Honestly...can you answer this?

Do you know the #1 thing most of my clients tell me they want? “Freedom.” But nine times out of ten, when I dig deeper by asking what that looks like for them, I get a blank stare. “What do you mean? To do what I want, travel when and where I want, and make what I want.” Yes, BUT... - What do you want to do? - How much time do you want to spend working? (and not working) - Where and how do you want to travel? - How much do you really want to make? Between you and me, I didn’t know either when I started. But I did know what I didn’t want… I didn’t want to be the entrepreneur who had to hustle non-stop to keep her business going. THAT felt like trading my 9-to-5 for an even bigger pair of golden handcuffs. And, I also didn’t want to build something unfulfilling just for the sake of making money so that I could go sit by the beach and drink margaritas either. (I don’t tan well and it only takes so long to reach my two-drink max.) But I just couldn’t figure out the middle ground between the two. It felt like you either had to be the hard-core hustler building your empire, or the “passive income” guru with nothing to do. So, as I usually do, I created my own path. Presenting Option Number Three… The Freedom Business™. Here are the four pillars I use to define MY Freedom Business: TIME Am I working as much as I want? To me, that doesn’t mean a set number every week. Some weeks, I work less than five hours total. Other weeks, it’s a full work week. The key is that I get to work when I want to. Not when I have to. MONEY My first goal was to make enough to live the life I want and take care of my loved ones. Nowadays, my benchmark is very different: Is my income growing? Because my goals and dreams are growing? Because I and my business are growing, inspiring, and helping more people? Because I’m going both deeper and bigger with what I’m doing and giving to the world? WORK This one is easy. Do I love what I’m doing? Am I having fun...all the time? Does it feel worthwhile? LIFE As you can probably tell, I’m not aiming for work-life “balance.” I’m aiming to live the fullest life possible, the way I want. And have my business be one extension of that. This means: My business and brand are a reflection of who I am and the life I live. So as I grow, my business continues to grow with me. And as a result, those around me grow too. I’m sharing my different-from-the-norm answers with you to urge you to dream outside the box too. Of course, I didn’t start here. Heck, it took me years to even figure out these answers! And then a few more years working my butt off to figure out how to actually get here. Now that I have, I want to share it with you. So over the next few days, I’m going to be talking about how I did get here. And how I set up my Freedom Business brick by virtual brick. And if you want even more details, early next week I’ll be opening enrollment for one of my favorite courses, Freedom Decoded: My Business Behind-the-Scenes. Today, let me leave you with this… What would Freedom, including having your own Freedom Business, look like for YOU? After all, if you don’t know where you want to go...how will you get there? Luisa Zhou If you no longer wish to receive these emails, click here to [unsubscribe]( Zhou Ventures, Inc. 54 State Street, Ste 804 #5511 Albany, NY 12207