Freedom Lifestyle ~ What's Your Free?

A 3 year plan for quitting your job and becoming a Digital NomadLearn the exact steps Scott took to leap from full-time employment, to full-time freelance and location independence. Scott Stockdale is a freelance writer with >1m views on his articles. He’s taught  hundreds of students how to make money on Medium through his online courses and even has a Top 10 Rated Apple Podcast! Key Takeaways: Negotiating flexible work terms with your bossHow to make passive income writing on mediumPractical tips for setting boundaries with your freelance clientsMindsets for freelance successPreparing to become a digital nomadAdditional Resources: E-SIM (Nomad App:  global data packs at local rates for instant connectivity)Sam's Instagram for daily freelance advice and Digital Nomad inspiration Free online community of Freedom Seekers on Facebook About the show:Sam Laliberte -  entrepreneur, digital nomad and freedom seeker, hosts the Freedom Lifestyle Podcast to expose people to the many ways you can design your dr

Reflecting on 5 years as a freelancer: how I got my first gig, scope of that project and what I was paid. This is the story of my first gig! What I thought was a one-time project to help me survive unexpected unemployment became the spark for my freedom lifestyle.After 5 years as a full-time freelancer and self-employed entrepreneur, I'm sharing 3 lessons I learned from my first gig that still apply today. Takeaways: how to identify skills you have that you could monetizeusing technology to source freelance projects email scripts for pitching your freelance services to your own networkAdditional Resources: Sam's Freedom Lifestyle Story (Podcast Episode #21)Sam's Instagram for daily freelance advice and Digital Nomad inspiration Free online community of Freedom Seekers on Facebook About the show:Sam Laliberte -  entrepreneur, digital nomad and freedom seeker, hosts the Freedom Lifestyle Podcast to expose people to the many ways you can design your dream life and unlock your own version of the fr

Two Brains Are Better Than One.Co-creating with your partner means starting from different places, coming together at a middle ground and ending up with a life that's bigger and better than either of you could have ever dreamt. Jared Schachter, Co-Author of The #LDR Activity Book, Full-Time Remote Worker at SafetyWing and Fiancé (soon to be husband) of your host, Sam, helps wrap up this season! We review the two critical components of co-creation: being a team and thinking long-term. Takeaways: Breaking down what co-creating looks like and the alternatives to itLive activity walkthrough: identify your personal and relationship valuesHow to create a personal and relationship bucket list Expected challenges and tips for handling misalignment and disagreementsMental models to help you shift your headspace for sustainable co-creationHow to handle financial and freedom disparity within the relationshipSourcing relationship role modelsAdditional Resources: The #LDR Activity Book: interactive activities and dis

Working hard to achieve seconds of blissSpencer Seabrooke and Zachery Mayne are leaders within the extreme mountain sports community in Canada. They highline, base jump, setup rope swings across the Rocky Mountains and one even holds the world record for doing it “free solo” (slacklining without a protective leash). For them success and freedom is about finding creative ways to spend most of their time pursuing their latest adrenaline inducing hobby. They’ve rejected the notion of a 9-5 or corporate career; instead, thoughtfully pursue gig work and seasonal jobs to enjoy their dream lifestyles. Entitled, lazy hippies? Discover what people often get wrong.Takeaways: Achieving flow state and how it feelsReducing your cost of living (van life)How to break stigmas and redefine successThe impact pursuing extreme sports has on your relationshipsWatch Spencer’s World Record Free Solo Video About the show:Sam Laliberte -  entrepreneur, digital nomad and freedom seeker, hosts the Freedom Lifestyle Podcast to expose pe

This 12-week mastermind generated $40kLearn how I scaled my revenue while being more efficient with my time, by developing the Podcast Mastermind program from scratch and selling it out twice.Takeaways:How to know whether your business is ready to offer a mastermind programWays to structure a mastermind program and leverage your existing digital products Which channels are most effective in marketing your mastermind programHow to leverage free webinars, customer testimonials, referral programs, social media and sales calls for enrolling membersStop trading your time for money. Start transitioning away from 1 on 1 offers. Learn more tactics: launchapodcast.com/marketandsellAbout the show:Sam Laliberte -  entrepreneur, digital nomad and freedom seeker, hosts the Freedom Lifestyle Podcast to expose people to the many ways you can design your dream life and unlock your own version of the freedom lifestyle. Her guests have empowered themselves through flexible work as a way to “have it all” - financial, location A

