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8 Shifts That Built My Freedom Business

mindset May 28, 2025
8 Shifts that built my freedom business

I didn’t create this guide to impress you. I created it to liberate you.

These 8 shifts are the reason I can run multiple businesses and still hike, unplug, laugh, and live a life I actually love.

This isn’t theory. It’s not fluff. It’s what actually works.

If you’ve ever felt stuck, scattered, or like your business is stealing more than it’s giving, this is for you.

Read it. Use it. Share it.

And if it hits home, join the waitlist for a deeper dive.

🟑 Your business should serve your life, not steal it.

πŸ‘‰ I already want More!


1. Protect Your Mind Like Your Revenue Depends on It

🧠 Your business will never outgrow your mindset. Garbage in = struggle out.

I relentlessly guard my inputs—what I read, who I talk to, what I believe.

Your brain is either building your business or sabotaging it.

πŸ’₯ Read. Reflect. Move. Repeat. Protect your mind. Profit follows.

“Stand guard at the door of your mind.” – Jim Rohn


2. Design a Life-First Business

You didn’t build a business to be chained to it.

You built it for freedom, for family, for fulfillment.

That’s why my calendar reflects my actual priorities—health, peace, and loved ones.

Every time I say YES to something, I say NO to something else.

🟨 Does your business support your life, or replace it?

“Build a business that supports your life, not one that replaces it.” – Adrian Smude


3. Know Your Vision and Run Everything Through It

Winging it is not a long-term strategy.

If you don’t know where you’re going, everything feels urgent.

Get clear on your life first—then reverse engineer the business to support it.

Your vision becomes your filter. If it doesn’t move you closer, it doesn’t make the cut.

“When you have clarity of intention, the universe conspires with you.” – Fabienne Fredrickson


4. Pause on Purpose

You weren’t built to sprint forever.

The best breakthroughs don’t come when you’re grinding. They come when you slow down and listen.

I unplug. I breathe. I ask better questions.

Stillness creates strategy.

“You have to slow down to speed up.” – Dan Sullivan


5. Get in the Right Room

Trying to figure it all out alone?

Been there. Stalled there.

The right room pushes you further and holds you higher.

Everything changed when I got around truth-tellers and doers.

Surround yourself with people who won’t buy your excuses—because they’re too busy winning.

“No one succeeds alone.” – Simon Sinek


6. Rewire Your Money Beliefs

You’re not stuck because of strategy. You’re stuck because of mindset.

What did you grow up hearing?

πŸ’­ “Money is selfish.”

πŸ’­ “Rich people are greedy.”

πŸ’­ “Money is the root of all evil.”

Until you rewrite those beliefs, you’ll keep hitting invisible walls.

Break the pattern. Shift your results.

“You will never out-earn your identity.” – Lewis Howes


7. Systems and Team for Freedom

I turn my phone off for a week... and nothing breaks.

That’s not luck. That’s leadership, systems, and trust.

Freedom starts when you’re not the one holding it all together.

Whether it’s a team, SOP, or mindset—your business should run without you.

“A business that doesn’t work without you is not a business—it’s a job.” – Michael E. Gerber


8. Know Yourself, Build Better

Not a morning person? Love naps? Thrive in chaos or need calm?

Forget what the gurus say—what actually works for you?

Your energy, rhythms, and quirks matter.

I track how I feel, test new routines, and adjust until it clicks.

The better you know yourself, the easier it is to build a business that fits you.

“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” – Aristotle


Ready to Go Deeper?

If these 8 shifts sparked something in you…

If you’re ready to build a business that supports your life, not runs it…

🎯 Freedom Business Foundations is where we take it further.

It’s a self-paced video course where I walk you through the exact shifts I used to create clarity, space, and real alignment—while still growing multiple businesses.

No fluff. Just what actually works.

πŸ‘‰ Join the course and start building your freedom-first business today.


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