I decided to read and review Two Weeks Notice by Amy Porterfield.
This book was written in 2023. I usually pick more recent books to review.
However, I found this while I was researching an article I was writing: 10 Warning Signs it’s Time to Quit Your Job.
I originally thought the book was about how to leave a job (and it does cover that), but it’s really a whole lot more.
The full title of the book is: Two Weeks Notice: Find the Courage to Quit Your Job, Make More Money, Work Where You Want, and Change the World.
Who This Book is For
This book is for those who believe something more is out there other than the traditional 9-5 workday.
It’s for those women (or men, but my website is called Finances for Females 😀) who don’t want to work for “the man” anymore.
The book could be for someone who is already an entrepreneur but needs some guidance or a pick-me-up.
I do feel like the book is geared more towards women than it is men – which I find common when I’m reading a book written by a woman.
The last work-related book I read by a man had so many sports references I was getting a little irritated, so honestly I’ve dropped reading books by men for a bit.
Two Weeks Notice is for those curious about digital marketing.
It’s for me – someone who already owns a website but I’m not earning much from it and I could probably use some help.
I could also use motivation from time to time, which Two Weeks Notice has a lot of.
“If you are willing to push past your immediate desire for security, comfort, and certainty, you will experience the ultimate freedom of creating your own kind of security, on your terms, in your own business.” – Page 10
What the Book Covers
In my opinion, Two Weeks Notice is mainly a motivational source to help gently push you towards what you may have considered doing in the past, but thought it wasn’t possible.
Amy Porterfield does go into detail on:
- Leaving your current place of employment
- Defining your business topic
- How to Identify your ideal customer avatar
- How to build a website
- Creating content
- Building an email list (I found this very helpful)
- Creating lead magnets
- Revenue-Generating Strategies
- Creating a workshop course
- and more…
I read through the entire book over a weekend and made a few highlights on my Kindle, but I think that this is a book that you’ll need to pick up again as you start (or continue) your journey.
You’ll need different types of assistance at different times. Afterall, you can’t do everything at once.
For example, I have a very small email list and I have a couple of lead magnets on the website, but I’m not ready to concentrate on building that more right now. I’m at capacity just writing content and trying to get over my social media anxiety.
But one day, I’ll want to dive into her email suggestions again… One day I’ll want to actually look into her revenue-generating strategies in more detail.
So although all the topics she covered might not be for your personal situation right now, they may be for you one day.
“Process beats perfection, and every action you take is bringing you closer to your goals” – Page 251
Social Media
If you’ve read any of my blog posts, you know that I am a complete slacker on Facebook.
I’ve been starting to Pin on Pinterest more and I actually like it, but Facebook takes me out of my comfort zone and I literally cringe every time I open it.
Chapter 10 of Two Weeks Notice is on your social media strategy. This really helped guide me on what to post and how to create a schedule.
There’s an overview of the major social media platforms and what demographic chooses which. (This seriously made me feel like I need to be on Instagram).
It confirmed to me that Twitter is not where my audience resides so I can stay away from that platform.
Amy shares Format Pillars and Theme Pillars giving you a guide on what to post, which I found extremely helpful.
The idea of sitting down once a week and creating social media content for the entire week sounds so much easier than the jacked up method I’ve been doing, which is a post whenever I build up courage.
She had some great advice on getting over social media anxiety, which I have.
A friend of Amy Porterfield’s told her:
“You’re not for everyone, boo” – Page 172 (and multiple other pages)
I’m still letting that sink in. I really need to realize that it’s ok if I get bad comments – I’m not for everyone.
What Two Weeks Notice Sparked in Me Personally
Am I tired of working for the man? Maybe I am.
This book sparked a lot of personal questions in my head during a rough patch at the office.
95% of the time I’m completely satisfied with my day job. If I left it, I wouldn’t leave it for any other reason other than to start working for myself.
Is it time?
Somewhere towards the beginning of the book, it tells the reader that the first step (or close to the first, I don’t remember) is setting a date on when you’re going to quit your job.
I’m not going to lie here – I set a date. I was reading this book at work with my feet propped up on my desk.
I placed Two Weeks Notice down, grabbed a sticky note, and wrote a date I would quit. Then I texted a friend and told them the date because for some odd reason, I was beyond proud of myself.
Now, that date is quite far in the future, but no where near retirement age far.
My friend said ok and then she told me the date she was going to quit her job too, which was much sooner than my date, and we both laughed.
Right now at this moment, the date is real for me.
This book was inspiration enough for me to actually do what the author told me to do…and I felt great about it.
There’s something really motivational about this book and I think at this moment in my career, I needed it.
My Random Thoughts
Sometimes while reading the book, I wondered how ChatGPT would have impacted some of what Porterfield wrote.
I wondered about where we are today with social media and where we were when she wrote the book in 2023.
Yes, that wasn’t that long ago. But I think that websites, social media, the internet as a whole is changing at such a fast pace, it’s sometimes difficult to say one thing and be confident that’s how you feel about it more than a year later.
Coming from someone who owns a website and visits many discussion boards from other website owners, times are changing.
Do I think that what I’m writing every day on a website is useless? No, I don’t. But it’s also not my full time job.
Would I keep doing this if I knew there was no financial gain from it? Eh, I would do it differently. I would no longer care about adding images or making the website user friendly.
So what I’m trying to say with this random thought is:
I wonder if some of the guidance Amy Porterfield provided would still be the same guidance she would give today, two+ years later. This is with the ever-changing world of social media, the internet, and additional search engines and tools.
Was Two Weeks Notice Worth The Read?
Yes, it was.
It would have been much more valuable to me in the beginning, before I started a website.
There’s still a lot of value in it for someone like me, who is still trying to find her way.
However, I am glad I picked this book up and read it. It’s given me a lot to think about when it comes to the direction I’m personally going with the website.
I wonder if I’ll actually quit my day job on the date I wrote down on that yellow sticky note and put in my top left hand drawer? I suppose time will only tell…
“It’s not real until it’s scheduled” – Chapter 2
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