After getting everything she ever wanted, she walked away from it all.Mimi Boyer is a Life and Business Coach who helps high achievers build a life and business they're obsessed with, especially on Mondays. Naturally she did the same for herself but during a recent girls trip to Costa Rica she had a major awakening resulting in her:leaving her marriageselling her 1.4m housetrading her Audi for an ATVmoving to Costa RicaDiscover the transformation Mimi went through to free herself from society’s standards of success, for the second time in her life!About the show:Sam Laliberte -  entrepreneur, digital nomad and freedom seeker, hosts the Freedom Lifestyle Podcast to expose people to the many ways you can design your dream life and unlock your own version of the freedom lifestyle. Her guests have empowered themselves through flexible work as a way to “have it all” - financial, location AND schedule freedom.Join our free online community of Freedom Seekers on Facebook. 

Is overseas hiring ethical?Outsourcing work to the Philippines has become a popular strategy for business owners and entrepreneurs looking to scale affordably. Is this tactic problematic? Meet Camille Cariño - she's a virtual assistant from the Philippines who decided to leave the corporate world as a banker in order to be a full time mom who gets to raise her children herself. We've worked together for almost a year. Takeaways: Ways the labour market and working conditions in the Philippines differHow I attracted 100 job applicants in 24 hours for my VA roleJob sites and interview best practices for hiring a Virtual AssistantSponsored by: SafetyWing Remote Health Insurance About the show:Sam Laliberte -  entrepreneur, digital nomad and freedom seeker, hosts the Freedom Lifestyle Podcast to expose people to the many ways you can design your dream life and unlock your own version of the freedom lifestyle. Her guests have empowered themselves through flexible work as a way to “have it all” - financia

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 what are the most important decisions that will impact your lifeConfidently live your life without  future regrets by investing effort nowSponsored by: SafetyWing Travel Insurance About the show:Sam Laliberte -  entrepreneur, digital nomad and freedom seeker, hosts the Freedom Lifestyle Podcast to expose people to the many ways you can design your dream life and unlock your own version of the freedom lifestyle. Her guests have empowered themselves through flexible work as a way to “have it all” - financial, location AND schedule freedom.Join our free online community of Freedom Seekers on Facebook. 

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 to people she's never met by creating value first.  You're going to want to take notes!Takeaways:the types of content you can create to position yourself as an expertyour social media content mix: each post should check 1 of 3 boxesstep by step process for implementing a sales script for your sales callswhat the most successful entrepreneurs have in commonGet 90 minutes of free audio and video transcription (Descript)About the show:Sam Laliberte -  entrepreneur, digital nomad and freedom seeker, hosts the Freedom Lifestyle Podcast to expose people to the many ways you can design your dream life and unlock y

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 while still sharing your wins How to overcome fear of judgment and ickiness About the show:Sam Laliberte -  entrepreneur, digital nomad and freedom seeker, hosts the Freedom Lifestyle Podcast to expose people to the many ways you can design your dream life and unlock your own version of the freedom lifestyle. Her guests have empowered themselves through flexible work as a way to “have it all” - financial, location AND schedule freedom.Join our free online community of Freedom Seekers on Facebook. 

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 and leveraging Fiverr's freelance marketplace to generate multiple 6-figures.Takeaways:What a day in the life of a Voice Over Artist looks like Types of gigs Voice Over Actors are typically hired forWays you can monetize your voice and the tech required to be successfulLinks: Get a discount on your first Fiverr orderHire Nicole on Fiverr (Voice Over Artist)Hire Sam on Fiverr (Podcast Consulting)Gain skills with a Fiverr Learn Course Sponsored by: SafetyWing Travel Insurance About the show:Sam Laliberte -  entrepreneur, digital nomad and freedom seeker, hosts the Freedom Lifestyle Podcast to expose people to the ma

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 localsstung by stingrays separated from our luggagefalse advertised to by AirbnbHear what happened,  how we're dealing and ways you can choose to respond to inevitible setbacks in your daily life. Sponsored by: SafetyWing Travel Insurance About the show:Sam Laliberte -  entrepreneur, digital nomad and freedom seeker, hosts the Freedom Lifestyle Podcast to expose people to the many ways you can design your dream life and unlock your own version of the freedom lifestyle. Her guests have empowered themselves through flexible work as a way to “have it all” - financial, location AND schedule freedom.Join our free online community of Freedom Seekers on Facebook. 

