Honoring My Promises: Reflecting on the Free At 50 Blog’s Triad of Values for 2024
Every blog stands for something. Here are the Free At 50 promises kept for 2024 moving into 2025.
November Overhaul: Declutter and Streamline Your Business for a Powerful 2025!
Why save decluttering your business for spring cleaning? Get on track for 2025 by doing it in November!
Why My History Blog Stands Out: A Deep Dive into My Mission and Guiding Principles
Do you follow guiding principles? My 2024 birthday gift to myself: a fresh start with my history blog!
Why You Should Bring Your Authentic Self to Work (Break Away: Focus on Your Why)
Amanda is focused on her why and she's bringing her authentic self to work every single day.
Kathy’s Bold Transformation: From 9-5 Routine to Thriving Alcohol-Free with a Coaching Business Fuelled by Confidence!
Kathy embraced the lifeboat of AA and then escaped 9-5 life. Read her inspiring story about shifting your mindset.
Big News: I'm Shifting Gears in My Business—Here's How It Can Ignite Your Passion Too!
I'm evolving my business and the Free At 50 brand! History is igniting my passion for blogging.
Meet Cyndi Zaweski: Her Dream of Writing Full-Time Is Now a Reality Bringing Her Joy Long-Term
Cyndi is sticking to writing- because writing full-time is what brings her joy.
Meet Lisa Sutcliffe: A Marketing Professional Who Left 9-5 Life to Work for Herself, Putting Family First
Mum Lisa ditched corporate marketing and crafted a business and a life focused on meeting her family's needs.
Meet Michele Leah: From Miserable and Burnt Out to Cancer-Free and Prioritizing Happiness and Freedom as an Entrepreneur
Michele was killing it with her business...but also killing herself with burnout. She shares being cancer-free and prioritizing happiness in this interview.
Meet Deanna Wheeler: She's Answering a Calling Teaching Meditation and Mindfulness
Deanna Wheeler's calling is to help others- and she's doing it by teaching meditation and mindfulness.
Meet Best-Selling Fantasy Romance Author Shea Hulse: Putting Freedom and Family First
Best-selling fantasy romance author Shea Hulse broke the 9-5 tradition for freedom and family.
Meet Lauren Z. Ray: Open-Minded, Living Real Life and Creating Video to Tell Stories
Lauren Z. Ray is doing more than telling stories with video, she's living real life outside the 9-5.
How the Free At 50 Blog Can Help You Achieve Permanent 9-5 Escape: Mid-Year List of 4 Most Popular Posts
See how the Free At 50 blog can help you achieve permanent 9-5 escape.
When Facebook Responses Inspire a Blog Post: What is Your Why for Ditching the 9-5 Life to Become an Entrepreneur?
Why do you want to ditch 9-5 life? Is it money? Probably not. Be inspired by others who are on the journey.
Announcing the 2024 Free At 50 Summer Interview Series Focused On the 6-Step Checklist to Escape the 9-5: 6 Entrepreneurs Share Their Experience
Announcing Free At 50's 2024 Summer Interview Series: 6 entrepreneurs share their experience and tips on ditching the 9-5.
My Goal is NOT Becoming a YouTube Star: It's About Building the Free At 50 Brand
Are you uploading videos to YouTube to build your brand? I am.
6 Free At 50 Marketing Basics for Beginners: A Post for Anyone Ditching the 9-5 to Become an Entrepreneur
Going from employee to entrepreneur? Use these 6 Free At 50 marketing basics to build your business.
Free At 50 Tips on the How-To’s of Personal Branding: A Lesson From Thomas Jefferson
You can learn personal branding from Thomas Jefferson- here's how his words can inspire step one on the Free At 50 list of how-to's!
Feeling Anxious? Here are 10 Free At 50 Posts You Can Use Today to Boost Productivity and Get Focused as an Entrepreneur.
Are you feeling anxiety and overwhelm as an entrepreneur? These Free At 50 posts will boost your productivity and give you focus.
Spring Clean Your Health: 6 Benefits and a 4-Step Recipe to Prioritize Nutrition and Fuel Your 9-5 Escape
Spring clean your health! Or do it anytime. The Nourishing Gurus share the benefits and their recipe to prioritize nutrition on your 9-5 escape.
Do You Have an Instagram Strategy That Works? Captions Are Important, but There’s More!
Do you have an Instagram strategy? You need more than good captions, which are important too!
The Fastest Way to Repurpose Content for Social Media is Video
What's the fastest way to repurpose content for social media? Video!
Be Prepared: 4 Steps to Simplify Social Media as an Entrepreneur
When it comes to social media, are you as prepared as a Boy Scout? Use these 4 steps to simplify social media.
3 Ways to Celebrate Wins as an Entrepreneur Because it's the Free At 50 Word of the Year.
Do you celebrate your wins? As the creator of the Free At 50 blog, I decided to make WINS my word of the year.
