Comments on: The Freedom Plan – Investing in Yourself

By: Professional Destiny » What is Professional Destiny? Interview with Jen Spencer

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:46:46 +0000

[...] to the bare essentials so that you can invest in yourself to make your dream happen. I call this “The Freedom Plan.” It’s a plan that buys your freedom to do what you [...]

By: Professional Destiny » Five Small Guidelines for How to Play Big

Professional Destiny » Five Small Guidelines for How to Play Big — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 03:49:55 +0000

[...] Making degrees of freedom—simplify in order to free yourself to do the work the world wants you to do. For more ideas on this see, The Freedom Plan. [...]

By: Valerie Hausladen

Valerie Hausladen — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:07:33 +0000

@John: This is so good to hear. You and your wife are the perfect examples of the liberation and new opportunities made possible when you embrace the “freedom plan.” Thank you for sharing this comment.

By: John Wilson

John Wilson — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:33:47 +0000

Great advice. My wife and I have both left the “corporate world” over the last several months and have started our own company to offer IT “cloud” services both from a consulting view and re-seller of services. It is refreshing to be putting your time into something that you can build and the business is getting off the ground.

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:21:00 +0000

Always good advice Valerie, no wonder the book is doing so well. This really hits home right now with so many people being forced into a transition they hadn’t planned. However, one should embrace transition for the experience it can be. I believe everyone should embrace your “freedom plan” idea because sooner or later, you will find yourself at that crossroad.

By: Valerie Hausladen

Valerie Hausladen — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:57:13 +0000

@Aaron: Very good point. It’s definitely important that the family understands your goal and supports you. Also helps if you have an agreed timeline (say one year) that you all commit to supporting. Thanks for the idea for a new blog post!
@Ashley: So good to see you at this site. Glad you liked the post. As we all know, the journey is NOT for the faint of heart!!

By: aaron jackson

aaron jackson — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:10:25 +0000

Familiar thoughts for anyone who has went through a transition. And I believe in them. But explanation to spouse and family, would be a nice follow up article.

Keep writing

By: Ashley Whittenberger

Ashley Whittenberger — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:34:50 +0000

Followed this through from Facebook…what great words of wisdom — I needed this right now!