Freedom Lifestyle

These decisions are yours to make.  Learn to reverse-engineer your ideal lifestyle and unleash creative possibility using first principles thinking. This is arguably the single best approach for learning how to think for yourself and make decisions without pre-existing bias from societal norms.  Takeaways:  Discover the 3 stop process for implementing first principles decision making  Determine wh...

Jayd's a Camouflage Tattoo Artist with a 60% close rate. Learn to build a customer journey and lead funnel for your business that starts with social media and ends with a sales call. Jayd Hernandez is an Arizona based entrepreneur who conceals stretch marks and scars with permanent ink and offers this as a high ticket service. She needs to instil trust and position herself as an expert online...

The art of self promotion is a tricky one. Learn about the three phases entrepreneurs and content creators go through as they become more comfortable with self promotion and practical tips for overcoming your fear of it. Including the dark side -- how your success can negatively impact your relationships.  Takeaways: Questions to ask yourself before posting on social media  Ways to create value wh...

Nicole makes all of her money using her voice. She's a Nashville based Voice Over Actor and Singer / Songwriter Musician who uses her audio business to fund her horse habit. Nicole lives on her very own horse farm where she has about a dozen pet horses and an at-home recording studio in her basement. Discover how she's has achieved 100% schedule freedom through asynchronous remote work a...

Just when we thought that everything that could possibly go wrong while traveling was behind us, I tested positive for COVID. During our first three weeks in Central America we've been:  robbed by locals stung by stingrays  separated from our luggage false advertised to by Airbnb Hear what happened,  how we're dealing and ways you can choose to respond to inevitible setbacks in your dail...

Meg O'Hara is no starving artist. She's a landscape painter based in Whistler, Canada, whose paintings currently range from to $5-$20k per piece. For other artists though, she says this is still child's play. Understand the economics of art and important considerations for selling higher ticket items when it comes to perceived value and attracting higher net worth clients. Takeaways...

Season 5 features Freedom Seekers who've unlocked a lifestyle that allows them to live flexibly and on their own terms. They're pushing the boundaries of what it means to live a life that's courageously authentic and reflects their version of  being free.  About the show: Sam Laliberte - Entrepreneur, Digital Nomad and Freedom Seeker, hosts the Freedom Lifestyle Podcast as an effort...

I had to be honest with myself ⁠— am I committed to creating a life that reflects my own beliefs and values or am I following a path that's being created for me? It's  really difficult to not be influenced and when the pandemic changed public opinion about  everything I stood for, an identify crisis ensued and I lost my voice. This long overdue episode shares why I paused my podcast for...

Buying a house doesn't mean giving up your freedom and we're going to prove it.     During Covid I got engaged and bought my first house. I had dreamt up these milestones millions of times throughout my life and never did I expect them to occur during a pandemic. It was a serious case of expectations versus reality. I invited my new fiancé onto this episode to share:  how we got a mortga...

Damiano is going to make $250,000 on Fiverr this year. In just 3 years, Damiano transformed his freelance gigs on Fiverr into a full-time business which employs 35 remote workers. Damiano is the founder and CEO of Startup Slang, an eCommerce agency that was born out of Fiverr in 2017. In this episode, you'll learn: How to get your first sale and client on Fiverr How to get ranked higher on Fi...

Want to work online as a location independent freelancer? I got you! This solo episode shares my proven template for launching a freelance career, remotely. Work from home or live like a Digital Nomad - this episode contains zero fluff. Takeaways include:  how to identify skills you could monetize as a freelancer  how to pitch business owners about your freelance services how to price your freelan...

Freedom Seekers from past seasons return to the show to provide an update on their business and freedom journey. Discover how their mindsets and entrepreneurial identities have changed over the last 2-3 years. In this episode you'll hear from 7 familiar voices:  Rachel Kelly Jasmine Williams Istiana Bestari Christine Lieu Jacqueline Leung  Christina Paruag Lindsay Johnson  About the show: ✨...

No you can't pick my brain. Discover how to get paid to give advice and stop doing work for free. While it can be uncomfortable - and some people might even judge you - most people will respect you for knowing the value of your own time. #PayMe Additional Links:  You Can Book Me - charge for your meetings Clarity - join database of paid experts  Currnt - paid focus groups and advisory panels...