Unleash the Power of Organic Growth: 6 Tips for Promoting Yourself and Your Business on Social Media Without Ads
Want to know how to grow your business on social media without ads? Use these 6 tips.
Make Your 9-5 Escape Permanent this Year: Use 2023's Most Popular Articles on the Free At 50 Blog
Are you ready to make your 9-5 escape permanent this year? Start with the most valuable resources online: 2023's most-read posts on the Free At 50 blog.
December 29th is "Still Need To Do" Day: Let's Turn it Upside Down and Focus on Long Term Goals
Let's turn National Still Need To Do Day upside down and make the end of the year stress-free for entrepreneurs.
The Secret to Being Productive: Your Brain Dump To-Do List for 2025
Do you brain dump? It's my secret to being productive and I'm sharing how to do it!
The Free At 50 Recommendation for Every Entrepreneur to Recharge: Plan a Workcation
Planning a workcation can be the secret to recharging you and your business.
Sheenia's Journey of Self-Discovery: She Quit Her Job to Become a Homemaker and is Embracing a New Chapter
You can leave 9-5 life and embrace a new chapter based on priorities and purpose- Sheenia shares how she's doing it!
Every Entrepreneur Needs a Blog: Here’s the Free at 50 Take On Blogging to Build Your Business Effectively
Why does every entrepreneur need a blog? How do you get started? Get the details on the Free At 50 blog.
How to Invest as an Entrepreneur to Achieve Your Life Goals: A Guest Post from an Expert Advisor
Investing looks different after leaving 9-5 life so learning how to invest as an entrepreneur is important in achieving your life goals.
Hitting Information Overload Day Head-on as We Celebrate Free at 50’s 3rd Year
Celebrate the Free At 50 birthday by taking action and hitting National Information Overload Day head-on!
Embracing a Simpler Life and Sharing Her Journey to Becoming a Virtual Assistant: Susie Burton Ditched the 9-5
Ditching the 9-5 and embracing a simpler lifestyle is what Susie has done by becoming a virtual assistant.
Grab Your Pumpkin Spice Latte and Update Your Business To-Do List: Powerful October Ideas for Entrepreneurs
It's pumpkin spice time which means it's October! Let's take a moment for planning your business growth with some ideas for entrepreneurs.
RV Life is Good: Just Ask Stacey of the Chipmunk's RV Life Blog!
Stacy is experiencing freedom at 50 and beyond, because RV life is good and she is traveling, blogging, and enjoying every moment!
Jobs That Allow Travelers to Do What You Love
It might take time, but you can turn passion into a business, including a passion for travel!
Free at 50 Blog’s 2023 Summer Interview Series: Roxeanne Overcame Adversity- Read About Her Journey to Healing
Getting healthy was the start to Roxeanne's new business and living a location independent life. It's about passion!
Free At 50 Blog's 2023 Summer Interview Series: Angie Aki Left Corporate Life and Hasn't Looked Back
Angie Aki left corporate life at age 40 and hasn't looked back. Transitioning from pharmaceutical sales to real estate investment, she is living her dream.
Free at 50 Blog’s 2023 Summer Interview Series: How Ann Hooper Pivoted Her Business
How do you get to be in control of your life? Starting a business, and pivoting when you need to. Learn how successful entrepreneurs think.
Embrace Freedom: Celebrate Simplify Your Life Week and Break Free from the 9-5 Grind!
Celebrate National Simplify Your Life Week - I'm telling you how in terms of 9-5 escape!
How to Stay Focused and Motivated when Shiny Objects Appear: 5 Tips for Entrepreneurs
How do you stay focused when shiny objects appear? Here are 5 tips for entrepreneurs!
Free At 50 Opinion: Bloggers have 3 Options on Dealing with AI
Bloggers have 3 options when it comes to AI. My Free At 50 opinion: Ignore it!
3 Reasons Why I Don’t Want a 7-Figure Income: My 2023 Freedom Post
What is living Free At 50? Read the 2023 time freedom post and I'll tell you why I don't want a 7-figure income.
Free At 50 Blog's 2023 Summer Interview Series: Margaret Bourne Sets Goals and Does What She Loves
How do you become a successful entrepreneur? Set goals and do what you love like Margaret Bourne does.
Free at 50 Blog's 2023 Summer Interview Series: Lola Bailey Tells Her Story, It's Her Business
Lola went from the pharmaceutical industry to self-employed! She is a storyteller telling her story in this interview.
Free At 50 Blog's 2023 Summer Interview Series: Meredith is a Business Coach Leading by Example, Follow Her!
The 2023 Summer Interview Series on Free At 50 is here! Learn how successful entrepreneurs like Meredith Van Ness think!
6 Links to Understand and Achieve a Growth Mindset: Free At 50's Recommendations
How do you get a growth mindset? It's vital if you want to change your life! This post shares the best resources for you.
