(For entrepreneurs and the self-employed)
What Problem(s) Do You Solve?
Clients come to me when they are sure about the next steps to take and they want guidance. If the client is interested in writing and publishing a book, the solutions I provide are counsel on how to successfully write a book and bring one to market, either through a traditional publisher or through any of the myriad of ways a person can self-publish, and depending on the client’s goals and how far into the writing and editing process they are, I offer a number of packages or can customize my services.
If the client comes to me for self-employment or entrepreneurial guidance, we may work together once, periodically or regularly (weekly for three or six months). The solutions are concrete action items regarding business direction, expansion, strategic planning, and following one’s passions and things that bring joy in a business environment.
What Makes Your Business Unique?
My philosophy, whether working with someone who wants to write a book, someone who wants to start or expand their business or nonprofit, or someone who isn’t sure which direction to go because they have so many ideas, is that coaching is unique to a client’s individual needs. I rely on my intuition and empathetic skills as much as on my ability to see the big picture as well as all of the weeds.
I rarely tell people what they need to do, and instead, ask them questions that help them look at things differently and help them draw their own conclusions. I also believe in the power of story, as a form of entertainment, as a way to tell the world who we are, and as something that can hold us back and keep us from soaring.
Another thing that makes my business(es) unique is the breadth and depth of experience I have had. I published my first piece of writing at age 12 and started my first business at age 18. I’ve worked for for-profit and non-profit companies, in higher ed and accreditation, and created curriculum and assessment strategies (for academia and businesses). I’ve launched a number of businesses and been on Boards, and I’ve invested in real estate and created streams of passive income.
Clients who have worked with me have said that they wouldn’t make a business decision without my input. A client claimed that I literally saved his life by showing him how to be successfully self-employed after being furloughed from a 30+ year career.
Biography:
Jill L. Ferguson is an award-winning writer of thousands of published articles, the author of 14 books under her own name and more than a dozen that she’s ghostwritten for others, the founder of Women’s Wellness Weekends and Creating the Freelance Career, and a book and business coach.
She’s a former professor and higher ed administrator and serial entrepreneur. Her office mates are two rescue dogs named Coconut and Casper. Her books include: A Salary Cinderella Story (Or How to Make More Money Without a Fairy Godmother), A Singles Cinderella Story (Or How to Find Love Without Losing Yourself), Creating a Freelance Career, and Increase Your Income: 7 Rules for Women Who Want to Make More Money at Work.
Contact:
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Website: www.jillferguson.com and www.creatingthefreelancecareer.com