Welcome and Introduction

by Rikke Friis Dam | | 3 min read
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Dreaming about freedom is fine; dreaming about attaining that freedom is a thousand times better; and when you go from dreaming to living the dream, it shows on your face and will—very, very probably—show up shortly afterward in your bank account and in no small amount. In between those powerful stages of realising your potential, you’ll find yourself needing to dig deep within and identifying what makes you tick. Or, perhaps you’ll be looking for something that’s already found you and just wants you to give it a name.

Congratulations on making a powerful choice! Now that you’ve realised you want to explore how you can access a new life of freedom and opportunity, it’s time to do some soul searching. Don’t worry—we’re not suggesting psychoanalysis. Instead, we’re going to explore the realm of you—namely your interests, passions and values. These are the big three foundations of your new business as a Freelancer and Entrepreneur. We have a system to help you locate them...and find if your passions may have already found you.

As we explore, you’ll discover the various ways of practicing as a Freelancer or Entrepreneur and get a feel for which suits you best. Specifically, we will also explore your values so as to maximise your potential and success and find your exact niche as a service seller. Have you heard of business plans and marketing plans and only ever thought of big businesses? We’ll show how you can create these for your new role as a brand name in your own right. From there, we’ll uncover how to build a portfolio that gets results and make a CV so outstanding it will spotlight you in the marketplace.

Yes, this lesson is all about self-discovery, but we want to emphasise that it’s not for us to intrude. Rather, we’ll show you how you can find deep and meaningful answers within yourself and consider resources of talent that you may have had for decades. We give you the tools to search here—you may be amazed at how ready you’ve been to be a Freelancer or Entrepreneur for years. It’s our job to show you how to take that potential and build a more clear-thinking, directed and effective you.

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