I Get Mad When People Underestimate Themselves: Use Your Skills for Self-Development and Leave 9-5 Life for Good with the Free At 50 2023 Summer Interview Series
Don't underestimate your skills- use them for self-development and to ditch the 9-5 life forever.
Shift Your Mindset From All or Nothing Thinking: Free At 50's Review of the Eye-Opening Diamond Effect Podcast to Boost Your Business Now
Stop all-or-nothing thinking and move forward with growing your business!
Social Media Strategy: 3 Elements Identified by an Expert to Help Entrepreneurs
It's true. Social media is no longer an option for business. Create a social media strategy!
Embracing Unapologetic You: A Bold Expedition to Authenticity After 50 and Beyond!
Be unapologetically you. You don't have to apologize for wanting to enjoy every moment and focus on your priorities.
How to Find Purpose in Life: An Upbeat Free at 50 Guest Post Inspiring You to Be Happy.
Jeannine's story about finding her purpose and being happy will inspire you.
7 Simple Ways to Spring Clean Your Business: Priorities for an Entrepreneur.
Spring cleaning your business can be easy! Use these 7 tips, the Free At 50 priorities for entrepreneurs.
5 Motivational Quotes for Entrepreneurs Explained in Terms of Time Freedom: Believe in Tomorrow and Always Live Like it's Spring
Need some spring-like motivation? Free At 50 blog shares and explains 5 motivational quotes for entrepreneurs in blog post.
How to Turn Your Passion into a Business: A Guest Post on the Free At 50 Blog to Inspire Looking Within
How do you turn your passion into a business? Use tips from a blogger who has done it by looking within herself.
Brian's Version of the 4-Hour Workweek: A Powerful Guest Post About Customizing Ideas From the Book to Live Your Best Life
The 4-Hour Workweek ideas can be customized to live your best life!
When a Conversation on Facebook about Work Inspires a Blog Post for Free At 50
I was chatting with a friend on Facebook about turning his passion into a business and how that makes working Saturday different! It's about time freedom.
2 Truths and a Lie: Let's Discuss Working on Call 24/7 or Ditching the 9-5
Taking the 2 Truths and a Lie game and applying it to working on call 24/7 vs. ditching the 9-5!
The Significance of Overcoming Obstacles in Shaping Your Next Chapter: A Guest Contribution to the Free at 50 Blog for Generation X
When you ditch corporate life to build your next chapter, overcoming obstacles is important for GenX.
Making the Right Decision in Life: When to Quit Your Job and Build your Next Chapter Based on Time Freedom
Right is right. Making the right decision in life about when to quit your job for time freedom is something you will do.
What Resources Do Entrepreneurs Need? See 2022's Top 10 Articles on the Free At 50 Blog.
What do entrepreneurs need? See what the Free At 50 blog's readers have chosen as the top posts heading into 2023!
6 Secrets to Home Office Organization You Can Implement Today
Get 6 secrets for organizing your home office! Be productive and motivated in your space.
How to Find Free Resources for Your Business
Did you know there are free resources for your business? Use them. Start here.
Being Organized in Business is Important for an Entrepreneur: 5 Tips for 2024
Being organized in business is important -it's why I love the Epic Blog planner! Here are my 5 tips for being organized in 2023.
Use Your Brain! Begin the Journey to Leaving 9-5 Life: Learn 3 Powerful Steps to Shift Your Mindset from a Certified Meditation Teacher
Your brain plays a role in leaving 9-5 life. Shift your mindset using these 3 powerful steps from a certified mediation teacher focused on mindfulness.
5 Things You Can Do Right Now to Start a Business to Escape the 9-5 Even if You Haven’t Decided on What Your Business Will Be.
5 things to make starting a business easy- do them right now and get started on escaping the 9-5.
How Discovering Your True Purpose Makes it Easier to Escape the 9-5 Life
Learn how discovering your purpose makes it easier to escape the 9-5 life, leaving corporate America behind.
Ditching Limiting 9-5 Beliefs to Escape the 9-5: Finding Your Why and Becoming Free At 50
Misty's plan is to be Free At 50. She's ditching her limiting 9-5 beliefs to make her 9-5 escape a reality.
3 Best Reasons Why You Need to Invest in Yourself if You Want to Escape the 9-5
Are you working on the 9-5 escape? Here are the 3 best reasons to invest in yourself.
Free At 50 is a Lifestyle, Not an Age: Turning 52 and Still Blogging-Determined to Stay Out of the 9-5!
Are you determined to stay out of the 9-5? Want inspiration to get on the path out of the 9-5? Start here with the Free At 50 lifestyle.
How to Avoid Overwhelm and Burnout when Starting Your Business: The Best Tips for Solopreneurs and Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Solopreneurs: grab these tips! Avoid overwhelm and burnout when starting a business.
