Join Me this Spring…

And Over Five Extraordinary Days,
Discover How You Can Find Your Own Calling
by Helping Others Realize Theirs

2008 Certification & Training Summit

Become an "Outside the Job Box"
Career Consultant
May 4-8, 2008
Northampton, Massachusetts

• Learn how, step-by-step, to parley your creative instincts and your curiosity into work you enjoy… and gain not just pleasure, but profits too…

• "Power-Start" your new business with hand-holding from experts who really know their stuff. So you can avoid those rookie mistakes and be up-and-running fast… and in the right direction…

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

• Get the "Silver Platter Treatment"… everything you need to start making money in as little as three weeks…

Dear "Outside-the-Box" Thinker,

A dream. And a vague idea about how to make it into a business.

That's what I had in hand when I struck out on my own and launched Changing Course, 12 years ago.

Like you, I dreamed of being my own boss. Making my own hours. Enjoying real satisfaction in my work.

But I worried how I would find clients. I wondered if anybody would take me seriously. Or if anybody would really want to pay me for helping them.

I wondered if what I envisioned -- this business that would show people how they could take their interests and passions and turn them into profits -- would really be viable.

Today -- more than a decade later -- I've helped thousands of people trade in their designer suits for a life they design. And they have paid me to help them!

My advice has been cited around the world in places like Kiplinger’s, Entrepreneur,
The Wall Street Journal, USA Today Weekend, Woman’s Day, Glamour (UK),
The Globe & Mail, The Sydney Morning Herald, CareerBuilder.com, MSN.com…
and beyond.

I really do make a living working for myself, doing what I love. A good living.

And you can, too -- by following in my footsteps.

People around the world are clamoring for the kind of help I provide. Without a doubt: There's plenty of room on this path.

Of course, the question you have to answer is: Is it the right path for you?

Well, let's talk about that. Let me ask you this…

• Are you somebody who's always clipping out articles for friends and acquaintances? Always turning other people on to resources and alternatives they never knew existed?

• Are you a creative problem-solver?

• Do you instinctively jump in to help others?

• Do you find yourself constantly thinking up potential business ideas?

If that describes you, then I bet 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 just, well…
comes naturally to you.

It does to me, too. So we already share that in common.

Now I'd like to show you how you can share in my success as well.

And I'd like to do it in a way that will help you get started faster and with more forward energy and confidence than you ever imagined.

A way for you to learn -- almost by osmosis -- all the hard-won secrets I've discovered over the last decade.

So you can launch a real business in less than a week… and be making money in less than a month.

What if you had a chance to build a business like mine?

If you're interested in doing the kind of work I do, I'd like to invite you to join an intimate circle of people I think of, really, as my "protégées."

If you're a regular reader of my Changing Course newsletter, you've heard me talk about these folks before. They're in my 16-week "Outside the Job Box Career Consultant Certification Program."

Once a year for the past two years, I've invited people to join this "inner circle" of mine. And over a four-month period, I teach them to help other people turn their interests into income… work at what they love… and see the many possibilities out there for making a living without a j-o-b. They're learning…

• How to get paid working from home, brainstorming with people on the phone about creative ways they could turn their passions into profits…

• How to run workshops showing people how they can turn their interests into income…

• All the secrets I've figured out the hard way over many, many years. The specific skills, techniques, and resources that really work when it comes to helping people discover their passions and turn them into businesses…  

• And how to design not just a business for themselves, but a lifestyle that works
  for them, that fits their own specific interests and talents and dreams…

This May, I'd like to teach you all of that, too.

But instead of joining the next "class" of folks on a four-month
journey of discovery… we're going to do it together in five amazing days.

Now, I want to be clear: it's not that the longer training program isn't working well. It is. Extremely well.

