7 Ways to Know If There's a Course Inside You

Perhaps you’ve entertained the thought of creating an online course as a digital asset to add to your value ladder of products and services. Or maybe you’re a service provider and haven’t considered it before for your own business but see so many other businesses creating online courses or membership sites that you wonder if it would work for you particular niche. Here are seven ways to know if you have a course inside you that would resonate with your audience.

ONE: You are passionate about a single niche topic or hobby and want to share it with the world.

Perhaps you have logged multiple hours doing something you’re passionate about. Or maybe you’ve accrued multiple hours in your free-time hobby, giving you an edge over most newbies. If you’re about 10 steps ahead of the masses, you could have a viable online course inside of you!

TWO: You have a significant strength in a single area and know more than average on your topic.

According to Dr. Donald O. Clifton, founder of CliftonStrengths, “There is something you do better than ten thousand other people, and we just need to find what it is.” What is the first thing that comes to mind when you read this quote? What would those closest to you say is your superpower strength? Our underlying strengths are indicators of talents that we are born with that have the potential to become dependable strengths the more we put ourselves into situations that call forth and utilize that strength. Maybe you are the rare one who can envision the big picture AND all the details to make that big picture happen. Or maybe you take something that is great and can transform it into something superb. Take these strengths and teach others to convert their inborn predispositions into rock-solid strengths with an online course.

THREE: You are often sought out by family and friends for your area of expertise.

In what ways have family, friends or colleagues sought out your expertise to contribute to group projects in the past? Or when you are in a group situation working on a large project, what aspects of that project do you naturally gravitate towards to help? While some love contributing a vision or ideas, others dig in and execute relentlessly to see a project through to the end. While some enjoy drawing others in, others like to go it alone and internalize their research, learning and synthesize ideas.

FOUR: You have industry credentials in an area of expertise that highlights your credibility.

Perhaps you have significant training in a certain field or have even earned industry credentials or certifications that demonstrate your expertise. Your formal education and training may be a clue to a hidden course inside you. And to make your concepts even more compelling to your audience, you can combine your credentials with proven outcomes based upon your experiences helping others reach their goals.

FIVE: You are internally driven to make a significant contribution to the world in one or more areas.

Another key indicator of an online course inside you is if you are internally driven, even compelled to change something in this world. No one needs to motivate or prod you to make a significant contribution in this area, in fact, you simply can’t seem to turn it off! If you’re intrinsically motivated to make a change in the world, this could also be an indicator that you have an online course inside you, that once launched, could draw others to your cause as well.

SIX: You have amassed hours of experience or have significant work history in a specialized field.

Maybe beyond a hobby, personal passion or compelling world-changing drive, you simply have a ton of experience in an area of specialization. Perhaps you logged thousands of hours while on the job or through volunteer experience and you know you could share that expertise with others. This too, could indicate a potential online course inside you!

SEVEN: You’ve got a thriving online business and you need to expand and feel like you have nowhere to go.

Finally, you are a great candidate to create an online course if you are a service provider in real estate, digital marketing, counseling, coaching, consulting, or are a nonprofit organization or church and you’ve maxed out your capacity to serve your audience 1:1. An online course could expand your reach, impact and help you scale exponentially, while conserving your precious time to focus on what only you can do!

If any one of these seven indicators is true of you, schedule your Discovery Call to see how Course Bistro can help get that course outta you!