Why Podcasts are Important: The Free At 50 World Recommends the 11 Best Podcasts You Should Listen to Soon
Podcasts are important! See why and get 11 recommendations of what you should listen to from the Free At 50 world.
Say No to 9-5 Life and Yes to Financial Freedom: Ditch the Overwhelm and Stress with Guidance from a Happiness Coach
Say no to 9-5 life and yes to financial freedom! It doesn't have to be overwhelming, take it from a happiness coach.
An Anatomy of a Checklist: Breaking Down Free At 50's 6-Step Checklist to Escape the 9-5 for your Success
Have you seen the 6-Step Checklist to Escape the 9-5 from blogger and corporate escapee Daphne Reznik?
Create Your Next Chapter Outside the 9-5: Building Your Confidence through Motivation from a Burnout Coach
Ready to create life outside the 9-5? Get motivation from a burnout coach and build your confidence to make it happen!
Do One Thing at a Time and Get Out of Your Head: Break the 9-5 Tradition That Multi-Tasking Is Best
Break the 9-5 tradition of multi-tasking! Doing one thing at a time is productive.
Back to School for Entrepreneurship: How to Maximize this Concept from our Youth to Grow your Business or Side Hustle.
Back to school for entrepreneurship! Use the back-to-school concept to grow your business or side hustle and escape the 9-5.
Goal: Semi-Retirement. The Free At 50 Blog Shares Tips from A-Z to Boost Productivity in Entrepreneurship so you can Ditch the 9-5.
What is productivity for entrepreneurs? This article breaks it down from A-Z and gets you inspired to be productive!
10 Tips to Overcome Self-doubt and Fear of Change: the Share to Inspire Blog Meets Free At 50
10 tips to overcome self-doubt and fear of change, because those are natural feelings! Embrace change and change your life.
3 Lessons for Entrepreneurs from the 18th Century about Mindset: Inspired During a Visit to the Art Museums of Williamsburg
Have you ever visited a museum and learned lessons for entrepreneurs? Corporate titles don't matter, you can use your skills your way.
Find your Why to Ditch the 9-5: 3 Entrepreneurs Define Freedom so Creating your Independence Day and Joining the Great Resignation can Start Now.
With the Great Resignation still happening, I asked entrepreneurs to share their definition of freedom and I share how finding your why is vital.
5 Steps to Rebound after Major Life Events and start New Chapters in Life: A Guest Post to Inspire
One entrepreneur shares her 5 steps for rebounding to start a new chapter after a major life event.
Free At 50 Favorites on Amazon: 37 of the Best Tools, Technology, and Subscriptions for Entrepreneurs (2024)
Get the best tools, technology, and subscriptions on Amazon for building a business! Free At 50 faves for your entrepreneurs toolkit.
Building a Business Means You're in Control: Let's Discuss the Illusion of Steady Income and Job Security in Corporate!
Do you want control of your income? Let's discuss the illusion of job security in corporate life and the control you have building your own business.
Break Free: 4 Inspiring Quotes to Spark Your Journey Beyond the 9-5 Grind!
Need that bit of motivation to take the leap and ditch 9-5 life? Check out these 4 motivational quotes.
Leaving the 9-5 Isn't Always About Scary Corporate Burnout: Celebrate National Selfie Day by Reflecting on Your Professional Life.
Corporate burnout is real but it isn't the only reason to ditch the 9-5! Reflect on your professional life and focus on fulfillment.
Key Steps to Building an Aligned and Profitable Business or Side Hustle without Confusion or Overwhelm, so that you can go from 9 to THRIVE!
Don't just go from employee to entrepreneur, go from 9-5 by building a profitable business or side hustle.
Feeling Overwhelmed as you Ditch Corporate Life? Use these 3 Powerful Tips for Handling Stress with an Entrepreneurs Mindset.
Feeling overwhelmed? Here are 3 tips for handling stress with an entrepreneurs mindset when ditching corporate life.
How to Pivot Successfully Without all the Guesswork: A Market Research Expert Shares Her Insight
Market Research expert Lindsay from the Forza Collective shares how market research can help entrepreneurs pivot successfully.
The Benefits of Taking Action: Tips for All Entrepreneurs and Aspiring Entrepreneurs to Stop Being Hesitant and Beat Discouragement While Improving your Well-Being
What are the benefits of taking action for entrepreneurs? From making progress towards goals to improving your well-being we have you covered.
Recommitment and Risks: A Different Kind of Mother's Day Post with Barbara Bush's Words as a Backdrop for Planning Life Beyond the 9-5
Living life Free At 50 and beyond the 9-5, this Mother's Day post about recommitment and risks is inspired by Barbara Bush's words.
Using Your Brain to Plan Effectively: An Expert Shares Neuroscience and Mental Health Awareness on the Free At 50 Blog
Carissa is a licensed therapist creating mental health awareness and sharing how to use your brain to plan effectively, accomplish tasks and increase productivity.
