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Are You Building Someone Else’s Dream, Or Your Own?

April 21, 2017/0 Comments/in Blog, Business Coaching, Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone/by Melissa Dawn

Tell me, when your alarm goes off each morning, are you excited to get started, or do you dread dragging yourself through another 9 to 5 day just to collect a paycheck?

For some people, that’s enough. For others, corporate culture is energy draining and dream killing. It gives you the paycheck you need to survive, but none of the joy, fulfillment, challenge and extra income you need to truly live.

A regular paycheck is scary to give up. I’ve been there and I won’t tell you it’s easy. I will tell you that it’s so worth it to create a life and business you love and are truly excited to wake up to each day.

THERE IS A SAYING: “IF YOU DON’T BUILD YOUR DREAMS, SOMEONE WILL HIRE YOU TO BUILD THEIRS”.

Think about it. Why spend all your energy helping someone else build their dream, when you could put that energy into building your own?

I was recently contacted by Sara Chevere of Freedom Coach Academy about putting together a virtual conference around Nine To Five Freedom.

 I JUMPED ON BOARD.

The conference, Nine to Five Freedom Interview Series: Discover The Secrets to Stop Living Paycheck-to-Paycheck in Less Than a Year By Doing What You Love, is all about sharing real life experiences, knowledge and advice for breaking free from your day job to create a successful business of your own.

The series features over 30 employees-turned-entrepreneur (myself included) revealing the steps and strategies they used to build successful businesses and you can join for free!

CHECK OUT THE NINE TO FIVE FREEDOM CONFERENCE HERE.
This interview series will show you:
  • Step-by-step methods for creating a business while working your day job;
  • How to identify and leverage your unique gifts to start your business and attract clients that are right for you;
  • What obstacles you might have to overcome to be successful (and how to overcome them);
  • A wealth of success tips that will help you move towards what you truly want to create;
  • Actionable strategies for you to implement after each interview.

The interview series is on video and includes slides, case studies, samples, pdfs and, most importantly, steps you can take immediately after each interview.

No matter where you are today – whether your business is just an idea, if you have already built it, or if you’re anywhere in between – there are always steps you can take to get closer to what you truly want. This interview series will help you do that.

I INVITE YOU TO JOIN ME FOR THE NINE TO FIVE FREEDOM CONFERENCE!

Take this step towards the life and business you truly want. Your future self will thank you :-)

To your orgasmically joyful life & business!

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