I'm not in the habit of tooting my own horn. But I have to tell you: these folks have been positively gushing with praise about their experience with me…

Sue told me:

“The certification more than met my expectations. I expected great input from you and I got it, but the resources provided - the scripts, the marketing advice, the CD's etc. - exceeded what I expected. Thank you!”

Kim put it this way:

"I want to tell you how very happy I am with the certification program.  I feel like I am getting exactly what you promised, at extremely high level of delivery… I really respect the integrity and dedication you've put into making the product, and your obvious enjoyment in delivering the classes."

And Kelly added:

“This kind of 'work' is more than work... the clients really appreciate/enjoy it immensely... there's such a sense of gratitude from them... and I'm feeling that I'm involved in something so big... so sacred... Thanks!"

… you far exceeded my expectations… you always over-deliver… you could be charging twice what you do and it would still be a bargain…

That's the kind of positive feedback I'm hearing from the people who've gone through this program already. I'm really proud of how well we've worked together and proud
of them, too.

These newly minted Outside the Job Box entrepreneurs are launching their own businesses, modeled on my successes.

And it's working…

Two have written books… several have launched their own online newsletters…
some are leading workshops… others are focusing on individual clients…

The people who joined this circle of protégées most recently are actively developing their web sites and working with practice clients arranged for them by Changing Course. Then they are using this experience to establish a track record and the client testimonials they'll use to promote their businesses.

Some of the people in the current Certification are zooming ahead. One has already filled a four-week program she designed around what she learned in the Certification and another just received her first speaking invitation!

"For years I have been clipping articles and writing down a slate of business ideas - many more than I can launch in one lifetime...but now I realize that these may be good for my clients at some point and I now see that I have been an "Opportunity Analyst" for a while - but your exercises are forcing me to stretch my limits and think even bigger and it's also giving me what I have been lacking - the knowledge of how to move my ideas forward and help me help my clients figure it all out too - I love it!!!" ~ Susan

Now here's what I have in mind next…

So why a live event this time?

Because I want to accelerate this certification process. To make it faster and more interactive. To make it more of an immersion experience.

This live Training and Business Development Summit in May gives you a way to go from "I want to make a living helping other people discover their calling" to "actually
in business" as a certified Outside the Job Box Career Consultant -- in less than a week.

You could leave this Summit and be making money in less than a month. And be on the path to a life that looks the way you want your life to look…

Now, clearly, what I have in mind is not going to be right for everybody. But for some people, it is going to be completely life-changing.

It's going to be five days with full access to me. Five days when you'll clear your mind
of other distractions. You'll have my undivided attention and guidance.

And together we'll concentrate on creating and building for you a business that's both fulfilling… and viable.

A business helping other people make their dreams a reality.

Think of this as the "Silver Platter" approach to launching a small business. Because it's going to hand you everything you need to know about providing engaging, fun, effective, and inspiring advice to the millions of people out there who are ready to "do something else with their lives."

(PLUS, you'll also walk away from this training Summit with all the pesky loose ends that come with starting a business all tied up and in order. You'll have a website, an email address, a way to charge people for your services, and even on-the-spot and ongoing-for-six-months expert, one-on-one marketing advice and mentoring, all included.) 

But that's just the tip of the iceberg. I'll tell you everything we're going to do in a minute. Along with all the ways you'll get ongoing, individualized support for at least
a year after this Summit comes to a close.

But first, I want to point out that it's not just my expertise that's important here,
that gives this program its real power.

It's the group itself. Something happens when you get singularly-focused people together in a room.

There's an energy that builds… and an amazing way that good ideas form, and then
get polished, improved, and transformed into something even better…

There's great power -- brilliance even -- in the dynamic that exists when like-minded people work together to help each other.

And by tapping into that, the folks with me in May are going to experience something amazing.