Want Freedom From the 9-5? Just Say No to It and Be Location Independent!
Do you want freedom from the 9-5? Just say no to corporate life and live location independent.
5 Ways to Get Past Failure and Move Forward: Starting a New Blog or Business when Your First One Failed
Feeling the need to start over with building a business? Get over the feeling of failure and read Margaret Bourne's article about moving forward.
Visibility for Your Business: How to Get Your Name out There by Being Authentic
An expert in content marketing shares her insight on the Free At 50 blog, helping entrepreneurs become visible through authenticity.
Why Every Entrepreneur Needs to Join Challenges when Ditching the 9-5 Life
Blogger Daphne Reznik shares the value of joining challenges when going from employee to entrepreneur.
5 Steps to Paint Your Path in Life: A Guest Post about Professional Freedom
Dr. Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey is coaching entrepreneurs and in this post, she shares insight on how to paint your path to professional freedom using mindset.
Discovering The Essential Habits of 6-Figure Bloggers will Motivate Every Entrepreneur
The Free At 50 blog book review of Sally Miller's The Essential Habits of 6-Figure Bloggers: this book will motivate entrepreneurs.
Why Coaches, Mentors, and a Peer Tribe are Important for Every Entrepreneurs Toolkit
Based on one of Daphne's Tuesday tips, this post dives into the value of coaches, mentors and peers as part of every entrepreneurs toolkit.
Why Digital Marketing is Important for Entrepreneurs: An Expert Shares the Secret to Standing Out Online with Unique Selling Propositions
A Digital Marketing expert explains the why behind unique selling propositions to help entrepreneurs tailor their message and grow their online business.
My Top 5 Entrepreneurship Tips to Keep you Motivated
Shea Hulse, entrepreneur and published author, shares her top 5 entrepreneurship tips.
4 Valuable Insights from the 4-Hour Workweek: A Free At 50 Book Review
The Free At 50 book review of TImothy Ferriss' 4-Hour Workweek, a book that affirmed ditching the 9-5 mindset for one GenXer.
Hey Entrepreneurs! A Digital Marketing Specialist Shares Her Secrets: Start your Social Media Marketing Strategy Now
Tracey Fletcher is a digital marketing specialist focused on helping entrepreneurs with their social media marketing strategy and shares expertise on the Free At 50 blog.
3 Powerful Reasons You Can Begin the Journey to Free at 50 Starting Today: It’s About Being Location Independent Tomorrow
Daphne from the Free At 50 blog shares 3 reasons you can live a location independent lifestyle.
Zen is my Word for 2022: I Never Choose a Word so it's a Big Deal!
Daphne, creator of the Free At 50 blog, shares how she chose Zen as her 2022 word of the year.
I Escaped the 9-5 Life and Then...Heading into 2022 I Won a Blogging Award!
Daphne Reznik, creator of the Free At 50 blog shares her thoughts on receiving the 2021 Encouraging Blogger Award and how you can use your skills to escape the 9-5.
3 Powerful Ideas to Share Your Unique Offer: One Entrepreneur Hands Over Her Tips and Secrets for All of Us Turning Passion Into a Business
Katie is an entrepreneur sharing her tips and secrets about ditching the sales mindset. Goal: focus on shouting out your offer and your passion that you've turned into a business.
The Free At 50 Way to Owning Your Time: Do What you Love
Free At 50 is a concept, it isn't limited to being age 50 and this birthday post of creator Daphne Reznik shares that concept and resources to encourage others to own your time.
Free At 50 Interview: Blaire is Helping Entrepreneurs Get Noticed and Grow Online
Brand Strategist Blaire is using her corporate skills to help entrepreneurs get noticed online through consulting and online courses.
Free At 50 Interview: Taylor Ditched 9-5 Life and is Blogging for Business: One Mom's Story of Assigning Value to Family Time
Taylor started her first blog in 2018 and hasn't looked back! As her life evolves into a new chapter of motherhood she's added a 2nd blog.
Free At 50 Interview: Meghan's Journey to Professional Freedom and Owning Her Time
In this interview on the Free At 50 blog, coach Meghan Stockman shares her journey into professional freedom and owning her time to inspire you to own yours.
Free At 50 Interview: Meet the Pinterest Manager on the Path to Financial Freedom
Meet Brittany, a Pinterest Manager realizing her dream to ditch the 9-5 as she's on the path to financial freedom.
The Ugly Truth About Corporate Burnout: A Free at 50 Interview with Brandi
In this interview about escaping the 9-5, Brandi Kepley shares about corporate burnout and her journey to creating a bog focused on mental health.
A Free At 50 Interview: Entrepreneur Celine Bada is Branding herself and her Clients
In this interview, meet brand designer Celine Bada, who I using her corporate skills to create a life of professional freedom.
Imagine Earning Income Every Day and Loving Every Minute of it! Tegan Shares the Magic.
