Our Story – Chapter 3: The Worst Day of Our Lives

Our Story – Chapter 3: The Worst Day of Our Lives

Author: Shane Sams October 24, 2017 Duration: 44:47
[Tweet ""Don't let other people dictate what's possible." - Shane"] Super excited to be back with you again this week, as Jocelyn and I continue our story of what brought us to this whirlwind ride that led to where we are today. Last week, we talked about how our careers started and how we have gotten engaged. If you had a blast last week, we're going to take you on a roller coaster ride of emotions this week! This Chapter's Highlights Our wedding Our career pivots The worst day of our lives -- the catalyst that pushed us closer to a more non-conventional way of living. We've been time-pressed young professionals, then time-pressed married, young professionals, and then time-pressed, working parents… we've been there and done that. We know what it's like and it ain't pretty. So, we hope that our story will inspire you, show you what is possible, and how you can do it too. [Tweet ""Whatever you decide to do is what will happen in your life." - Shane"] [Tweet ""Do what is best for your life, you can't worry what everybody else thinks." - Shane"] [Tweet ""Making the right choice involves making some hard choices." - Jocelyn"] If you enjoyed this week's chapter, let us know in the comments or better yet, leave us an iTunes review. We will continue our story again next week! Here are the links to S&J's Our Story podcast series Our Story – Prologue: A Couple of Kids from Kentucky Our Story – Chapter 1: Love at First Sight Our story – Chapter 2: Welcome to the real world (maybe we should get married?) Our story – Chapter 3: The worst day of our lives Our Story – Chapter 4: How a lawnmower and 11 cents changed our lives forever Our Story – Chapter 5: The Promise Land 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! Shane: Welcome to the Flipped Lifestyle podcast where life always comes before work.  We're your hosts, Shane and Jocelyn Sams. We're a real family who figured out how to make our entire living online.  And now, we help other families do the same.  Are you ready to flip your life?  Alright.  Let's get started. What's up, guys?  Welcome back to the Flipped Lifestyle podcast.  Super excited to be back with you again today as Jocelyn and I continue our story about our entrepreneurial journey so that we can inspire you and show you what is possible, kind of what happened to us, this whirlwind ride that led to where we are today with the Flipped Lifestyle as compared to our old 9-to-5 jobs. In our last episode, we talked about how we got married, how we ended up finally getting married, then we got engaged.  It was a really, really whirlwind process because I was coaching football.  I just got a job at West Virginia as a graduate assistant.  Jocelyn was living in Lexington, Kentucky.  I was moving to Morgantown, and I basically called Jocelyn one day and we had a nice logical discussion about if we should get married or not. Jocelyn: Of course we did. Shane: Of course we did. Jocelyn: Because that's how I roll. Shane: I like to tell Jocelyn I was on one knee on the other end of the phone, she just couldn't see it at the time. Jocelyn: Yeah right. Shane: That is totally not true.  We were just seriously having a good conversation. We decided that it would be a good idea that we should get married on July 3.  What year did we get married? Jocelyn: 2004. Shane: 2004.  Okay, that was a total man thing.  Not even remembering the year.  I do remember the date.

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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QA49 – I'm not sure what I can do for an online business [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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In today's Q&A, we are helping Steve discover the right path for his online business and how to make that compelling enough to convince his wife it's possible. Do you have a question you want answered on our podcast? We…
FL 38 – Helping Janelle Start Her Online Business [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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QA 48 – Do I need a Shopping Cart plugin to sell digital products [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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QA 47 – Do I Need to Create A Website to Sell Online [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 6:54
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FL 37 –  How to Use Paid Advertising Part 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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QA 46 – What is the Best Tool for Making Sales Pages [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 6:25
In today's Q&A, we are helping Laura figure out what a sales page is and the best tool for creating sales pages. Do you have a question you want answered on our podcast? We would love to help you! Click here to ask your…
QA 45 – Should I Start a New Website or Just Rebrand the Old One [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 6:42
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FL 36 – How To Use Paid Advertising on Social Media [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:24
In today's podcast we're going to talk about we're going to talk about how to use paid advertising on social media. To many people start trying to figure out paid advertising without looking at the bigger picture, so tha…
QA 44 – How to find a good digital product to create [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 8:13
In today's Q&A, we are helping Arlene find a good digital product to create for her online business. Do you have a question you want answered on our podcast? We would love to help you! Click here to ask your question! Re…