"All of the information you need to begin creating your own business from how to conduct your sessions to setting up your business is provided.  It's an awesome opportunity and the experience will give you the confidence you need to make your dreams a priority and thereby make them a reality." ~ Rukiya

You'll be joining a real "brain trust," a network of creative thinkers. And you'll all be helping and propelling each other to success…

When you have a group like this together, in person, at least four important things happen…

1) You gain momentum. What I mean is: Instead of me taking, say, 3 good ideas
you have and helping you turn them into 6 solid, money-making ideas… you have 15 different people taking those 3 ideas and each of them helping you turn them into more and better ones. That's 3 x 15 = 45 ways you can make money doing things you enjoy.

2) You gain productivity. It's interesting. But when you're in a group like this, somehow you feel empowered. You become almost "bigger" than you usually are.
You feel a confidence that's sometimes impossible to muster on your own.

Yet with this "network of supporters" cheering you on, you're inspired to go on…
to plow ahead with a certain "audacity" that you might not feel you have in you, normally.

3) You gain accountability. You're going to come in May and become part of
this "inner circle" of mine and make friends. You're going to get inspired and, in turn, you're going to inspire others. You're going to want to talk to these folks three weeks after this Summit and be able to tell them, "Hey, I tried that… and it worked. I'm
doing it."

You become part of something bigger than yourself. And that helps keep you "on task," keep moving toward your dream of working for yourself and helping others learn how they can do it, too.

4) You gain new resources and contacts. I cannot stress enough the power of "connection." You're going to share many things in common with the other folks who
are part of this Summit in May. That's a given. But it'll be a diverse crowd. They'll
be coming from all over (in fact, I've had inquiries from people as far-flung as France, England, and The Bahamas). And they'll all have very different backgrounds.

That works to your advantage. Because each will bring his or her own contacts, expertise, and niche knowledge.

And when you start to tap into that, all of a sudden, you've got at your disposal an incredibly far-reaching and deep network. You might be individual entrepreneur.
But you aren’t working in a vacuum. (In May, you'll see just how valuable that "connection" is!)

Momentum… productivity… accountability… and a network for success. When you
pair the power of those benefits with your own good ideas and willingness to work…
I assure you: You'll be unstoppable.

This time next year you really could be living life on your own terms, earning a living doing work that plays to your passions, gives you pleasure, and brings you profits, too… no question.

"This is one of those courses that you don't want to end… Valerie over delivers and we get more education than spending a semester or two at college. Plus, this is much more fun!" ~ Suzie

But a word of caution…

Before I go any further, I want to be sure I've made a couple of things clear right up front…

If you’re looking for more traditional career counseling training that incorporates things like skills assessments and personality profiles -- this training program May 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. 

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 this Outside the Job Box Career Consultant Certification Summit in May, 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.

I do not want you to sign up if this program isn't right for you…

If you've read this far, I think it's safe to assume you're intrigued. And that's great.
But I want to be 100 percent sure this is the right fit for you.

We’re going to be spending a lot of time together come May 4-8 -- and I want to be certain it's as productive as it can be for everybody there.

So before I go on, I'm going to try to talk you out of signing up. I hate to be blunt,
but… the last thing I want to do is get you into a seat at this Summit 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 come to this Summit because you expect this work to allow you 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. You will be. There's
no question.

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 you have to realize that 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 Summit in May 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.

Like Sylvia. She says that throughout her 28 years as a college administrator,
"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.

"My biggest issue… comes down to the 'mechanics' of it all, the 'how to' part of getting there and making it all happen.  I'm an advocate for helping people hit the ground running ... and I know there are a lot of people/companies out there that don't care enough to take it that far.

I guess this is one of the reasons I love your certification course - it doesn't leave us 'hanging' and wondering what to do next.  I truly feel your heart is in the right place in helping others succeed." ~ Wendy 

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.

Speaking of making money… 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. Something that comes so naturally to you.

But believe me, what you have to offer is unique -- and in 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.

Yet people yearn for those services.

Last year, a CareerBuilder survey found that 84% of US workers aren't in their dream jobs. Forty-seven million people said they're interested in changing careers. (And you can be sure a healthy percentage of those would prefer to be working for themselves.)