Tegan is a coach living her dream. Earning income every day as a digital nomad, focused on helping others into a location-independent lifestyle.
Guiding All Bloggers, Not Just New Ones: Dr. Lucrezia Iapichino Keeps it in the Family and Evolves Her Business to Help Grow Yours
Dr. Lucrezia Iapichino and her sister-in-law have built their blog and their business, supporting others with online courses and trainings.
The TedX Post: What I'd Say If I Were Doing a Ted Talk about Deserving Professional Freedom and Ditching the Tradition of 9-5 Forever
If I were doing a TedX talk, I'd talk about deserving professional freedom and ditching the tradition of 9-5 forever.
Why Corporate Titles Aren't Required to Create an Impact: Blogging is the Free At 50 Way
The Free At 50 life of blogging is proving that corporate titles aren't required to create an impact, your skills gained in corporate are.
4 Ways To Shift into an Entrepreneurial Mindset So You Can Escape The 9-5 Life and Own Your Time
Guest author and mindset mentor Chelsie of Chelsie in the World shares 4 ways to shift to an entrepreneurial mindset with the goal of escaping the 9-5.
Remembering Your Why: It’s the Secret to Stop Suffering Overwhelm and Get Back to the Cheesecake and Freedom Feeling.
Ease the overwhelm of going from employee to entrepreneur and get the cheesecake-and-freedom feeling of professional freedom.
9 Tips for Building a Brand Online: Marketing Advice for New Entrepreneurs Starting Branding from Scratch
Building a brand online and from scratch can be done by using these 9 tips.
Discover How to Shift Your 9-5 Mindset to One Focused on Professional Freedom: Get Unstuck, Take the Risk and Think Like an Entrepreneur
Coach Stephanie Wizman discusses shifting your mindset from the limiting beliefs of 9-5 life to one that can lead you to professional freedom by working with a coach.
Simplifying Social Media for Entrepreneurs: How to Ditch the Overwhelm of Posting Powerful Content
Are you a 9-5 escapee? If you're out of corporate, you might not have a marketing team on speed dial. We have you covered on simplifying social media for entrepreneurs.
Grow Your Business Online: Time to Celebrate July 13th, Embrace Your Geekness Day, with an Entrepreneur's Mindset
Being an entrepreneur who is growing your business online means celebrating July 13th as Embrace Your Geekness Day.
Free at 50 Interview: Meet Anjali as She Is Splendidly Blogging and Coaching Her Way Through Life
Meet Anjali, an inspirational blogger who now coaches women wanting to build a business through blogging.
Being Encouraging Is About Being Inspired: I'm Still Learning My First Year Blogging
Being nominated for the annual Encouraging Blogger Award is an honor and this article shares many aspects of the why behind FreeAt50 and choosing to blog over 9-5 life.
Free at 50 Interview: Meet Shakira A Military Spouse and Online Entrepreneur on the Move Outside the Corporate World
Shakira is not only talented young entrepreneur, but she is a military spouse, planning for her future as a mom and maximizing the Internet to create a flexible business online outside the 9-5.
What is Flow State? 3 Reasons You Need It as an Entrepreneur
Embracing flow is vital to being successful in your entrepreneurial journey.
Free at 50 Interview: Racing Around the Country Jess Escaped the 9-5
Jessica has figured out how to find balance outside the 9-5 by creating her own business assisting entrepreneurs and having the ability to travel with her family.
How To Launch a Work From Home Business (A Beginners Guide to Getting Started)
Cyndi is a content strategist and owner of Ascent Storycraft sharing her story of pivoting professionally during the pandemic.
Free at 50 Interview: Meet the Geek in your Pocket and Learn about Becoming an Entrepreneur
Renee tells here story of ditching corporate life years ago to follow her passion and become the Geek in your Pocket.
Exploring Ella's Journey Beyond the 9-to-5 Paradigm
While in college, Ella decided the 9-5 life wasn't for her. Read how she is building an online business based on passion.
6 Steps to Achieving Financial Freedom and Ditch the 9-5
Learn from Erin Edwards of Level Up Personal Finance as she shares tips on attaining financial freedom and to escape the 9-5.
Free At 50 Interview: Cheryl Ryan on Escaping the 9-5
The Free At 50 interview of Cheryl, creator of Zest and Aplomb. For her it's about escaping the 9-5 and having a community to learn and grow.
Other People’s Bad Decisions No Longer Steal My Time: Life After Corporate
Being out of corporate life means that I not longer waste precious time as a result of other people's bad decisions - no more "fire drills" of corporate creation.
Free at 50 Interview: The Creators of CS Planners on Escaping the 9-5
In this Free At 50 interview, meet two women who have escaped the 9-5 and are on a mission to show others it's possible!