How are Digital Nomads responding to life in quarantine? As a Digital Nomad, this pandemic has been an aggressive change of plans. As we collectively slow down and stay put this year, will we like it? What is the future of travel for seasoned Digital Nomads? In this episode I interview two long term nomads - Saurav Arya (Indian Digital Nomad) and Samantha Elisabeth (Co-Owner of Female Digital Noma...

Rejection is an opportunity for redirection. Every time you practice your resiliency skills it creates a compounding effect. The next time you’re faced with a setback, you’re quicker to respond with a solution and move forward. Here are three stories where rejection and not getting what I wanted was actually a wonderful stroke of luck 🍀 Additional Links:  Book a Brainstorming call with Sam Attend...

Rhama Dashuri is a spiritual business coach, badass mom, serial entrepreneur and queen of vibes. Her “f the rules”, rebellious approach to achieving true freedom had me captivated when I first heard he speak at the Envision Festival.  In this episode Rhama shares:  The role self love plays in access creativity and innovation in entrepreneurship How to use what makes us different to our advantage (...

In lieu of this week's interview episode, I'm proudly participating in #PodcastBlackout to protest the murder of George Floyd, police brutality, racism, injustice, and inequality. I've spent the last few days going back and forth about what I "SHOULD" post this week and what type of episode I "SHOULD" create. This concern about doing the "right thing" a...

I started my very first business, Ezzy Lynn , when I was 24 years old. Three years later, my co-founders and I decided to call it quits and I finally feel okay to talk about it. When you end a business you lose a part of your identity. It's so easy and normal to feel shame and hopelessness. You wonder if you'll ever be an entrepreneur again. In this episode I share my story of starting a...

Nomadic Matt is a full-time travel blogger and digital nomad who has traveled to more than 100 countries in 10 years. Matt's New York Times Bestselling book, "How to Travel the World on $50 a Day", helps people travel more often, for less money. Nomadic Matt (Matt Kepnes) was interviewed on the Freedom Lifestyle Podcast about: How to monetize a blog in 2020 How the travel industry i...

A few weeks ago, my partner and I carved out two full days to reflect, align and design our 2020 vision and beyond. We set personal, professional and relationship goals.  We laughed, argued, got uncomfortable and manifested clarity. We ended the weekend with a vision we felt aligned on and in this podcast episode share the template for success that worked for us.  I hope you don’t follow it perfec...

Launching a podcast is one thing, scaling a podcast is another. Today’s guest is an expert at growing podcasts by creating systems, building repeatable processes and outsourcing work through virtual assistants.  Edwin Frondozo is a podcast host, startup founder, freelance consultant and family man. He’s able to produce weekly, award winning podcast episodes while only being involved with parts of...

Mandy Balak is the host of the Ace Talks Podcast but like most podcasters I know, her show is just one of many amazing offerings she's created for her community. As the Founder and CEO of Ace, Mandy is a great example of someone who launched a podcast as an extension of her existing brand . She already had customers and a community to market the show to and an established business that could...

The travel bug is not a myth, folks! After returning from 4 months of backpacking, I was dead set on making this more than a one-time thing. I wanted to be a full-time digital nomad. I'm sure you've been there. Scanning the world map, admiring your passport stamps and bookmarking Lonely Planet destinations.  With so much to see, the time to start feels like yesterday 😟 These desires dre...

The first year of freelance is sure to provide highs, lows and tons of learnings. In this episode, hear from two self-employed freelancers who transitioned to freelance in the last 12 months. In this episode we discuss:  ~ Quoting your first freelance gig ~ Leveraging social media to find freelance clients ~ Building a personal brand for self-employment  ~ Creating your dream job  ~ Lessons learne...

You know what birthdays can be like. Maybe you're someone who makes their own cake or perhaps you have a history of pulling a Rachel Green. Turning 30 for me feels somewhere in the middle 🥳 This fall, I'll be sliding into a new decade which has triggered a number of expectations and unwanted introspection. Maybe you can relate? 2019 has been my year of journals 📚 With all this self/soc...