So 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 brings in close to six times my former corporate salary, let me tell you -- having lots of options is a very good thing. Why? Because options = 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 is, 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 Certification Summit in May, 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 of 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 May, but let me give you something
to at least start with.

Let's take me 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 at this Certification Summit in May).

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 one ideal lifestyle scenario and fee.

Now the way this Training and Business Development Summit is designed, you will have everything you need to actually start bringing in money as an Outside the Job Box Career Consultant within a month of returning home.

But I want to be clear: 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.

Which brings me to another important point about what this Summit will give you...

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 May) 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 Job 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 a half dozen income streams that last year alone brought in over $283,000, 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 50 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 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 Summit in May with twice that many ideas. Ideas you can start using with your clients right away!

In May, 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 this Outside the Job Box Career Consultant Certification Summit, 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 Summit is all about... helping you launch your own dream-making business far faster than you could ever do on your own!

"I can't begin to tell you how much great content you have in this program… I only wished this course was longer -- maybe by another 3 months! Thanks again Valerie for the opportunities you are presenting to us.  I feel this work is changing my life and I know the timing was perfect… I am so Ready to take this out into the world!!!" ~ Dawn

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

At the Summit in May, we'll cover three key areas:

1. How to Do the Job Well

2. How to Sell Your Services

3. All the Nuts-and-Bolts of the Business

Before I get into the skills side of things, let me say it again: You do not need a degree
or any kind of professional designation to do this kind of work.

Again, this 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 Training and Business Development Summit 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.

In May, I'll hand you the Changing Course Formula^©
… and make it easy for you to help your clients change their lives.

Creative ideas for viable businesses are literally all around you -- if you know where and how to look, that is. At this Summit in May, you'll find out the key to identifying
the very best ones... and the simple, but highly effective, trick to turning complaints into cash.

I'll show you how to use my fool-proof Changing Course Formula^© and my
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.

The Changing Course Formula^© makes it easy. And turns what may seem a daunting task -- helping people who aren't sure what they want to do figure out how to make a living at what they love -- into one that's engaging, fun, and incredibly effective.

Part of my formula includes 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.

So in May, 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.

And that's just the beginning of the proven secrets, techniques, and real-world tricks-of-the-trade I've learned over the last decade that I'm gearing up to pass along to you this May. You'll learn…

• 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.

• 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...

You'll "learn by example" and hear me consult, live,
with actual clients… plus go home with real
live sessions you can model.

I’m a big believer in learning by example. That’s why as part of the Certification program you’ll receive an MP3 player pre-loaded with recordings of live sessions
I have personally conducted with actual clients. You'll have a chance to hear the Changing Course Formula^© in action.

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 really have
perfected this "formula" for helping people see how they can turn their interests into income. And I am only too happy to share it 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.

And, because some people learn better when they see things in writing you’ll also receive written transcripts of all of these CD’s. So if you prefer to learn by reading
and highlighting, you’ll find these 300+ pages an invaluable resource.

Plus I'll send you home at the end of the program with a set of CDs containing these same full-length client recordings.

"After all the programs and self-study courses I have purchased, there is no other marketer who continues to deliver more than promised well after the program is over…

By the way, the case studies that you share are great because it takes the "smoke and mirrors" away from the process. Listening to the examples, you realize that the process is nothing more or less than the way you've described it." -- Glenna

Plus I'll hand you all my proprietary materials --
so you can customize them to fit your voice, style, practice, and clients.

If you invest in a franchise of some sort, the corporate offices hand you all the stuff
they know works -- like a business plan, marketing materials, and all the secrets they've figured out about where to put this or that in the physical building and so on.

And I'm going to do essentially the same thing for you.

In May, I'll hand you my own "Blueprint for Success." This 200+ page manual lays out for you in writing everything you need to know and do to provide an excellent service for your clients.