Talking Financial Freedom to Gain Professional Freedom Outside the 9-5: 5 Questions Answered
I asked 12 people I call experts 5 questions about gaining financial freedom as part of the path to professional freedom and here are their answers.
Free At 50 Interview: Paula Hickey on Escaping the 9-5
Paula is a self-described nerd who took her passion to create and design into a sustaining business the allowed her to escape 9-5 life.
Free Yourself to Do the Work You Love with a Strong Financial Footing
Michelle and I are GenXers who believe in having a strong financial footing so we can do the work we love.
Free At 50 Interview: Claudia Medas on Escaping the 9-5 and Creating a Life of Professional Freedom Combining ESL and her Teaching Background
Meet Claudia Medes, who at 26, is using her skills to build a business sharing teaching slides for ESL and using a blog to reach the world.
Imperfect Action: Embrace it for Life Outside the 9-5 with Less Hustle and More Flow
Embracing the concept of imperfect action is a critical thing to do if you plan to escape the 9-5.
Free At 50 Interview: Iva Ursano on Escaping the 9-5
Iva Ursano is the creator of Women Blazing Trails and she leads by example. It's her life after escaping the 9-5.
Join My Facebook Group. Ditching the 9-5: Resources, Tools, and Inspiration for Corporate Escape
Ditching the 9-5? Join a Facebook community focused on resources, tools, and inspiration for corporate escape with professional freedom as the goal.
Free At 50 Interview: Mike Vardal on Escaping the 9-5 and Choosing Family Over Corporate Life
Mike's choice: family over corporate life, so he is working on escaping the 9-5.
The Value of Collaboration: Spreading the Word to Help Others Attain Professional Freedom
When you ditch the 9-5 and are building a business online, the value of collaboration: priceless.
10 Coaches Share the Value of Working with a Coach: Supporting the Escape of the 9-5
10 coaches shared insight into the value of hiring one to support your escape the 9-5!
Free At 50 Interview: Tom Werkman on Escaping the 9-5 to Become an Entrepreneur
Tom Werkman of Werkman Outfitters discusses leaving corporate life and building his dream business in partnership with his son.
Escaping the 9-5: Important Life-Changing Moments
Recognizing life-changing moments is vital when you're working on escaping the 9-5.
Should you Hire a Coach to get Professional Freedom Escaping the 9-5? Yes and Do Discovery Calls First.
Booking a discovery call is important to find a coach that will benefit you and your goals. But what is a discovery call?
Wondering if you can Retire Early? Simplify Semi-Retirement: Plan for it the 4-Hour Workweek Way
Semi-retirement is an option! Simplify it, ditch the 9-5 and own your time.
What is the Difference Between a Business Coach and a Consultant or Strategist: An Entrepreneur's Guide to the Definition of a Coach
Coming from corporate life, we've seen a lot of consultants, but not every entrepreneur has had experience with a coach. I'm here to help you navigate the difference.
5 Lessons from Leaving the 9-5 and Creating a Location Independent Lifestyle: Meet a Business Coach Living her Dream Life as a Digital Nomad
Success coach Victoria Jane Watson shares her lessons from leaving the 9-5 that led to a location independent lifestyle as a digital nomad, living her dream life.
What is a Coach and Why is Investing in One a Vital Step to Escape the 9-5? Sharing the Free At 50 Experience.
Hiring a coach to assist you and guide you is vital on the journey out of corporate life.
Building Your Life Outside of Corporate: 6 Steps to Finding Your Passion.
Finding your passion to build a life outside of corporate.
The Transformation from Invisible Powerhouse to Visible with Gratitude: A Journey to Entrepreneurship
Joyce shares her inspiration into becoming visible outside corporate life.
HOW MY COVID LAYOFF WAS ACTUALLY A BLESSING: IT WAS THE 1ST STEP OF 6 IN ESCAPING THE 9-5
My Covid layoff was a blessing! And it was the first step of 6 for me in escaping the 9-5 to become Free At 50.
My Journey to Leaving the 9-5: Ditching Corporate Life to Build My Dreams
Stacie is about total transparency in her story about leaving the corporate world. Everything she encountered on her journey to leaving the 9-5 can be useful on your journey.
Building a Business Online And Moving Across the Country: 4 Ways to Ensure Productivity
Moving across the country is always a big deal. Doing it while building a business online makes it tougher so here are 4 ways to help.
Seizing Career Ownership To Attain Professional Freedom
Shane McDaniel, The Country Executive, shares his story of taking control of his career and attaining professional freedom.
Ditch the 9-5 Mindset of Gen X and Semi-Retire: Let's Discuss Escaping the Groundhog Day of Corporate Life
If your professional life feels like Groundhog Day, it might be time to design a lifestyle based on professional freedom.
The Ultimate List of Valentine's Day Gifts for the Bloggers and Online Entrepreneurs in your Life (2024)
Bloggers' and online entrepreneurs' Valentine's Day gift ideas for yourself, others or to share with your significant other!
