FL 64 – Celebrating our Two Year Anniversary of Quitting our 9 to 5 Jobs

FL 64 – Celebrating our Two Year Anniversary of Quitting our 9 to 5 Jobs

Author: Shane Sams October 8, 2015 Duration: 45:46
September 27th, 2013 was the very first day that we stayed home working only for ourselves, and today we're taking time to reflect on the last two years and talk about the most important factors in our success. As full-time teachers, we both were working on average about 50 hours a week, even though we had summers 'off' but we were never 'happy enough'. We're going to share the story of trigger in our lives that drove us to change our lifestyle. [Tweet "Once you quit your job, you can never work a 9 to 5 again.."] We'll walk through the exact mindset and thought process that we went through that lead us to quitting our jobs and the sacrifices we made to do that. What we wanted out of life was freedom, so that is what we set out to accomplish and then help you do the same. You will learn Success Story The story of where we came from. Some of the struggles we've faced over the year. The reasons that we made the shift to working for ourselves. The sacrifices we made to go full time with our online businesses. What this whole journey is really all about. Links and resources mentioned in today's show Flip Your Life Community Eric & Sally's Online Music Teaching Resource Elementary Librarian Online Business is for Anyone but Not for Everyone Enjoy the podcast; we hope it inspires you to explore what's possible for your family! Success Story: Eric & Sally are active Flip Your Life Members they wrote: "3 weeks ago we went from selling one off products to selling memberships. After 3 weeks we have 4 monthly members and 16 yearly subscribers = 3,750$ recurring Click here to leave us an iTunes review and subscribe to the show! We may read yours on the air! Can't Miss Moments Each week Jocelyn and I share moments that we might have missed if we had not started our online business. We hope these moments inspire you to see the possibilities and freedom online business could provide for your family. You can connect with S&J on social media too!   Thanks again for listening to the show! If you liked it, make sure you share it with your friends and family! Our goal is to help as many families as possible change their lives through online business. Help us by sharing the show! If you have comments or questions, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post. See y'all next week! Can't listen right now? Read the transcript below! JOCELYN: Hey y'all! On today's podcast, we're going to celebrate the two-year anniversary of quitting our jobs. Welcome to the Flipped Lifestyle podcast, where life always comes before work. We're your hosts Shane and Jocelyn Sams. Join us, each week, as we teach you how to flip your lifestyle upside-down, by selling stuff online. Are you ready for something different? All right, let's get started. SHANE: What's going on guys? Welcome back to the Flipped Lifestyle podcast; got a very special and awesome, fun episode of Flipped Lifestyle podcast for you guys this week. We are taking a departure from kind of our series-based stuff, where we cover you know, huge topics and get into the nuts and bolts of online business, and we wanted to just step back and look at the last two years of our online business since we quit our jobs. We just celebrated our two-year "quit-aversary" that's what Jocelyn calls it, the quit-aversary where we actually became unemployable, we will never go back to the nine to five ever again, and so I think what, it was September 27th? JOCELYN: Yeah, 2013, that was. SHANE: Two years ago, that was the first day that Jocelyn and I stayed at home and worked for ourselves. So we want to talk a little bit about that journey, we want to get into why we started our online business, why we decided to quit our jobs and kind of go into all the things that have happened since. If you are new to the Flipped Lifestyle podcast, this is going to be kind of a great episode for you to catch up...

Hosted by Shane Sams, the Flipped Lifestyle™ Podcast is a conversation about building a business that actually fits around your life, rather than the other way around. It’s born from the real-world experience of Shane and his wife Jocelyn, a family who created a million-dollar income entirely online. They focus on the practical mechanics of selling digital products and running membership sites-essentially, creating valuable information and community that people are willing to pay for. This isn't abstract theory; each episode digs into the systems, mindsets, and sometimes surprising tactics that worked for them as they built a location-independent career. You’ll hear candid discussions on the challenges of shifting from a traditional job to a self-directed online venture, managing family dynamics alongside business growth, and the ongoing work of sustaining success. The aim is to provide actionable insights for anyone feeling stuck in a conventional routine and dreaming of a "flipped" reality where work supports life on their own terms. Tune in for a straightforward, often humorous look at the entrepreneurial journey from a couple who is still actively living it, sharing their lessons so you can chart your own course.
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