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24 | What My First £1,600 Paycheck Taught Me About Thinking Like a CEO


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Episode Title: What My First £1,600 Paycheck Taught Me About Thinking Like a CEO

 

Episode Description:

 

A podcast for social workers and women in the caring professions feeling burnout and looking for clarity. In this episode, we explore how to start a side business or additional income stream alongside your career.

 

What if your career isn't your only path to impact and income? What if it's the stable foundation upon which you can build something more?

For years, my career as a social worker provided a steady, important path. And like many of us in the caring professions, I assumed it was my only one. But a deep desire for more options, for more financial breathing room, never went away.

Then, a single payment of £1,600 landed in my account from a side business I was quietly building. That single paycheck, almost equal to my entire monthly salary, changed everything.

It wasn't a signal to quit my job. It was proof. Proof that my skills could create an additional income stream. It was the moment I stopped thinking like an employee and started thinking like the CEO of my own life—a life with multiple possibilities.

In this episode, I'm sharing the personal story of that breakthrough. This isn't a story about leaving your job; it's a story about expanding your world.

 

Listen to this episode to discover:

  • How to view your current salary as data, not as a final definition of your worth.
  • The "CEO Mindset"—and how you can apply it to your life even if you love your career as a social worker.
  • The first step to identifying the skills you already use in your day job that could become the foundation of a new income stream.
  • How creating new options for yourself can actually make you better and more resilient in your primary career.
  • This episode is for any woman in a caring profession who is ready to explore what's possible when you decide your current path is a fantastic foundation, not a final destination.

     

    Ready to explore your options?

    If this story resonates and you're curious about what an additional income stream could look like alongside your career, my 1:1 Clarity Sessions are designed for that exact first step.

    This isn't about risky leaps. It's about building new possibilities on the strong foundation you already have.

     

    To learn more, WhatsApp me the word "CLARITY" and let's start the conversation. Just send the word "CLARITY" to +44 7348 956 483.

     

    Around here, we dey change our story.

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    Social Work MumsBy Ade Larigo