Going the last mile

Going the Last Mile

This is a term often used to depict the efficiency of a courier service or a Post Office who would serve the last of the villages even though these places are remote and not well connected.

In my case though, it was going the last mile that turned me into an entrepreneur and catapulted me to start a Training Company.

I had always been proud of my career and my achievements at office. I had grown from the grass roots and learned things the hard way. I joined the company when it had just about launched and was seeing colossal growth. My fundamentals were strong and I was often referred to as the storehouse of knowledge. 

I was soon moved from branch operations to a Projects Team that planned, strategised and managed the operations for all the branches Pan India. I thought my career was at its peak, and this is what I wanted to do all my life.

A surprise came in the form of my second son and my world turned around. Work started to feel like a burden, my priorities and my focus changed. I was also taken aback at myself and how easily the spotlight shifted to my children and my family.

The need to keep myself engaged and to use my talent was high and so was the need to be available for my two little toddlers. It seems like Godsend at that time, when an old colleague/friend was looking for people who could join his training venture. It worked two ways, I got to work from home and build the business base and I got to conduct trainings few days of the month, that kept me engaged. It was perfect for me, I loved training and I was good with interacting and conecting with people from different walks of life.

I would talk to clients, meet different people and conduct trainings at colleges. The work was very fulfilling. I could see people being transformed. I knew that I was making a difference in their lives. I felt a deep sense of gratitude when people I trained achieved something and they acknowledged me.

It wasn’t just me, it was a bunch of us like me, who for various reasons had taken a break from the regular jobs or wanted to be following a passion or hobby and yet balancing meaningful work. We were from all walks of life, sales people, operations, trainers, home makers etc. We laughed, we learned, we cried, we grew, we delivered sessions together, learning something new every time. We became an extended family and support system to each other. We transformed and grew as we learned and as we facilitated sessions amongst us and for others. 

We met clients, we connected, we made proposals, worked on the commercials, negotiated too! Over the last few years, we got better and better at what we did. Today most of us who started that journey is a Training Entrepreneur building our own businesses.

To me there has been no looking back since that time.  

Being a training entrepreneur makes my journey fascinating, appealing and work does not seem like work, since it is passion that keeps me going on. I also enjoy the flexibility and the money that I earn from this role.

To become a trainer, there are several options, however to us at GrowthLeap it is about going the last mile, going beyond just creating a Freelance Trainer.

It is about empowering and enabling an individual to start their own training business with the ability to productise, price, promote and plan their business.