It's the Changing Course Formula^© in black-and-white.

So you'll be learning all of it in person. But then you'll have this resource to guide you once you're back home.

In addition to transcripts for all the live consults you'll hear on the CD's, I've also included what are really "worksheets" that show you what's going on in each consultation -- show you how I'm using the formula, and how you can do exactly the same thing.

I've also included for you all the scripts, forms, and email templates I use -- in a format you can work with. So you can customize them to fit your voice, style, practice, and clients.

I show you how to do a client "intake" -- that is, exactly what to do and say when a prospect calls to ensure they book an appointment… and how you discourage those
that aren't a good fit. How to handle the rare difficult or challenging client (there's a difference between the two). Plus how to follow up and so on.  

Bottom line: It's everything you need -- soup to nuts -- and delivered on a silver platter. When you leave the Training Summit in May, you can be confident you're equipped to provide your clients with a top-notch service they'll rave about and all
the tools they need to successfully escape the j-o-b world and work at what they love.

Really, all of this is about helping you get started immediately using the most effective know-how, insights, and materials I've gathered and created over the last decade.

I've inched up a decade long learning curve. But at this Summit in May, I'll make sure you're starting out right at the top.

You'll learn -- from an internationally recognized marketing master --
how to attract clients without having to "sell." 

Of course, there’s more to running a business like this than advising clients…

Being a great career consultant won’t mean much if you don’t have anybody to
consult with.

That’s why a significant portion of this Training Summit in May is going to be dedicated to showing you how to market yourself and otherwise attract clients -- even if you hate "selling."

I am 100 percent committed to your success. So, at my own expense, I’m bringing in an internationally-recognized guest speaker who is an expert on self promotion and marketing for freelancers and small-business owners.

Her name is Ilise Benun of Marketing-Mentor.com.

Ilise has been teaching people to promote themselves and their services since 1988.
In May, she'll talk to you directly about her proven techniques for getting known and attracting clients.

She is also the author of 5 books, including The Art of Self-Promotion, Self Promotion Online, Designing Web Sites for Every Audience, Public Relations for Dummies, and Stop Pushing Me Around. Ilise also wrote the book (literally) on marketing for introverts.

Her articles have been published in national magazines such as Inc. Magazine, HOW Magazine, Nation’s Business, Self, Essence, Crains New York Business, and Working Woman.

When she’s not working one-on-one mentoring small business clients, Ilise is delivering marketing workshops for international organizations like the International Association of Business Leaders, the American Marketing Association, and the National Association of Women Business Owners.

At this Summit, she is going to give you her undivided attention and focus on 5 simple marketing steps you can take to immediately begin generating income from clients.

You'll find out things like…

• 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.

Of course since you’ll get to meet Ilise in person, you'll have plenty of time to get your own individual questions answered.

PLUS…

Six months of ongoing hand-holding on the

marketing and promotion front…

I've also contracted with Ilise to be your personal “marketing mentor” after this summit comes to a close. You’ll be working closely with her for a full SIX months.

I know how easy it is to get all fired up about a new venture only to let procrastination get in the way.

So I’ve asked Ilise to make sure she gives you plenty of “handholding” before, during, and at the end of those six months.

You'll get one-on-one calls with her, small group mentoring calls with three of your fellow participants at this Certification Summit, plus a huge collection of valuable resources worth literally hundreds of dollars -- all designed to catapult your business forward. You'll learn about key marketing skills, like…

• finding a niche market and building a list of prospective clients…

• getting publicity…

• networking locally…

• even marketing techniques specifically designed for introverts…

• and much, much more…

If you contracted to work with Ilise directly (which you are more than welcome to do), this level of coaching and support would cost you $1800. But when you register for the Outside- the-Job-Box Career Consultant Certification Summit in May, it’s free.

