll hear how one woman went from worrying she’d be my first "failure" to walking away with seven different ways she could turn her varied passions into income.

AUDIO PROGRAM 2 -- 10 Steps to Escaping the Job World and Creating the Life You Really Want
Find out how I ditched my high-stress corporate job -- steps you can start taking immediately to break out of "job jail" and work at what you love.

AUDIO PROGRAM 3 -- The 10 Biggest Dream Busters and How to Avoid Them
Make no mistake about it. The myths, misconceptions, and roadblocks to changing course are real. Save time and disappointment by sidestepping the dream zappers.

AUDIO PROGRAM 4 -- How to Feel as Bright and Capable as Everyone Seems to Think You Are
Find out what everybody needs to know about competence, the Impostor Syndrome, and the art of winging it. This audio companion brings alive many of the concepts covered in the workbook you’ll receive.

AUDIO PROGRAM 5 -- Getting Other People to Invest in Your Dream: Finding the Money to Fund Your Business CD
In this information-packed CD, you’ll hear how two average-income women (and mothers) managed to raise a whopping $25 million -- yes, that’s million -- to achieve their dream. Be prepared to take good notes, because you’ll learn about where to look for the money to fund your idea... dozens of specific entities to tap for financial support... and the most important thing you need to know about getting other people to invest in Your Big Dream!

AUDIO PROGRAM 6 -- "Making Dreams Happen" Moments CD
As part of your Certification, you’ll be receiving the entire Making Dream Happen 24-CD set. When you’re in a rush, this "best of" CD is a great way to catch up on the highlights.

AUDIO PROGRAM 7-10 -- Inspiring Entrepreneurs: Advice from Real People Who Are Living Their Dream, a 4-CD Set
You don’t have to wait until the Teleclasses begin to start hearing from actual small business owners who’ve successfully turned their interests into income.

This affirming and idea-provoking 4-CD set features over a dozen engaging entrepreneurs who share with you their hard-earned advice, including --  

• A woman with absolutely no experience as an inventor who successfully brought not one but two handy product ideas to market.

• A former nursing home executive who tapped a family recipe he brought from his native Nigeria and now makes and sells to gourmet shops and restaurants. 

• A talented artist who after struggling with low self-esteem discovered the lucrative world of art licensing. Today she is a working artist who gets paid to have her work reproduced on anything from gift bags, to coffee mugs and has recently licensed her own line of inspirational jewelry.

• A woman bringing in an amazing $70,000 a year as an animal communicator

• And lots more...

PLUS, because some people learn better when they see things in writing I’ve printed written transcripts of all of these CD’s for you. So if you prefer to learn by reading and highlighting key passages as you go, you’ll find these nearly 200 pages of powerful, practical knowledge an invaluable resource.

You’ll find these audio CD programs not only helpful and engaging, but convenient, too. Pop one in when you’re stuck in traffic... or cleaning the house... or cooking dinner... or walking on the treadmill... and turn what might be wasted time into time you’re putting toward reinventing your life...

If you paid out of pocket for all of the resources in your Fast Track Kit, you’d pay close to $300. But when you sign on for the Outside the Job Box Career Consultant Certification Program, your Fast Track Kit is free.

Just Because You Are Working for Yourself

Doesn’t Mean You’re ON Your Own

Like I said you’ll get plenty of support...

That’s because, by signing up for the Outside the Job Box Career Consultant Certification Program, you will be one of a team.

Both during and following the training, you will have exclusive access to teleconferences and other forums where you can connect, learn from, brainstorm with, and network with one another.

Who knows? Some of you may even end up forming creative collaborations or partnerships. In fact, as part of your overall business development strategy I’ll be actively encouraging joint partnerships as a powerful way to profit – financially and personally – from an ongoing association with like-minded souls.

I’ll even help you create your first information product. Once the Certification ends, you’ll have the opportunity to record an "Advice from the Dream Team" CD that you can give away as a free bonus or even sell if you like. 

I’ll be there to support you too.

To help you build your skills and gain confidence faster, when you sign on for the Outside the Job Box Career Consulting Program you will receive three one-on-one consulting sessions with me. You are free to schedule these sessions whenever you need them anytime over the course of the year.

These individual coaching sessions will be focused exclusively on you and your needs. It's like having your own personal mentor.

In addition to these individual sessions, starting in February, the entire group will have the opportunity to pick my brain during monthly Q&A sessions. You’ll have access to these open-ended brainstorming sessions for a full four months.

And there’s another plus, too.

I’ll Even Help You Get Paying Clients...
Hopefully Within Just a Matter of Months

When you sign up for the Outside the Job Box Career Consultant Certification Program I’m going to give you several opportunities to get paying clients far faster than you ever could on your own.

