The Journey to Freedom from a 9-to-5 Job
One of my biggest accomplishments that I’m really proud of is the fact that back in April 2018, I was able to quit my 9-to-5 job. A job where I had to wake up at 5:00 a.m., Monday to Friday, get on a bus, a train, and then another bus, go into an office to spend my day doing boring, repetitive tasks that I didn’t really want to do. I was spending my days with people that I didn’t really want to spend my day with.
Pursuing Dreams of a Life on Your Own Terms
I’m sure that you can probably relate to this situation right now, and that’s the reason why you clicked on this article. You probably have dreams and goals of being able to live life on your own terms and not have a boss tell you what to do, when to eat, when to sleep, when to do this, and when to do that. I can totally empathize with the position that you’re in right now.
Step-by-Step Guide to Achieving Financial Freedom
In this article, what I want to do is give you guys the step-by-step formula of what you need to do so that you can also live a life of freedom. This is a article that I wish I had back then because it would have sped up the entire process for me. So, make sure that you stick around for this entire video from start to finish because you’re definitely going to learn something that’s going to change your financial future.
Cultivating a Self-Sufficient Mindset
Jumping straight into one of the first steps that you need to take, which is that you need to have the mindset that it’s possible for you to be self-sufficient without relying on another boss to give you money. Now, most of you that are reading this article probably have deep-rooted fears when it comes to you believing in yourself and trusting that you’re capable of doing what you need to do when it comes to making money on your own terms, making money that’s going to pay your bills, pay your rent, pay your mortgage, look after your family.
Overcoming Limiting Beliefs
Even the thought of you making an extra $1,000 per month, $2,000 per month scares you, and you probably feel like it’s impossible. If these are the types of thoughts that you’re having, you need to try and remove them instantly and, you know, reverse it, trust in yourself, and believe that you’re capable of doing what you need to do when it comes to making the money that you need to make.
A Personal Struggle with Self-Doubt
The reason why I know that you guys are having these types of thoughts is because, in the early days, this is exactly how I used to think, and it held me back from, you know, taking the necessary action for me to move in the direction of me being able to hand my notice to my manager. But as soon as I flipped this way of thinking and I started envisioning myself in the future, living the life that I wanted to live, living in the houses that I wanted to live in, driving the cars that I wanted to drive, that’s when everything started falling into place.
Step One: Eliminating Limiting Beliefs
So, the first official step that I would advise you to take is to sit down, monitor your thoughts, look at how you’re communicating with yourself. If you’ve got any limiting beliefs, you need to try and eliminate them ASAP, because the longer you hold on to those limiting beliefs, the longer it’s going to take for you to quit your job and live a life of freedom.
Exploring Online Business Opportunities
Now, moving on to the second step that you need to take once you’ve addressed all of your limiting beliefs and your negative self-talk, which is that you need to research all of the different online business opportunities that you’re going to be able to do alongside any job that you’re doing now. The world that we’re living in right now is amazing because of all of the different opportunities that there are when it comes to making money on the internet.
Finding the Right Fit for Your Passions
But it’s going to be your job to make sure that you do research to figure out exactly which opportunity is the best one when it comes to what you’re passionate about, what you believe you’re going to be able to continue doing through any obstacles. Number three, you also need to pick one that you’re going to be able to do alongside whatever job you’re doing.
Balancing Side Hustles with a 9-to-5
Even though, yes, there are so many different opportunities to make money on the internet, it doesn’t mean that you’re going to be able to fit all of them in when it comes to your schedule and your time management. To give you an example using my own personal journey, the online business model that I started was an e-commerce business, specifically selling products on eBay in the early days.
The Flexibility of E-commerce
The reason why I chose the eBay business is because, number one, I knew that it was something that I wanted to do; I wanted to sell products on the internet because I could scale it. Number two, I could fit it into my schedule since I was working a 9-to-5 job; I was able to work on the business before I went into work, and I was also able to work on the business when I got back and on weekends as well.
Researching and Choosing a Business Model
Now, starting an e-commerce business is something that I think anyone who’s working a job is going to be able to do because there are so many different ways that you can get started. You can do the dropshipping method where you don’t necessarily need to buy products in bulk, and you’re going to be able to sell them directly to your customers. You’re also going to be able to manage the business during your lunch breaks at work.
The Power of Laser Focus
Now, one thing that I’ve noticed with so many people that want to make money online and quit their job is that they do so many different things at the same time. But the one thing that I did that completely changed my life is the concept of laser focus. This is something that I’ve spoken about multiple times on this channel, and the reason why I talk about it so much is because the minute I started using laser focus, that’s when things rapidly started to change.
Why You Should Avoid Shiny Object Syndrome
The reason why you need to make sure that you pick just one business model and use laser focus is because you’re going to start to see all of these different opportunities that you could take. If you’re trying to do four different things at the same time, you’re not going to notice the opportunities that are there with each different thing that you’re doing.
Consistency: Working on Your Goals Daily
When I look back on my own journey of accomplishing my first $100,000, my first $500,000, my first $1 million, I would say that a big reason why I was able to accomplish such amazing things, for someone that came from public housing and a single mom family, is the fact that I worked on my side hustles every day, Monday to Sunday. Even though, yes, I was working a full-time job, and yes, it wasn’t always easy, I always made sure to find time in my day to work on the business, whether it was an hour or two hours, or whatever I could afford to put into it.