I honestly don’t know of any other coaching or consulting training program that provides this level of personalized ongoing marketing training and mentoring. It is the kind of support that makes the difference between strolling and galloping toward your ultimate financial freedom.

And it's just part of the marketing guidance you'll get when you join me at this Summit in May.

"I must tell you I am so happy with the course. I believe you have gone out of your way to make certain the course is beneficial for each of us, and we "launch" with a working knowledge of your material. I have so many ideas buzzing in my head on how to put this information to practical use!" ~ Charla

And you'll learn more ways you can attract paying clients faster…

I want to make sure that you're putting your best foot forward when it comes to marketing yourself and your Outside the Job Box Career Consulting Services.

So to ensure you look good to the "buying public," I've hired a master copywriter, Kammy Thurman, to provide you personalized guidance as well.

You don't need to be a wordsmith to be successful as an Outside the Job Box Career Consultant. But it doesn’t hurt to hire one to make sure you look good!

Looking good is not about having some fancy degree or years of experience. Kammy will be on call to help you craft a personal bio that draws from your own life experience to position you as the natural idea generator you are.

Kammy has also put together for me an excellent Online Guide, which I will -- of course -- pass along to you in May as well. In it you'll find exactly what you need to know about how to create a website that shows your potential clients what a valuable and gifted helper you are.

Kammy will be sharing key copywriting techniques and tools you need to ensure that you are creating for yourself the very best image possible. (Including actual "template" copy you can slot in to be the backbone of your website.)

The point is: You can rest assured that at this 5-day live Certification Summit -- and well after -- you'll get exactly the guidance you need to ensure that you're "working smart," and applying the most effective (and good-value) techniques there are to market your new business. You'll learn…

• 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

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

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

• How to turn an unproductive website into one that sells

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

• 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

• Military spouses or returning vets

• 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 this Certification Summit in May, you can be sure you'll
come away with a marketing plan and lots of low-cost techniques you can apply immediately -- all designed to fit your financial goals, your desired lifestyle, even
your personality.

Get up-and-running even faster with my personal "tools of the trade."

You also need to understand the Process or Operational side of the business. And that's something else we'll talk about in detail in May.

Some of this I've already touched on when I talked about the resources you'll get as part of the Changing Course Formula…

• My specially-designed Client Intake and Session Outcome forms. 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.

• You’ll get step-by-step training videos walking you through all the basics of everything from setting up a merchant account on Paypal to creating a blog. This will all be covered in the Summit too but this way you have an ongoing resource you can use again and again.

• Plus I'll show you 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.

You'll walk away from this Training Summit in May
with your business launched.

Often it's the little things that you don't know how to do that bring your forward motion to a stop. You can have an amazing idea. But you don't get around to "doing it," because you have to build a website or blog, for instance, and you don’t have time to figure out how.

It's the nitty-gritty stuff that puts the brakes on the big-picture progress.

So in May, we're going to make sure that doesn't happen to you.

I'm hiring internet guru Lisa Tarrant to come in to walk you through setting up your own web site or blog template, registering your domain name, getting your site hosted, and applying for a merchant account so you can process payments by credit card.

All of the major groundwork will in place by the time you leave the Summit. So you'll be free to get busy making your dreams a reality.

I’m even paying a photographer several thousands of dollars to be on site to take a professional head shot for your website or blog. (So bring your favorite outfit and
colors!)

When you consider the level of support you’ll be getting at this Summit in May, it really is like having an entire business handed to you on a silver platter.

In fact, there's a lot more that I'm going to give you that I haven't even mentioned yet.

Like ongoing "Mastermind" sessions every few weeks with your fellow Certification Summit colleagues. They'll help keep you motivated and "on task" and learning from each other, too.

Plus…

You will be granted exclusive usage rights
to Finding Your True Calling for 2 full years.

You could start your consulting 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 ahead of time.

If you’ve had a consultation with me you already, know that each of my clients receives 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 page 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.

