Become a Highly Paid Consultant

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The pandemic forced many of us to rethink our careers, work conditions, and long-term goals.

The Great Resignation — or, the “Big Quit” — describes the phenomena in which millions of people have left their jobs.?

They loved the freedom and flexibility they had while working from home.

And when their employers asked them to come back into the office?

Not a chance.?

Once you get a taste of that freedom and flexibility, there’s no turning back.?

But what if you didn’t have to return to the office?

What if you could retain that same freedom and flexibility — and instead of working for your employer, you began to work for yourself??

If you’ve ever wanted to start your own business, you have the opportunity of a lifetime...right now.

The “entrepreneurial” consulting business model is thriving. And, if you have skills and experience from your job, you have the tools you need to start.?

The question is HOW? How can you build a business around consulting and replace a corporate income working on your own?

Or how can you add consulting to your current business as an additional revenue channel - and be incredibly profitable?

Michael Zipursky, co-owner, and founder of Consulting Success? has the answers. In fact, I’ve personally spoken with them, and over just the past two years, they’ve taught hundreds of consultants (newbies and veterans alike) how to increase their revenue and do it in a way that allows them to structure their business so that it supports their lifestyle goals.

Grab Michael's free guide to more freedom, flexibility and income - and how to transition from?your job to become a highly-paid consultant here.

How to Build A Lifestyle Business with Consulting

In fact, this is something that Michael calls the “Lifestyle and business Triangle concept”.?

He says, “This concept was critical to how we started and built Consulting Success? in an intentional way.

And it’s a business we’ve been fortunate enough to grow to 7+ figures — all while traveling the world, enjoying our favorite hobbies, and spending time with our families.”

He explains that the status quo is usually that you put your business BEFORE your lifestyle. This is where you find people who leave their corporate job and want to build a business with the hopes that they’ll be their own boss - and that’s what they literally become.

They’ve only built themselves a new job.?

Michael shares a story where he learned this the hard way…

“Many years ago I was in Japan, going for one of my daily walks next to a local stream. It was a beautiful day during sakura (cherry blossom season).

I was thinking about a good friend of mine. He was the CEO of a multi-million dollar business in Japan, and I looked up to him.

But I couldn’t get one thing off my mind.

Every time I spoke with him, he told me where he had been, and what he was working on.

He seldom spoke about spending time with his family and his young daughters.

And he was working so hard that he started to have health issues.

So, I asked him…

“Why do you have such a hectic work schedule?”

“I’m doing this for my kids,” he responded.

He was putting his business before his lifestyle. And he was even putting his business before his family.

In the early days of my consulting business, I lived just like my friend.

And many business owners are guilty of living this way.

We prioritize our business over everything else: our health, our social lives, and our families.”

I don’t know about you, but way too many business owners fall into this trap. I know I have. This is where Michael’s expertise comes in…

How to Build A Consulting Business You Love

If you want to leave your job, if you’re looking to build a business that fits your lifestyle goals, and or you want to add to your current business…

Michael can show you how to transition successfully to become a consultant so you can realize your full potential, do work you love, and earn a great living.

In fact, I’ve asked him the best place to get started and he’s pulled everything he’s taught to his clients and put it all in a checklist for you that he’s allowed me to share for a limited time.

So if you want to become a successful consultant, this is where I would start:

Click here to download the 8-step consulting checklist, a proven guide to more freedom, flexibility, and income as a highly-paid consultant.

In this guide, Michael walks you through everything you need, with real examples showing you how people he’s worked with have done it as well.?

In the guide, Michael addresses everything you need, and I want to highlight four that stuck out to me:

1. How to think like an entrepreneurial consultant.?

It’s interesting that how we see ourselves through the lens of our self-proclaimed identity creates parameters through which we behave and see the world. Too many people, especially when making the jump from a corporate job to an entrepreneur’s mindset, feel a strong case that they’re not good enough - that they’re just pretending to be something.?

In learning how humans change their habits, expert James Clear talks about how our identity about who we are, and what we do defines the limits of what we allow ourselves to do. Learning to THINK like an entrepreneurial consultant and think about yourself as one - will help you break down self-imposed barriers and keep you going when things get tough.

2. Declare your specialization

You can’t please everyone. Work with a specific group of people that you can really dive deep to help. The benefit for you is that doing this makes it easier for you to make repeatable processes so that you don’t have to start from ground zero every time. This is especially important in the early stages of your consulting career.

3. Create Your Offer

This is what really stops a lot of people. Either they don’t know how to package their expertise or they do it the wrong way. Getting your offer right is KEY to your success.

Michael says, “As an entrepreneurial consultant, you sell your expertise and thinking which solve problems and create results for your clients.?

It's best to package your expertise and thinking into an “offer” — a list of things you'll do for your client to solve their problem and achieve their results.?

As an entrepreneur, you're now a creator — and you create consulting offers. Your offer is how you generate revenue for your business. It's what you sell and what you deliver. The more compelling your offer, the easier it will be to win consulting business.”

4. Create a system for getting clients

There’s a lot encompassed in this if you want to consistently hit high revenue (many of Michael’s clients use this to hit 6 figure months!)...

From dialing in on your messaging to developing a magnetic brand that your prospects learn to TRUST, to writing winning proposals, to closing the deal and winning your first client.

Your Turn

There is no better place to start or person to turn to if you want to become a successful consultant. Michael Zipursky has more than 20 years of working with consultants to build incredibly successful businesses that not only bring in great money, but that support their lifestyle goals.?

Click here to see all 8 steps to becoming a successful entrepreneurial consultant, and be sure to download a free copy of Michael’s Consulting Checklist here.