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:Why entrepreneurs have a tendency to lower our prices and race to the bottomSelling high ticket art piece and attracting higher network clients Diversifying your revenue streams as an artist  (mix of active and passive)How to pitch and secure mentors who will give you their time and free adviceSponsored by: SafetyWing Travel Insurance About the show:Sam Laliberte - Entrepreneur, Digital Nomad and Freedom Seeker, hosts the Freedom Lifestyle Podcast as an effort to make alternative living, less alternative. Her guests push the boundaries of what it means to live a life that’s courageously authentic and on your own terms.

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 to make alternative living, less alternative. Her guests push the boundaries of what it means to live a life that’s courageously authentic and on your own terms. Topics like remote work, passive income, financial freedom, gig economy, lifestyle business, van life, entrepreneurship, minimalism, consciousness, and more! Get exposed to and learn from the various ways to create your dream life and finally unlock the lifestyle you know you deserve.

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 an entire year, how I leveraged this time and what I think freedom seekers now need in a post-covid world. About this show:Freedom is achieved by creating a life that reflects your individual beliefs and desires whether or not they align with the norms and expectations you’re exposed to. It’s when you give yourself permission to be truly yourself, because no one can give you that power but you. Sam Laliberte - entrepreneur, digital nomad and freedom seeker, hosts the Freedom Lifestyle Podcast as an effort to make alternative living, less alternative. Her guests push the boundaries of what it means to live a life that’s

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 mortgage despite both being self-employedour process for aligning on our dream house togetherwhy we're moving to a small town with <20k people (Squamish, BC)whether my fiancé believes in soulmates

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 FiverrHow to get ranked higher on Fiverr and get more businessHow to create 5-figure monthly income through freelanceMistakes to avoid when getting started freelancing on FiverrPricing your Fiverr gigs and creating in-demand offersAdditional Links: Hire Damiano - Learn to work online and sell on FiverrFiverr Learn - Upskill with affordable, on-demand coursesBook Sam - $30 for 30 minute brainstorm video callGet Resources for Freedom Seekers Join the Freedom Lifestyle community Follow Sam About the show:✨ Freedom Lifestyle is an online community and podcast series that empowers the movement towards flexible work. Sam Laliberte interviews remote workers, dig

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 serviceshow to price your freelance services and make freelance lucrativepro tips for identifying in-demand services and upskillingAdditional Links: Fiverr Learn - Upskill with affordable, on-demand coursesBook Sam - $30 for 30 minute brainstorm video callGet Resources for Freedom Seekers Join the Freedom Lifestyle community Follow Sam About the show:✨ Freedom Lifestyle is an online community and podcast series that empowers the movement towards flexible work. Sam Laliberte interviews remote workers, digital nomads and self-employed people who've pursued a lifestyle that allows them to work from anywhere. Sam discovers their version of the Freedom L

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 KellyJasmine WilliamsIstiana BestariChristine LieuJacqueline Leung Christina ParuagLindsay Johnson About the show:✨ Freedom Lifestyle is an online community and podcast series that empowers the movement towards flexible work. Sam Laliberte interviews remote workers, digital nomads and self-employed people who've pursued a lifestyle that allows them to work from anywhere. Sam discovers their version of the Freedom Lifestyle, learn how they got there and reflect on the impact its had. ✨

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. #PayMeAdditional Links: You Can Book Me - charge for your meetingsClarity - join database of paid experts Currnt - paid focus groups and advisory panelsPodia - create an online course Get Resources for Freedom Seekers Join the Freedom Lifestyle community Follow Sam About the show:✨ Freedom Lifestyle is an online community and podcast series that empowers the movement towards flexible work. Sam Laliberte interviews remote workers, digital nomads and self-employed people who've pursued a lifestyle that allows them to work from anywhere. Sam discovers their version of the Freedom Lifestyle, learn how they got there and reflect on the impact its had. ✨