That's why -- 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 in May automatically comes with
your own "Fast Track Your Dreams Kit" and membership.

If you've spent any time at my Changing Course website, you know that I have there a resource designed to shave years off people's learning curves when it comes to finding and pursuing what they love: my Fast Track Kit.

And, with it, I also offer membership in what I call the Fast Track Your Dreams Community. This is a comprehensive membership program that includes CDs, teleclasses, online guides, books, an online forum and more. The 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 Summit in May, it's all yours, free. You will receive the complete, resource-rich
Fast Track Kit plus a one year "guest membership pass" to the Fast Track Community -- a combined total value of $637 -- no charge.

I'm not going to go into everything you get with this program here. You can read a full account of what it includes on my website.

But let me just say this: 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. 

Of course, these are exactly the tools you'll want to turn to as you're helping your own clients discover and find their way to a life they design.

Again, my point here is simply that when you join me in May at this Summit, I'll be handing you every last tool, technique, resource, and insight I know work well.

I'll be giving you exactly what you need to launch a real business in less than a week… and be making money in less than a month. Everything you need -- with ongoing support -- to grow a business you love providing a service your clients love.

“This program is a great opportunity for anyone interested in helping others to change course. It’s something that can put you in business immediately after completion, if you choose. It’s fun, challenging and inspiring. I’m so excited about doing this and full of ideas. Thank you, thank you for giving me all the tools I need to get going.” ~  Barbara

I'm going to do everything I can to help
you get your first paying clients…

And there's something else, too, that I haven't even mentioned yet.

It's something extremely valuable. It's a way for you to get real-life experience and create for yourself a track record of success -- fast.

Right out of the starting gate, it'll give you "testimonials" to put on your website and mean you have real people out there recommending you to others…

I'm so confident in the quality of the training you'll receive in May and in the months beyond… that I'm willing to go out on a limb…

I’m going to provide structured opportunities for you to practice your new skills as a certified Outside the Job Box Career Consultant.

I’ll arrange for you several practice clients. This is where you get to practice doing the initial Client Intake, communicating with the client about their pre-work assignment, preparing for the session, using the client’s pre-work to actually conduct the brainstorming session, and doing the follow up.

By far, this is one of the most beneficial aspects of the certification program.

It’s where everything you’ve learned about the Changing Course Formula^©…
about where to find information and resources the client needs… and about the techniques for working with clients… all comes to life.

You'll get reviews like these, which are just a few of the many testimonials people enrolled in the current Certification "class" have received from their practice clients:

“Arthurine -- you are a truly gifted and amazing Outside the Job Box career consultant!  I deeply appreciate my consultation, and I am looking forward to moving forward to some of the ideas you gave me.  Thanks a million!!”

“I believe Craig really will be good at being a full time consultant, and recommend him to others for a great job. I enjoyed working with him, and look forward to emailing him with my future career expansions!”

“Michelle is great! She has a lot of enthusiasm and that gave me energy. She is very easy to talk with. She also offered some good ideas, and seems to really care about what she is doing.”

“Gail was great. The session was exactly what I’ve been looking for a long time. I’ve met with several career coaches, but this is the first time I felt I got worthwhile feedback. It was a great experience… the process doesn’t consider what you’re good at, but rather what you love. And what could be better than doing what you love and getting paid for it. Gail, I think you’ll be enormously successful in this field.”

And this is a great way to not only gain real-world experience… but to get the word out about your new business. A consultant enrolled in my current Certification program just signed up her first paid client -- a referral from a very satisfied practice client!

Plus I'll hand you another income-boosting tool…

In keeping with this push to get your business not just launched in May -- but firmly established and growing -- I'm going to do something else for you when you join me at this Certification Summit.

I’ll help you create your first information product.

You’ll have the opportunity to record an "Advice from the Dream Team" CD --
a compilation of guidance you and the rest of the participants at the May Summit
offer. It's something that you can give away as a free bonus to your own clients or
s