bye bye 9 to 5… hellllo sun ☀️
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Shares a personal story of quitting a 9-to-5 job and starting a copywriting career
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How I quit my job (and my wife’s) 3 months after starting copywriting…
…and moved halfway around the world.
In 2015, I married my best friend Jenny.
At the time, I was a pizza boy making $12/hr.
Living with my parents.
Barely able to take care of myself… let alone a family.
College wasn’t an option.
A 40-year 9 to 5 felt like a prison sentence.
So I tried everything:
• Dropshipping (failed)
• Bookkeeping (failed)
• Web dev (failed)
• A half dozen other ideas (also failed)
Eventually, Jenn and I were BOTH stuck working 10-12 hr+ days with brutal commutes… barely scraping by in a tiny studio apartment in Vancouver.
I knew one thing for sure:
There was no way I was doing this for the next 40 years.
So I went all-in on copywriting in January 2019.
I invested in books. Courses. Practiced daily.
Studied at 5:30am before work.
Built at night even when I was exhausted.
1.5 months later I got my first client.
3 months later I called my boss and quit. And... I quit for my wife too.
In June 2019, we took a one-way flight out of Vancouver, Canada.
Since then, copywriting has allowed us to:
• Live in Australia, Thailand, Vietnam, Italy
• Retire my wife
• Raise two little girls while traveling
• Consistently hit $10k–$15k months
All from one skill.
Here’s the truth most people avoid:
Building a business while working full-time is hard. There’s no way around this no matter the business model.
But staying stuck in a life you hate is harder.
If you’re in a dead-end job and feel trapped…
I’ve been there. And you’re not crazy for wanting more.
But the thing most people get wrong is that you need natural talent, luck, or years in the game to succeed.
This couldn’t be further from the truth.
All you really need is ONE digital skill, a gameplan to succeed, and consistent daily action.
If you want my exact roadmap to land your first copywriting client in 90 days guaranteed... and build a $10k/month freedom business, click here: https://www.skool.com/sixfigur
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