This is where to start.

Earlier this week I sent out a poll on Instagram. 129 of you answered. Of those who answered, 73% of you said you want to be self-employed. You mentioned things like wanting freedom, independence and control over your schedule.⁣
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What's more: A whopping 98% of you agreed with the idea that "I have to learn to manage myself if I want to be my own boss."⁣
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When I asked what the challenges were with doing that, the answers rolled in for nearly 24 hours straight. The most frequent responses? Motivation, discipline and "knowing where to start."⁣
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So let me do what I do best: Give you a place to start.⁣
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It starts with an offer. It starts with knowing what you want to give to the world. How you want to help people. ⁣
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The trick is not just offering something — most of us spend our whole life offering things to people, be it love, admiration, labor, etc. The trick is to offer something that is scaleable.⁣
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Being scaleable means it's a product or service (or "productized service") that can be easily repeated, is mindful of your energy, rooted in your strengths and brings you closer to your #DreamWorkLife vision.⁣
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It's not just about business "success" like revenue, press, followers, money, etc. Those matter of course, but they are extrinsic motivations. ⁣
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A scaleable offer has to be intrinsically motivating — it has to work for you. Your strengths, your gifts, your interests, your Dream Work Life.⁣
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It's about how knowing you want to feel when you show up to work, then designing an uncomplicated path to bring you there.⁣
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This is the work I feel called to do. I know because it pours out of me like sunshine. I know because, for the first time in my life, I really feel like I love my job. I know because I feel fulfilled.⁣
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What makes you feel fulfilled? What do you want to do?⁣
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Quick action item to help you figure it out:⁣

• If you haven't yet, go watch "Designing Your Dream Work Life," an interactive workshop recorded live here at the café. It's getting rave reviews. One participant DMed me to say that they are "buzzing with ideas not just about what to do moving forward, but with what my entire life looks like when I'm firing on all cylinders."