Hi friend,
The early bird window for Lean Out! ends tomorrow (Friday) at 11:59pm ET.
Let's have the real conversation.
If you've been reading these emails and hovering over the button without clicking, you have a reason. Probably a few. I know most of them by now, from women in my community and from my own head, back when I was the one figuring this out with no plan and no room to build one. So today I'm laying them out and answering each one.
"What if I'm not even sure I want to leave corporate?"
Perfect, you're exactly who I built this for. The cohort doesn't ask you to leave anything immediately; you walk out with a finished plan in a drawer, and most of the women in this room will still be employed in August, on purpose. The plan exists so the decision is yours, whenever you make it.
"What if my expertise isn't valuable enough?"
That sentence was written by your inner critic, and she is not a reliable source. Part one of the course framework, Recognize What You Have, is an honest audit of what you know and what people would actually pay for. We settle this question with evidence, not feelings.
"Where would I find the time?"
It's 4 to 5 hours a week for three weeks, and every session is recorded. I built this for women with full calendars, because that's who you are, and because the whole point is that you build the plan while you're still employed. That's the design, not a compromise.
"What if my colleagues find out?"
There's nothing to find out. You're not leaving, you're not selling anything yet, you're getting ready. We prime your network carefully, on your timeline, and nobody at work needs to know a thing until you decide they do.
"What if I don't know how to sell?"
Nobody is asking you to sell yourself. You're offering expertise someone already needs, and Craft Your Narrative, the third part of the course framework, exists exactly to give you the words. The squirm you feel saying "pay me for this" is conditioning, not truth.
And the big one. "Is it worth $2,000?"
$2,000 is real money, and I won't pretend otherwise. But the honest comparison isn't $2,000 versus zero. It's $2,000 versus being unprepared on the day the fifteen-minute HR call comes, and making the biggest career decision of your decade from panic instead of from a plan. The plan is insurance you build once and own forever. And enrollment is risk-free: full refund within 14 days of the course start, no questions asked. (And remember, you get $400 off if you join at the early bird rate).
Lean Out! runs July 8 to 27. It'll help you chart your path to working on your own terms. You don't have to be sure of yourself to enroll. You just have to be willing to find out what you're worth.
I already have my guess.
Rooting for all of us,
Amy
PS: I'm hosting a private Q&A today at 1:00pm ET to share more about the path to work independence and answer your questions. We'll also share more details about the Lean Out! cohort. Register now if you want to chat with me live:
