Freedom is not something you arrive at one day. It is something you choose, again and again. In this episode of To Your Success!, Christer Johnsen and Elin Solheim challenge the idea that freedom comes after money, success, or retirement. Speaking from life aboard their sailboat along the Italian coast, they reflect on how fear, habits, and external expectations can quietly limit choice, even when opportunities are available. Together, they explore the difference between external freedom, such as money and mobility, and internal freedom, including peace, alignment, and emotional independence. Christer and Elin share why courage matters more than certainty, how clear goals create focus, and why consistent action builds a life that feels free. Tune in to rethink what freedom means for you and how small, intentional decisions can begin shaping it today!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Life aboard Christer and Elin’s sailboat: designing freedom around work and lifestyle.
• Why freedom is a decision, not a destination you reach later.
• The cost of postponing the pursuit of freedom until retirement.
• Fear, anxiety, courage, and the challenge of leaving the “mental harbour”.
• How external opinions and surroundings can shape our choices.
• Using clear goals to filter decisions and focus daily actions.
• Why consistent action, not waiting or procrastinating, creates a life that feels free.
• The difference between external freedom and internal freedom.
• Why courage matters more than certainty when choosing freedom.
• Defining freedom on your own terms, not by someone else’s version.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Be Daring. Be Different

Christer Johnsen Coaching

Christer Johnsen Coaching Email

Christer Johnsen on LinkedIn

Christer Johnsen on Instagram

Christer Johnsen on YouTube

Christer Johnsen on Facebook

Elin Solheim on LinkedIn

Elin Solheim on Instagram