First, the 250 current members of the Fast Track Your Dream Community received a special password granting them insider access to a private online forum. It’s the place they go to for moral support, to share ideas, and to benefit from the confidence-boosting enthusiasm and brainstorming other Fast Track members... and from "experts in training" like you.

As part of the Outside the Job Box Career Consulting Certification Program, you will have the opportunity to "intern" at the Fast Track Your Dream Online Forum. As a endorsed Changing Course Career Advisor you will be assigned a block of time most convenient to your schedule to "staff" the board.

It’s your opportunity to hone your skills by advising real people with real questions – without the pressure of a live meeting. With a 48-hour turnaround time, you’ll have time to step back and thoughtfully prepare your answer...or perhaps jump on the Internet and do a little creative detective work. (If you are anything like me you love doing this kind of digging!) You even get your own logo!  

In the classroom portion of Certification Program you’ll be hearing a lot about how to identify and maximize often unrecognized "assets." The point I want to make here is that the advice you offer on the Fast Track Online Forum definitely qualifies as a marketing "asset."

How? Well, since you and Changing Course will jointly "own" any advice you post on the Fast Track Online Forum, your answers can become your first "intellectual property." Just cut and paste your advice and use what you’ve written as credibility-boosting content for your site... in a online newsletter... a blog... as the basis for articles you submit to other sites... the possibilities are endless!

I hear from at least one life coach a week looking to somehow tap into my subscribers or clients. Since I have no idea how good they are I have no choice but to respectively decline their offer.

But, because I will be personally training you, I feel comfortable granting you status as an official Fast Track Online Forum expert – complete with your own logo designation. That way anyone visiting the Online Forum will be able to view your photograph, bio and contact information, even a link to your website. Talk about exposure!

As a "Fast Track Career Coach" you will be getting direct access to any and all of my personal clients and customers who access the Fast Track Online Forum.

But it gets better. If you had any concerns about either how to get good faster or where you’ll get your first clients...

I Am Going to Do Everything I Can to
Help You Get Your First Paying Clients

I’m so confident in the quality of training you will receive from the Outside the Job Box Career Consultant Certification Program that I’m willing to go out on a limb...

After you’ve gotten the hang of some of the key consulting techniques, I’m going to provide structured opportunities for you to practice your new skills.

I’ll be contacting everyone who signed up for a paid membership in the Fast Track Program to offer them the chance to schedule a free individual consulting appointment with my new crack team of Outside the Job Box Career Consultants. To ease you into the process you’ll start out doing a team consultation with another Certification trainee. Then when you’re ready, you can move on to doing individual sessions.

Working with practice clients will give you valuable experience. But it will give you something else as well... namely your first client testimonials that you can proudly place on your website or other marketing materials.

After you complete your initial practicum, and are ready to start accepting paying clients, I will start advertising your consulting services at a Special Introductory rate. It would be impossible for me to "guarantee" I’ll be able to generate clients for you. But I can promise that I will try my hardest to generate initial business for you – possibly as soon as December.

I know I’ve given you a lot of information to digest. Maybe I better put it all in a "nutshell" for you.

There's No Faster, Easier, or Better-Value
Way to Accelerate Your Transition from
Where You Are Right Now to Where You Want to Be

If you are really serious about making a change in your life, I encourage you to grab one of a very limited seats in this truly one-of-a-kind Outside the Job Box Career Consultant Certification Program today... and accelerate your transition from where you are now... to working at what you love.

Simply said, Outside the Job Box Career Consultant Certification delivers a high-access, high-energy, highly-effective approach to getting from where you are today... to where you want to be...

There’s absolutely nothing else like it out there. Nowhere else will you find this depth and breadth of expert guidance, tools, and ongoing support all in one place.

Last week I spoke in front of a large audience at Intel. They were all too happy to pay me my normal corporate consulting rate of $3,500 per day. If a big corporation paid me to come in and personally sit down with their HR manager or their outplacement counselor one-on-one to teach them all this stuff they’d pay at least $15,000 -- probably more like $25,000 -- to gain the level of guidance you'll find available to you as part of the Outside the Job Box Career Consultant Certification Program.

And in all likelihood, they wouldn't be getting anywhere near the depth of instruction, resources, support, group brainstorming, and opportunities you’ll find at your fingertips with this program.

But you won’t pay nearly that much for it.

When you stop to really think about everything that is included in this unique Certification Program I think you’ll agree the price is incredibly reasonable. Especially when you consider that it’s designed specifically to help you get your first paying client in as soon as 12 weeks!

And if it’s not convenient to pay all at once, you can pay in 12 easy installments.

I'll give you more details about how that works in a moment. But first -- let me finish telling you about everything that comes with this program.

Here’s Everything You Get When You
Enroll in the Outside the Job Box
Career Consultant Certification Program

I urge you to read this list carefully. It contains a number of additional elements of the program that I simply ran out of time to list in detail here.