Quitting the 9-5 Cold Turkey: For Anyone Seeking Signs to Quit Your Job and Become an Entrepreneur This Year
Marinella Yule quit the 9-5 cold turkey and her story is one you don't want to miss.
How to Quit Corporate Life: 10 People Who Left the 9-5
A roundup post showcasing stories of people who have successfully escaped the 9-5 or are working on it.
How to Organize Your Life: 5 Hacks from an Event Planner on the Free At 50 Blog to Become Location Independent
A professional event planner shares tips on organizing your life from setting up goals to writing everything down.
How to Create Cornerstone Content in a Blog Post
What is cornerstone content? It's an article that tells readers who you are, what you offer, and how they can benefit from your blog.
Unlocking the Secret Sauce: How to Turn Facebook Groups into Your Business's New Best Friend in 2025!
The value of Facebook for bloggers and business owners.
A Critical Evaluation of Groove: Essential Insights for Online Entrepreneurial Success
A product review of Groove: an all in one platform, can grow your business business online with hosting, video storage, email automation and more!
The Modern Midlife Crisis Goes Online: Building a Business Online
Guest author Lindsey Briscoe shares how she is building her life online.
Taking the Leap on Linked In: My Gift to Myself
Changing your Linked In profile is taking a big leap! It's a gift to yourself if you've left the 9-5 and ditched corporate titles.
Unlock Your Productivity: Master Working From Home (or Anywhere!) with These Tips!
Tips and ideas from several bloggers on how to be productive as an online entrepreneur.
Can Blogging be an Income Generator? Yes: Blogger Anjali Kay of This Splendid Shambles Shares her Secrets of Monetizing.
Learn about the business Anjali has developed as a blogger and how her experience can inspire you to create your success.
How to Start a Blog--or Some Kind of Online Self Employment: Take Action!
Information and resources to ditch the 9-5 lifestyle and start a blog or other type of online self-employment.
Spark Success this Holiday Season: 49 Must-Have Gifts for Ambitious Entrepreneurs and Future Business Owners of 2025!
It's time to get those holiday gifts for the new entrepreneurs and business owners in your life (including you!). Recommendations from a blogger like me who knows what's needed.
Learning from Others: At Least 9 Resources for Online Entrepreneurs
Online entrepreneurship for me means learning from others. Here are 9 resources from the Free At 50 world.
Learning How to Make SEO Easy for Online Entrepreneurs: Don't Fear the Technology Necessary for your Online Business
SEO is a challenge for bloggers and other online entrepreneurs and this article discusses how to make it easier, including adding Groove to your toolkit.
Positivity Plus Motivation Equals Productivity: 5 Tips for Success
Get inspired to be productive. What is your motivation and how can you successfully train yourself for productivity.
This is 50 Y'all!
FreeAt50 turning 50! How a lifestyle of professional freedom, escaping the 9-5 has had an impact.
Frazzled but Hopeful: Building My Toolkit
Something entrepreneurs need: a toolkit. I'm sharing how I'm building my toolkit of resources the Free At 50 way.
Budget Matters: Financial Freedom Leads to Professional Freedom, It's the 4-Hour Workweek Way!
Knowing your financial situation is vital to designing a life of professional freedom and being able to quit corporate life. It's the 4-Hour Workweek Way.
Life, Death and Positivity Through Grunge: Can Generation X Adjust our Mindset about the 9-5 Tradition? Yes.
Assessing life, death and positivity to make the decision to walk away from the 9-5 and design a lifestyle of professional freedom, not waiting for retirement.
Own Your Time- Don't Manage It: 5 Tips on Shifting Your Mindset and Living Happily Ever After with Time Freedom
Owning your time instead of managing it. Go for a life where you can live the life you want.
Writer's Block Feels Real and Can Instill Fear in Every Blogger: You are not Alone, We all Get it
Writer's block can happen but there are ways to get out of it and to get inspired to write.
Not So Alone on the Island
Being an online business owner can seem lonely but there are many resources.
Break the 9-5 Tradition and Own Your Time: Get Professional Freedom and Enjoy a Location Independent Lifestyle
It is ok to quit corporate life and escape the tradition of 9-5 many of us were brought up to believe was mandatory for success.
Lipstick On: New Life New Opportunities in a Year of Covid
Designing a lifestyle of professional freedom includes narrowing down what you will be creating as well as setting up the business legally and financially.
Early Girl Writing: Operating on my Own Timetable
Writing in the early morning to build a blog.
It's a Tentative Adventure: The New Free At 50 Blog and Traveling During Covid!
Taking a roadtrip during the pandemic and writing the blog along the way.
You Got this Really: On the Path out of Corporate Life After a Covid Layoff
Announcing the Free At 50 blog! Find out how one woman's journey out of corporate started with a Covid layoff and you can relate to creating a life of professional freedom.