The Cost Of Career Freedom

Grant Stain • Sep 13, 2022

What is the cost of freedom in your career?

I have a privileged job. At Blam, my primary role is to help people start and grow their business, one of the biggest steps they have taken in their lives. I help because sometimes finding the balance that motivated someone to start their own business can be hard to achieve when things start to really take off.


That’s where I can really help.


Most people who start their own businesses started because they wanted freedom.

  • Freedom from their boss
  • Freedom to spend more time with their spouse
  • Freedom to go on holiday whenever and wherever 
  • Freedom to have more choices
  • Freedom to spend time with their children
  • Freedom to work from anywhere
  • Freedom...


Sorry to go all Shawshank Redemption on you there but freedom is a big driver for a lot of our aspirations in our career and our lives. However, being pre-programmed as we are, a lot of entrepreneurs who start businesses end up with less freedom than they had before! Working twice as hard for less money and having to keep selling each month in order to keep the business going.


This isn’t freedom, it’s the entrepreneur's trap. You may be under less pressure from the boss but that pressure just comes back in other forms and it’s even worse as all of that pressure is solely on you.


However, that’s why the business model that we promote at Blam is aimed squarely at a system that delivers freedom and providing reliability and consistency in the form of MRR.


Monthly Recurring Revenue


This model is the vehicle that delivers all of the above “freedoms”. At Blam, when a Partner sells a website, app or social media package, the Blam team takes care of the rest, but the partner keeps getting paid. 


Our Partners still need reminding of this though, as years of indoctrination can mean they forget that it’s actually okay to work in accordance with their “freedom plan”. That’s where I come in and help them map out their diary in accordance with that plan, and find that true balance that they craved for so many years before.


Getting there takes time and effort, but when achieved really helps find the meaning in life and attain the freedom we all deserve.


So maybe your goal is to work whilst travelling the world or to work a 10-hour week. In my experience, there are many different dreams of the perfect work-life balance. Whatever your preference is, having a business model backed by the accountability of a coach who understands the end goal is key to that freedom.


The great news is it is attainable, and if your passion lies with helping small business owners with your own digital marketing agency, working with Blam could be the next step to gaining your freedom. 


To find out more, just send the word "freedom" to grant(@)blamwebsites.com and I'll reach out to book a 1-2-1 to walk you through the process and find out how you can achieve it. 


To your success,


Grant Stain

CEO - Blam Websites Ltd


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