#108: How Can I Be The Expert If I'm Just Starting Out?
How can I be an expert if I am brand new at all of this and no one is paying attention—yet?
This is a valid, legitimate, understandable concern. My best advice: Get over that doubt as quickly as possible and get moving.
Here’s why:
We all started somewhere. All the experts you follow and admire today started at the bottom.
When I started my business 6 years ago, I was so afraid of so many different things.
A big lesson I learned along the way is that you are the expert of your content, your voice and your audience. Don’t think less than that at any moment.
In this episode I walk you through the Five Reminders that You Can Be The Expert Inside your Online Course. These reminders are drawn from what I have learned over the last six years. I share my secrets to success because I want you to break through those fears immediately.
Before I get into it, I want to tell you about this week’s freebie.
Whether you’re a coach, consultant, speaker, freelancer or service provider of ANY kind, owning your own course is a game changer that can have a dramatic effect on your income and impact.
Recently I’ve reverse-engineered the biggest lessons I’ve learned from five of my own successful online courses (that have served over 35,000 entrepreneurs while generating $6.4 million in revenue) and I’ve put all those key learnings in a brand new free master class.
My LIVE master class is called "How to Confidently Create Your First Profitable Course in 60 Days" and before it’s too late, I want you to grab your virtual seat!
Now, back to it—
The five reminders will let you know that you’re capable of embarking on this journey and more so that you are ready to take action NOW.
Listen in to learn the two areas where you might be holding yourself back when moving forward with building your online business.
Also, I give you the tips and strategies you need to assure yourself that you are the expert.
You will also learn the qualities that make a great online teacher and the surprise qualities that you think you might need, but don’t.
If you are thinking about building a course in the near future—or if you’ve ever felt like a fraud while growing your business— I think you will find these reminders incredibly valuable.
This episode is for you if you:
- Wonder if your “newness” will impact the quality of your class
- Want to learn more about cultivating your teaching skills
- Are curious about just how much commitment you need to start a class (the answer may surprise you!)
- Are nervous about the competition and how to push it away or embrace it
These reminders are a great trigger for me every time I start a new course. I hope you find them as valuable as I do.
Don’t forget to grab your virtual in my LIVE, Free Master Class, "How to Confidently Create Your First Profitable Course in 60 Days.”
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