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Episode 165
CASE STUDY – From employee to partner – Alex’s journey to gaining choice via the self-employment pathway
I met Alex Hont at a Financial Planning conference last year. Alex hosts the Masters of Finance podcast – so with both financial planning and podcasting in common, we had quite a bit to talk about! I invited Alex onto the podcast to share how he went from being an employee to being a partner … Continued
Episode 164
Why (and how) I wrote Financial Autonomy – the money book that gives you choice
Regular listeners will know my book Financial Autonomy – the money book that gives you choice, came out last month. In this week’s episode, I explain why I wrote it and how it fits into my mission of helping more people gain choice. During the various interviews I’ve done promoting the book one of the … Continued
Episode 161
How to achieve Cult Status with Tim Duggan
Tim Duggan is the co-founder of Junkee Media, one of Australia’s fastest growing media companies dedicated to improving the conversations about things that matter. In today’s interview, we talk about building communities around digital products and understanding the shift towards conscious consumerism. We also discuss his new book, Cult Status, which encourages thinking about business … Continued
Episode 160
How to become Self-Employed – Part 2
Self-employment is one of the 3 pathways to achieving Financial Autonomy. What are the key 12 elements you need to cover off to succeed as a self-employed person? We covered the first 6 elements last week and this week we’ll cover the other 6. Resources & Links How to become Self-Employed – Part 1 How … Continued
Episode 159
How to become Self-Employed – Part 1
Self-employment is one of the 3 pathways to achieving Financial Autonomy. What are the key 12 elements you need to cover off to succeed as a self-employed person? That’s what I’ll be covering in this and next week’s episode. Resources & Links How to become Self – Employed – Part 2 How to become Self-Employed … Continued
Episode 158
Motherhood, career, and self-employment with Melissa Martin
Today Melissa Martin is a successful Melbourne photographer, but that’s quite a way from where she started her career journey. In this chat we explore: The challenges many women in particular face when they start a family and find that their previous career no longer works in their life. How Melissa went about finding a … Continued
Episode 148
CASE STUDY – Property + Side Hustle + Shares – Lachlan’s use of the 3 Financial Autonomy pathways to gain choice in life
Lachlan is a member of the Financial Autonomy community and responded to my call out for case study examples. I’m especially excited to chat with Lachlan because he’s pursued all 3 of the FA pathways – shares, property, and self-employment. You can get a hold of him through his email at [email protected] Interested in becoming … Continued
Episode 147
Transition to Self-Employment Without Going Broke
So why consider moving to self-employment? Our mission here at Financial Autonomy is helping you gain choice. Of the options available to gain choice, becoming self-employed offers the potential for you to achieve success quickly, without huge financial investment, and provides the greatest potential financial upside. But transitioning from being an employee to becoming self-employed … Continued
Episode 145
How does work from home change Financial Independence?
Most office workers have quickly had to adjust to working from home in recent weeks. The pace at which businesses were able to make this happen has been quite extraordinary. Before COVID 19, if you’d told most companies they needed to transition to work from home arrangements, it would have been a 12-month plus planning … Continued
Episode 143
The 1 Page Marketing Plan with Allan Dib
The 1 Page Marketing Plan book has been a publishing sensation, selling hundreds of thousands of copies and being one of the most successful self-published books ever. This week I speak with its author Allan Dib who shares some massive wisdom bombs on how to succeed in any sort of business, big or small. If … Continued
Episode 139
Learnings from our recent Community Survey
Today’s episode is a bit different. I don’t have a script and I don’t have a guest. I recently ran a community survey to everyone that gets the Gaining Choice email. In this podcast I want to share with you what we learned and some of the ways this information will be used to shape … Continued
Episode 138
Side Hustle Case Study with Anna Stroud
Hear how Anna built her side hustle whilst studying at uni, and how she now generates hundreds of dollars profit every month with only a few hours work. Anna is a member of the Financial Autonomy community. Anna has been running a side hustle for several years and I was curious to learn how she … Continued