Alexandra Fasulo On How To Free Yourself From The Corporate World

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Take charge of your freedom. You are free when you think for yourself, not when you are not free to think for yourself, not when you are not free live your dreams.

Thinking for yourself is also about being true to yourself. If you are not happy with your work, you have a choice. You are not stuck. You have what you need to succeed. So get to work.

Here are insights from Alexandra on how to free yourself from the corporate world.

‘Any single person can make the choice to become financially free.’

‘You must make the choice to take off your invisible chains.’

‘Start by freelancing platforms and work your way into your own solo freelancing business.’

‘Recognize that you are a multidimentional person and may thrive on certain marketplaces while losing interest.’

‘A freelancing lifestyle revolves around personal accountability.’

‘Spend time learning about your focus periods and when you are your most alert.’

‘Customers are a necessary part of your business, so learn to live in peace with them.’

‘Start slow, establish your freelancing business, and then move onto launching one side hustle at a time.’

‘The only way to know which side hustles are right for you is to get your hands dirty and dive in.’

‘Bigger risk comes with bigger reward in the world of side hustling.’

‘Every person is different when it comes to side hustles that are right for them.’

‘Spend some time identifying your unique personality traits and how they align with the available side hustles.’

‘The first few months setting up a side hustle are the hardest.’

‘Don’t be afraid to use tools, virtual assistants, and software to automate your side hustles after working to perfect them the first few months.’

‘Automation is the key to stop trading time for money.’

‘Don’t be afraid to test out dozens of different automation tools, finding the ones that are right for your business.’

‘VAs can take any virtual business to the next level.’

‘Develop a testing process to weed out those who can’t manage their time and who perform sloppy work.’

‘You are a business of one, and with automation, can be just as successful as a massive corporation with hundreds of employees.’

‘Virtual teams make it easier for you to take time off and live life the way it was meant to be lived.’

‘You do not have to disclose personal information to become a person of interest on social media.’

‘Recognize that demographics shifts; be open to trying out new apps in the future.’

‘Start with simple social media content posts so you do not overwhelm yourself.’

‘Online hate is inevitable if you post your story on social media today.’

‘Take steps to filter out hate for your own mental health.’

‘If you are smart enough to earn money, you are smart enough to invest it.’

‘Everyone has wealth roadblocks- slowly start to work through yours.’

‘Root your mind in gratefulness and you will never feel the need to revert to negative thinking again.’

‘Remember to take your time and invest your money in a way that feels right to you.’

‘You can’t do this alone- be vulnerable enough to admit that to yourself.’

‘Being authentic and true to yourself will help attract your financial freedom tribe.’

Source

Alexandra Fasulo (2023). Freelance Your Way to Freedom: How to Free Yourself from the Corporate World and Build the Life of Your Dreams

Justin Kerr On How To Be Great At Your Job

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You can achieve greatness. Greatness is within your reach. You can dream greatness. You can feel greatness. You can have greatness. And you can live greatness.

The question is, ‘Are you willing to do the work?’ If you are serious about it, according to Justin Kerr, ‘Be accurate. Being accurate is about more than just having the right number on an Excel spreadsheet. It is about delivering the right information at the right time in the right format.’

‘Ask clarifying questions. Because ‘your ability to deliver good work is wholly dependent on your ability to get good inputs and clear directions.’

‘Be early. Because ‘showing up to work at the same time as everyone else is a ticket to mediocrity- and slow promotion.’

‘You need to understand that giving promotions is a very political process.’

‘Get your work done. Ask if your boss needs anything else from you. Leave early.’

‘Your goal is to shine a light on the problem while also claiming the higher moral ground.’

‘If something is going wrong, don’t just say it’s going wrong- say what you’re going to do about it. If something is going well, don’t just brag about it- tell me how you are going to maximize the opportunity and what comes next.’

‘No matter how much you don’t like the person, no matter how wrong they are (and right you are), you have to step away from the computer and resolve it person-to-person.’

‘If you don’t write specific goals, you put other people’s feelings and emotions in charge of your promotion.’

‘It’s important to realize that most promotions (97 percent) are not decided by hitting a home run in one specific meeting; rather, they are the culmination of one thousand small interactions and ‘proofs’ of your reliability and potential to take on more responsibilities within the team.’

‘There will be plenty of days and weeks (and months) when work is really hard, so take advantage of the moments when it eases up, and do something purposeful.’

Source

Justin Kerr (2018). How to Be Great at Your Job: Get things done. Get the credit. Get ahead.