Hey guys,
Long time lurker, and last week I finally decided to make the jump - read TMF and commit 100% to my current businesses for 2018 and beyond. I'm about half way through and have loved every page.
About me? Well, I'm a lawyer by trade but realized after my first year in the profession that working for a big firm and basically cutting checks to the partners wasn't for me. So I told them I was done after the first contract ended and took some time off (against what my parents/friends thought was best).
To make a long story short, I was given the opportunity to open a new firm with a more experienced lawyer and family friend, which I jumped on. It's in a growing area of law, fairly transactional and scalable (ie. once I've done the work a few times to learn the ins and outs, I will be able to outsource the basic work and just review/edit it before submitting).
I've spent the last few months getting that up and running, and got my first corporate client last week (learned quickly that finding customers for expensive services isn't easy). Because we have low overhead and the specific service demands a fairly good fee (we charge fixed rates, none of that hourly stuff), I'd only need a few sales a month to make a pretty decent pay-check.
I also split time working on a side blog, but hadn't locked down a specific niche in 2017 and so I wasn't very productive or committed to it. But for 2018, I've decided to convert it to a blog and coaching service for people looking to break out of the traditional professional/corporate office and take advantage of their skills/schooling to create a more exciting, free life. I've enjoyed the last few months of operating my own firm 10x more than the year of working for another firm, and I'd love to help others get on that same path.
I'm happy to hear any and all feedback on the above, especially my coaching strategy. My plan is to offer free coaching to a few fitting people to hone my coaching skills while I update my blog to reflect the new niche and create a proper sales funnel. If interested, let me know!
Thanks for reading and happy to be here.
Long time lurker, and last week I finally decided to make the jump - read TMF and commit 100% to my current businesses for 2018 and beyond. I'm about half way through and have loved every page.
About me? Well, I'm a lawyer by trade but realized after my first year in the profession that working for a big firm and basically cutting checks to the partners wasn't for me. So I told them I was done after the first contract ended and took some time off (against what my parents/friends thought was best).
To make a long story short, I was given the opportunity to open a new firm with a more experienced lawyer and family friend, which I jumped on. It's in a growing area of law, fairly transactional and scalable (ie. once I've done the work a few times to learn the ins and outs, I will be able to outsource the basic work and just review/edit it before submitting).
I've spent the last few months getting that up and running, and got my first corporate client last week (learned quickly that finding customers for expensive services isn't easy). Because we have low overhead and the specific service demands a fairly good fee (we charge fixed rates, none of that hourly stuff), I'd only need a few sales a month to make a pretty decent pay-check.
I also split time working on a side blog, but hadn't locked down a specific niche in 2017 and so I wasn't very productive or committed to it. But for 2018, I've decided to convert it to a blog and coaching service for people looking to break out of the traditional professional/corporate office and take advantage of their skills/schooling to create a more exciting, free life. I've enjoyed the last few months of operating my own firm 10x more than the year of working for another firm, and I'd love to help others get on that same path.
I'm happy to hear any and all feedback on the above, especially my coaching strategy. My plan is to offer free coaching to a few fitting people to hone my coaching skills while I update my blog to reflect the new niche and create a proper sales funnel. If interested, let me know!
Thanks for reading and happy to be here.
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