#175: How I Went from Corporate to Consulting to Courses

Published: Sept. 7, 2017, 4 p.m.

b"You asked, and I\\u2019m bringing it:\\xa0My story. And I mean ALL the details, of how I went from corporate to consulting to where I am today: courses.\\n My intention here is not to relive the old days\\u2014I\\u2019m doing this because you likely can relate to one of the three scenarios:\\n You currently are working in a corporate job, with thoughts of starting your own thing.\\n Your dream business is currently your #sidehustle and you\\u2019re looking to make it your full-time gig.\\n You no longer are tied to your J.O.B however your business model is not exactly what you\\u2019d like it to be. You want to move into online courses sooner than later.\\n Anyway you approach it, there are opportunities in front of you right now that you may not see as relevant to where you want to go. But that\\u2019s not true.\\xa0Every step counts.\\n If I hadn\\u2019t taken a job at Harley Davidson, I wouldn\\u2019t have seen what building a community, or movement, looks like and thought, \\u201cThat\\u2019s what I want.\\u201d\\n If I hadn\\u2019t worked for a matchmaking service, I wouldn\\u2019t have figured out that I hate sales.\\n And if I hadn\\u2019t said, \\u2018yes,\\u2019 to working on Tony Robbins\\u2019 creative team, I\\u2019m not sure any of what followed would have happened.\\n Speaking of working for Tony, I wanted to share\\xa0the five core lessons I learned\\xa0while working for Tony, from creating content, to making big decisions as a business owner, to shaping your mindset. I\\u2019ve put the lessons all down in\\xa0my brand new freebie.\\n So, I\\u2019m\\xa0breaking down my journey\\xa0for you in five phases. In each one, I\\u2019ll tell you what I learned and the turning point that helped me move to the next phase. This is how each one breaks down:\\n Phase One:\\xa0Corporate (or being \\u201con the clock\\u201d)\\n Phase Two:\\xa0Consulting (or really doing the Corporate thing for multiple bosses instead of just the one)\\n Phase Three:\\xa0Courses (without a niche\\u2014so this was more of an experimental time)\\n Phase Four:\\xa0Courses (with a niche nailed down)\\n Phase Five:\\xa0Product Suite (or courses that can scale and ultimately put my business in the fast lane)\\n The biggest thing I want you to take away from my story is\\xa0you don\\u2019t need to have it all figured out.\\xa0You just need to move forward in any way you can, and from where you are now.\\n So let\\u2019s get into it \\u2026 I was born on a rainy night in December \\u2026 Ha! No, we\\u2019re not going that far back.\\n Let's start from my (career) beginning...\\n P.S\\xa0Find out more about my live event, The Entrepreneur Experience at\\xa0amyporterfield.com/events. The dates are October 21st or December 2nd, so don\\u2019t delay!"