There comes a point in your life when you realize that  your usual daily living needs a shift. Do you need to be on top of the game to venture into something different from your usual expertise?   In this episode, former blogger and Online Business Strategist Gemma Bonham Carter talks about creating courses, launching courses, the right mindset around launching a course, how she started, and the lessons she has learned.  It's a great episode packed with value that you're going to love. KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE   Finding the right thing for you does not happen overnight. You sometimes have to take different gigs to find what will best suit you.    Everyone may think that they should be experts and have all the credentials to be able to start a course, but it is easier to grasp lessons from a peer-to-peer kind of mentor than that of an expert.   Hesitations also include the idea that the market is saturated, but the fact is, it's continuously growing, which gives more opportunities.   Commitment, persistence, genuine care for your students, and long-term visions are some of the most important things you should consider for your course to be successful.   It is normal to have hesitations and sit in discomfort, but the success will be worth it. Episode Timeline:   00:00 Intro 00:22 Episode Intro 01:39 About Gemma 02:14 How Gemma ended up with her business and how it started 06:26 Gemma's advice on people who are hesitant to start launching a course 09:37 The business opportunity in the growing online marketplace 11:57 Gemma's advice on how to keep the motivation 17:26 The right mindset for a course creator to keep 21:09 Gemma's advice for someone who's just starting or growing a business 23:39 How Gemma kept going to find what business she really wanted to build 26:01 How to connect with Gemma 26:50 Outro About our guest:   Gemma Bonham Carter is a former blogger turned Online Business Strategist. She is a mom of two wonderful kids. She is passionate about helping entrepreneurs create profitable online course businesses so they can have more freedom in their lives. Connect and know more about  Gemma and her business here: https://gemmabonhamcarter.com   More about Ruth: Hi, I’m Ruth, a business coach specializing in helping freelancers and business owners adjust their mindset and marketing so they can get fully booked with clients they LOVE to work with. I’ve helped hundreds of self-employed women achieve the time and money freedom they craved. I’ve started this podcast because when I first went all in and left the corporate world to be a freelancer, I was grateful for any work that came my way. After over 20 years of freelancing and working for other people, I started to realize I’d created a glass ceiling for myself. In 2017, I finally started listening to that voice that had been telling me for a long time that I wasn’t doing what I loved and fulfilling my true potential.  It took a critical illness to give me that wake-up call.  I don’t want the same to happen to you. You can expect practical advice, inspiring stories, and a lot of aha moments as we uncover and kick to the curb all the obstacles you have been putting in your way. I’m on a mission to inspire women to start and play bigger in business.       Connect and know more about Ruth Gilbey here: Coaching: https://www.ruthgilbey.com/coaching Free stuff: https://www.ruthgilbey.com/next-client Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ruthgilbeymarketingandcoaching/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruth_gilbey/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthgilbey/